Sneha Gupta

SF has become the Kota for Indian founders. YC is IIT.

If a founder says: “I’ll die before I quit.” “I have no plan B.” “I want to retire my parents.” “This is my life’s work.” Invest in them immediately.

@VivGadepalli and I had a great time at the first-ever in-person YC Startup School in India. Got to hear from amazing operators like @aadit_palicha (Zepto), @lkeshre (Groww), @mukundjha (Emergent) + more. Huge thanks to @ycombinator and partners @snowmaker, @jonxu & @agupta for making it happen. Wrapped it up at the @staaakeIN YC afterparty, and a huge shoutout to @dachosenone35 for hosting an epic night. Also got to catch up with my Delhi gang @MaxMill06, @sneha_agi, @_harshitsolanki, and finally met @eshaangulati_ IRL :)

Sam Altman: "if i were 22 right now, i'd feel like the luckiest kid in history." the reason? a one-person billion dollar company is finally possible. i just published the stack those founders are running. five jobs. one person. zero hires.

Insane builder energy. Let’s go Startup School India!

We had room for 2,000 people at Startup School India. More than 25,000 applied. No Startup School anywhere in the world has ever had this many people apply. Not SF, not NYC, not London. India blew them all away.

Bengaluru really showed up today for Startup School. 🇮🇳

Tomorrow. YC Startup School India.

Now in research preview: routines in Claude Code. Configure a routine once (a prompt, a repo, and your connectors), and it can run on a schedule, from an API call, or in response to an event. Routines run on our web infrastructure, so you don't have to keep your laptop open.

We are doing our first buildathon in India It’s happening on Apr 19th in Bengaluru 100 builders, $100k in cash & credits, 8 hours Applications close in 48hrs, apply below

Anthropic Fellows Program - 4-month, fully funded research fellowship at Anthropic for promising talent in AI safety, security & economics/societal impact Fellows receive a weekly stipend of $3,850 USD, ~$15K/month in compute, direct mentorship from Anthropic researchers & access to workspaces in Berkeley or London Must have work authorization in the US, UK or Canada. Prior AI safety experience not required. Deadline: April 26 (for July 2026 cohort) job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs…

The better the founder, the more unemployable they become.

If you're going to be in Bangalore either for #ycombinator #startupschool or #vibecon next weekend (April 18 - 19), here's a calendar of all the tech events happening in the city in one place. Included registration links, venues and dates. #ycsus vinkamath.notion.site/the-unofficial…

suspects on dominos :

Stop whatever you're doing, Bengaluru. Announcing OpenAI's 1st Official Codex Hackathon in India. Over 100 builders, $100,000 in prizes. This April 16th, build ambitious ideas 👇🏻 We’re bringing together 100 of the most ambitious builders and developers who already use AI coding tools daily and are comfortable shipping production-grade code. Build something new from scratch or push an existing open-source project further with Codex. Spin up subagents & parallel tasks, use Plugins, and leverage worktrees to operate at a higher level of velocity and ambition. Excited to do this with good folks @gabrielchua, @yashrajnayak, @nhlhomer & @harshitm29 Perks + Assured API credits + Assured 1 month of ChatGPT Pro + Chance to win $100,000 in credits & subscriptions Only 100 spots. Apply from the link in the thread.

‘Startups are a thing to do if you have ADHD’

@Matt_Pinner how have u been :

you are sitting next to Elon Musk, what is the first thing you're asking him?

April will probably be the craziest month for builders in India. (especially the ones in BLR) If you're a founder, creator, or just someone who wants to be in the room where the right things happen, bookmark this. 🔖 Here's everything happening that you should know about: 1. @ycombinator Startup School India 18 April, Bengaluru Link: events.ycombinator.com/yc-sus-india Y Combinator's first-ever in-person event in India. 2000 hand-picked founders, engineers, and builders. 2. Tech & Innovation Summit (@EntrepreneurAPJ) 15-17 April, Bengaluru (BIEC) Link: entrepreneurindia.com/techshow 3. Creator Weekend Residency (@BLRxZo) 10-12 April, Zo House, Bengaluru Link: luma.com/WTFcreatorresi… 4. @localhosthq Spring Founders Program Link: localhosthq.in 30 spots for creatives aged 18-30. Free housing, meals, unlimited domestic flights, hardware lab, media studio, computing credits. 5. EventX Startup Expo 3 April, NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bengaluru Link: startupexhibition.com 6. GIDS (Great International Developers Summit) 21-24 April, Bengaluru Link: developersummit.com Mid-April in BLR is basically turning into a mini Silicon Valley week... Tech & Innovation Summit, YC SUS, Founder Houses, all within 3-4 days of each other! See you there. 🫡