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This was my Y Combinator application video from 2011 with Matt Robinson and Hiroki Takeuchi We were all in suits because we'd just come back from a meeting with RBS to agree a banking deal that would power @gocardless for the next 10 years.

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Neta Dror10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless You guys look like babies 👶

Tom Blomfield10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless We were babies! This was 15 years ago.

Neta Dror10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless I can tell based on the haircuts 🤭

Barney Hussey-Yeo10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless @hirokitakeuchi on the bouncy ball 🤣

Hazli Johar10 months ago

Crazy that e-invoicing was already mentioned back in 2011, and we’re only implementing it in Malaysia in 2025.

Brycent10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Time for us to put this on YC arena @mhimed100 lol

taimur10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Incredible video!

Abhimanyu Yadav10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless You had YC partner energy even back then

Abhyudaya Tiwari10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless I knew who the sales and marketing guy it's the calm and cool energy. 😁😁😁

ideas.directory10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Hi Tom, as you & @paulg spend some time here in the UK, worth @ycombinator try a London based European, Asia cohort/batch soon?

Zahin Haque10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless damn, you guys look so young

Hubert Thieblot10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Looking good :)

Saurav Bubber10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless The flow is incredible @t_blom 😮‍💨😮‍💨

Seth Rosenberg10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Amazing

Oli Nold10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Wild how the biggest companies start with three guys in a random room doing everything they can to survive the next meeting.

Cornell CENT10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Wild!

Gabriel Jarrosson10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Wild how the early YC tapes always look like the prelude to a decade-long company.

clay shentrup 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱🇹🇼 bro/brem/brozer10 months ago

@garrytan @ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Man you were a baby.

JK10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Time flies!

ND MAGAZINE10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless i count the center guy shake his hip maybe 156

Gideon Valkin10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless This is priceless on many levels @t_blom, including the laundry drying over the railing in the background! 😂

Khaled Saif10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Back Street Boys vibe 😂 Love the hair style 😎

Samuel Ekpe10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Wow!

Jimmy Katagurutse10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Inspiring !!

Alex10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless I just wore a shirt and shorts for my video 😅

Ahmad Abdelaal10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Love the yoga ball 😂

Arran | WorkMesh10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless @grok when was mondo/monzo founded?

Bernadette10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless So cute!! 🥺

Joshua Sprigg10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless How did you meet each other @t_blom?

Sadok10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Proof that the right suit can power a decade of fintech.

Mohamed Shill10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless 🔥

Philip Johnston10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless 🔥

faizan khan10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless the backstreet boys haircut.

Akshay Dodeja10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless Oh wow i forgot you looked like that (not a bad thing).

MB10 months ago

@ycombinator @mattjackrob @hirokitakeuchi @GoCardless 14 years, time went so fast

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