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title: "The Y Combinator Blueprint: Sift's AI Fraud Prevention"
url: https://stacklist.com/card/622e06fd-c4f1-449d-bfde-31e25201c3c6
source_url: "https://www.codestory.co/episodes/s2-e11-the-y-combinator-blueprint-how-sift-built-an-ai-fraud-prevention-empire-with-jason-tan-of-sift/"
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summary: "Code Story podcast episode featuring Jason Tan of Sift, exploring how he leveraged Y Combinator to build an AI-powered fraud prevention company focused on digital trust and safety. The episode covers Tan's journey from early programming interests and stints at Seattle startups like Zillow to founding Sift in San Francisco in 2011."
tags: "startup, ai-fraud-prevention, y-combinator, podcast, digital-trust, technical-founders, entrepreneurship"
key_entities: "Jason Tan (person), Sift (organization), Y Combinator (organization), Noah Labhart (person), Zillow (organization), Optify (organization), University of Washington (organization), San Francisco (location), Seattle (location), AI fraud prevention (concept), digital trust and safety (concept), Bradley Denham (person), Code Story (organization)"
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# The Y Combinator Blueprint: Sift's AI Fraud Prevention

Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders — S2 E11: The Y Combinator Blueprint: How Sift Built an AI Fraud Prevention Empire with Jason Tan of Sift Press Play to Listen While You Browse S2 E11: The Y Combinator Blueprint: How Sift Built an AI Fraud Prevention Empire with Jason Tan of Sift Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders 0:00 36:35 1× Jason Tan started his love of tech back in middle school, when his Dad showed in the wonders 0f connectivity through dial up internet. After taking some beginner programming classes in high school, and graduating with a CS degree from the University of Washington, he found himself drawn to crating powerful abstractions within software, to produce outcomes for users. Though previously a hardcore video gamer – playing such well known games like Diablo 2 & 3, he has since moved on to dabble in freestyle rapping & singing. And in 2006 post college, he worked for startups in Seattle, like Zillow and Optify. Finally, in 2011, he moved to San Francisco to start his current company and go through Y Combinator. Through some discovery, he figured out that a large area ripe for innovation and disruption was fraud. He then set out to build Sift, a product to power digital trust and safety, empowering companies to unlock revenue without risk. Today’s Sponsors: Personal Revolution Podcast (https://www.himalaya.com/self-improvement-podcasts/personal-revolution-with-allison-task-1573018) ClipGain.io (https://clipgain.io) SimpleTexting (https://simpletexting.com/codestory) Links https://sift.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasontan325/ https://www.rhymecombinator.com/ https://us.diablo3.com/en/ Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts ! Amazing tools we use: If you want the best publishing platform for your podcast, with amazing support & people – use Transistor.fm . Want to record your remote interviews with class? Then, you need to use Squadcast . Code Story uses the 1-click product ClipGain , sign up now to get 3hrs of podcast processing time FREE! Credits: Code Story is hosted and produced by Noah Labhart, Co-produced and edited by Bradley Denham . Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Pocket Casts , Google Play , Breaker , YouTube , or the podcasting app of your choice. Checkout our episode stacks on Stacklist! https://stacks.codestory.co/ Hosted by Noah Labhart | Technical Founder & Startup Mentor. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Latest Season of the Podcast is Sponsored By