Ep 10: Gustaf Alstromer, Partner at Y Combinator

In this episode, I interview Gustaf Alstromer, Partner at Y Combinator and former Product Lead of Growth at AirBnB. Prior to AirBnB, he led Growth at Voxer and was the Co-Founder and CEO of Heysan (YC W07), which was acquired by Good Technology in 2009. Gustaf is one of the partners at YC that spends a portion of their time working with these companies that are focused on addressing climate change. In this episode, we discuss: - Gustaf’s background in consumer tech working at AirBnB and Voxer - Where Gustaf spends most of his time at YC - The background and reason for YC’s carbon removal focused Request for Startups (RFS) - Why YC decided to focus specifically on carbon removal - Gustaf’s view on the similarities and differences between “traditional” YC companies vs climate focused companies - A few of the climate focused companies YC has invested in - What YC looks for in climate focused companies You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 and email at [email protected], where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and provide suggestions for future guests or topics you'd like to see covered on the show.