Aaron Epstein
General Partner at Y Combinator
About Aaron
Aaron Epstein is a General Partner at YC. He was co-founder of Creative Market (YC W10), a marketplace for graphic design assets, which he sold to Autodesk in 2014 and spun out as an independent startup again in 2017. Aaron founded the company to make beautiful design simple and accessible to everyone, and has since helped generate more than $100M in sales for independent creators around the world. He has a BS in Business from the University of Maryland.
YC Stats
- The YC companies Aaron has worked with are worth a combined $57 billion.
- Aaron has read more than 8,000 YC applications.
- He's advised top YC alumni including: Lively, Inc., Retool, OpenSea, Deel, Frubana Inc, Prometheus, Vendr, and Airbyte.
Recent Posts
In the News
Videos and Essays
- YC guide to business models — 619K views
- Critiquing AI startup websites with YC President Garry Tan — 147K views
- Building a better mobile app — 132K views
- Critiquing startup websites with Instacart's first designer, Zain Ali — 75K views
- Critiquing startup websites with Webflow CEO Vlad Magdalin — 66K views
- How to convert more visitors into customers — 46K views
- Advice for new managers — One of the most difficult things about starting a company is that you have to create both a product that people love and a company where people want to work at the same time. Here's advice for those just beginning to grow and manage a team.
- Design Review playlist