I've always wanted a Y Combinator shirt, so I made one.

In plain words

This is a custom Y Combinator shirt created by someone who wanted the merchandise. The designer made it available through their website for others interested in similar apparel. It launched in 2011 as a personal project combining fandom with DIY shirt design, appealing to Y Combinator enthusiasts and startup community members who wanted to wear branded merchandise.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  I Made this Y Combinator T-Shirt (Words from PG's Essays)2011 · tagxedo.com · ▲72
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  A Monthly Tee from your favorite YC startup2012 · hntees.com · ▲53
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  Y Combinator Co-founder Matching2021 · ycombinator.com · ▲642

  YC’s free online platform to help you find your co-founder

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  The Y Combinator Database 2.02018 · ycdb.co · ▲604

  Everything you ever wanted to know about YC companies

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  This T-Shirt Company Does Not Exist2019 · ▲276

  T-shirts designed by AI, made for real humans

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  I wrote a guidebook on everything I know about applying to Y Combinator2012 · guidetoyc.com · ▲177

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲936

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 3d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 16d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 17d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 10d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 24d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Our new $149 hackable Bluetooth wristwatch▲460

  Life & fun · 2011 · getinpulse.com

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  HackerBooks.com▲351

  Life & fun · 2011 · hackerbooks.com

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  My 4-hour project, already profitable▲323

  Work · 2011 · snowday2011.com

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  Breakup Notifier▲264

  Life & fun · 2011 · breakupnotifier.com

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  Remote Jobs (our answer to "Who Is Hiring Remote Workers?")▲217

  We're giving away coupon codes for a free month-long posting. Just email me at evan AT remote DASH jobs DOT com. The first few folks win! I'm one of the founders of Remote Jobs -- also the same shlub who posted the first "Ask HN: Who Is Hiring Remote Workers?" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1857051.

  Work · 2011 · remote-jobs.com

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  What Do You Think Of My Resume?▲141

  Life & fun · 2011 · on.fb.me