Yoni Rechtman

YC Isn't a Startup School. It's a Founder Legibility Factory.

Nov 18, 2025

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YC Isn't a Startup School. It's a Founder Legibility Factory.

Let me be super clear: I’m not anti-YC. In fact, I think YC is great. There’s a real and important function they serve in the startup ecosystem and, honestly, in society. You need a factory line that takes mid-status engineers and Stanford grads and turns them into founders who are legible to capital markets.

Yoni Rechtman

Oct 25, 2025

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You Can’t Build a Moat with Speed Alone

The current market is awash in companies touting rapid growth, but much of this is manufactured velocity—revenue and product launches that look like momentum but are really just speed for its own sake. The difference between companies that are actually building something durable and those chasing hype is whether their momentum is anchored in important, heavy work.

Yoni Rechtman

In 2035, Your Attention Span Will Be Your Net Worth

Oct 16, 2025

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In 2035, Your Attention Span Will Be Your Net Worth

We’re living through a weird inversion of status. If you rewind to the early 2010s, being busy and “optimized” was the flex—Uber Eats, Peloton, Duolingo streaks, and all the hacks. But as we tiptoe into a world where AI, short-form dopamine hits...

Yoni Rechtman

Private Equity Is Killing Medicine. Meroka’s Plan to Save It.

Sep 6, 2025

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Private Equity Is Killing Medicine. Meroka’s Plan to Save It.

Let’s be blunt: private practice is the best way to run healthcare—patients get better care, providers have more autonomy (and make more money), and insurers spend less when doctors are in charge. But the system is stacked against independent practices.

Yoni Rechtman

I Bet Against Self-Driving Cars (And Was Wrong)

Aug 22, 2025

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I Bet Against Self-Driving Cars (And Was Wrong)

For years, I was a self-driving car skeptic. I believed AVs (autonomous vehicles) would never break out of the “always five years away” purgatory. Even if the tech worked in controlled settings, I thought it would never scale or matter in the real world.

Yoni Rechtman

Aug 13, 2025

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Launching Tech for Abundance in NYC

New York City is in a state of flux—both politically and technologically. Traditional models of liberal governance are being challenged by proponents of abundance as AI disrupts industries. The city has so much potential to be a great place to build businesses and use our entrepreneurial spirit to make government work better.

Yoni Rechtman