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Future Of Tech Startups, From 8 Years of Y Combinator Data

Y Combinator, the renowned US-based startup incubator receives thousands of applications every year. YC offers one of the best programs in the startup incubation world and people who apply to its programs are often considered to be the smartest ones. It means if you look at YC applications you will have an understanding of what smart people in technology are working on.

Y Combinator and the Priceonomics Data Studio just did that. They analyzed eight years of YC applications to see what technologies startups mentioned in their applications.

Here are some highlights from what they found (all charts are from this Macro post by YC partner Jared Friedman)

1. Everyone is trying to a uber or Airbnb

Competitors now
Competitors now

2. App is rising

App is rising
App is rising

3. Hardware is the new software

People are starting more hardware companies
People are starting more hardware companies

4. Messaging is the new email

messaging is the new email
messaging is the new email

5. SaaS model is outperforming freemium and ads

SaaS is outperforming ad model
SaaS is outperforming ad model
Ruhul Kader
Mohammad Ruhul Kader is a Dhaka-based entrepreneur and writer. He founded Future Startup, a digital publication covering the startup and technology scene in Dhaka with an ambition to transform Bangladesh through entrepreneurship and innovation. He writes about internet business, strategy, technology, and society. He is the author of Rethinking Failure. His writings have been published in almost all major national dailies in Bangladesh including DT, FE, etc. Prior to FS, he worked for a local conglomerate where he helped start a social enterprise. Ruhul is a 2022 winner of Emergent Ventures, a fellowship and grant program from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He can be reached at ruhul@futurestartup.com

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