Arthur MacWaters
@ArthurMacwaters
Co-founder @legionhealth (YC s21) | prev Princeton ‘18, McKinsey | American golden age enjoyer 🇺🇸
this is unironically what it feels like to run a startup
What humility means to me as a founder > your capacity to accept correction and feedback is what sets the ceiling on your life > imo, humility is a surer path to greatness than anything else
Startup idea: Trustpilot, but for checking if a company’s site was vibecoded and leaking personal data everywhere
TLDR the Tea app stores everyone's photo and ID enuncrypted in a public firebase storage bucket. Hahahahahah. Was this vibe coded?
{complaint about capitalism} *checks profile > person who has directly benefited from capitalism and probably wouldn't survive in a communist country *every time*
Sure...same way Pedro Pascal and his female coworkers are "not a couple"
Nintendo says that Mario and Peach are not a couple: “[They] are good friends and help each other out whenever they can.”
8 months ago I had to say No to this question. Today I can genuinely say Yes. You can just redefine yourself.
I'm a 25 yr old non-technical founder who has decided to become technical. For a long time I rejected my "nerd" side. I just wanted to fit in and be more like my family and friends. But then I discovered it is far more meaningful to build something than to just watch from the…
is this format even good?
What humility means to me as a founder > your capacity to accept correction and feedback is what sets the ceiling on your life > imo, humility is a surer path to greatness than anything else
okay so 5 simultaneous Claude code terminals was the limit
YC is in the top 3 biggest blessings of my life. The other 2 are marrying my wife and finding Jesus. Apply. It’s really that good.
Applications for the YC Fall 2025 batch are now open! Apply by August 4: ycombinator.com/apply
apparently this is what the romans used to execute criminals and heretics
I love how Elon always looks like a proud dad in a family photo when he’s w the team
