AI & AgTech
6 min read
No Uzbek founder had done it.
There was no local template for getting into Y Combinator, so he removed everything that was not it.
He deleted Instagram with his roommate and started very small.
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AI & AgTech
6 min read
There was no local template for getting into Y Combinator, so he removed everything that was not it.
He deleted Instagram with his roommate and started very small.
Agency signals
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Writes their own brief rather than accepting the one they were handed.
Shown in The Decision of No Uzbek founder had done it.
Moves before the conditions are settled.
Shown in The Move of No Uzbek founder had done it.
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Sardor Rahmatulloev becomes first Uzbek founder accepted into Y Combinator
UzDaily · 2025-12
ArticleIndependent reporting
How an Uzbek Founder Made It to Y Combinator
Founders Cafe
PodcastPublished by an involved organisation