Y Combinator’s CEO takes the gloves off! 🤯 You know that saying, “fake it till you make it”? Well, Harry Tan just threw shade at it during

Y Combinator’s CEO takes the gloves off! 🤯 You know that saying, “fake it till you make it”? Well, Harry Tan just threw shade at it during a podcast episode of Lightcone. 🎙 According to him, some business programs are teaching entrepreneurs to... well, lie. 🙈

He shared his thoughts while chatting with students at their AI Startup School: “You don’t have to pretend anymore! No need to fool investors or act like you got it all figured out.” He’s worried that this mentality is leading some folks down a path that resembles SBF and Theranos—straight-up waste of time and potential jail time! 🚨

Tan emphasized that the game has changed; there’s no shortage of resources now. He then fired up the crowd with a passionate speech about how tech entrepreneurs should be seen as innovators, not fraudsters. “When you think about SBF or Theranos and how they’ve tarnished our image, remember—it was all a simulation. I refuse to let that represent us!” 💪✨

P.S. Next thing you know, they’ll say sipping smoothies in coworking spaces is outdated. But wait… 😅