May 08, 2026

Thin Harness, Fat Skills: The New Way To Build Software

This episode explores the transformative shift in software development, where AI agents empower solo developers to achieve unprecedented productivity. Featuring YC President Gary Tan's return to coding after 13 years, it delves into new workflows, the 'tokenmaxxing' philosophy, and the rise of personal, user-controlled AI.

Apr 23, 2026

Inside Garry Tan's Claude Code Setup

Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator, introduces GStack, an open-source toolkit that structures Claude into a complete AI engineering team. He demonstrates how GStack's skills—like 'Office Hours' for idea validation, 'Design Shotgun' for UI mockups, and browser-based QA—streamline the development process from concept to code.