YC YC STARTUP STARTUP SCHOOL SCHOOL Introduction Hello! My name is Lynn Hoang. I am a founder & CEO of OpenTalk.fm. I believe th at every founder should learn from t he world’s bes t incubator! So, I created A Summary Guide to YC Startup School to accelerate my own learning and yours right with it! Here’s what the e-book is all about: I watched all the videos from YC Startup School and I write down what lessons I think they are important. You get to digest the key points of each video in 5 minutes or less. That’s it! Plain and simple. I hope the e-book will help you become smarter, fitter, bette r and everything you aspire to be ;) Thank you! Lynn Hoang About OpenTalk.fm We believe for good ideas and true innovation, we need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate. Thus, we created OpenTalk.fm, the home for the world’s serious and fun debaters. By doing so, we want to foster a culture of open discussion and sharpen the global citizens of today as well as create the intellectual leaders of tomorrow. We also aim to educate young people about critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, civic awareness and engagement. Debaters, Have Fun, and Get Rewarded! About Y Combinator Startup School We believe the barrier to entry for people to start a startup is still too high. We want to make it easier for people to start a company, regardless of who or where you are, so we're starting by sharing what we've learned, through Startup School. Throughout the 10 weeks, we aim to accomplish the following: 1. Encourage and inspire people to consider starting a company as a way to positively impact the world 2. Teach people about how to start a startup, and equip them with the resources and tools to help prepare them now and in the future 3. Build a community of entrepreneurs who can encourage and teach each other Content Week 1: Week 1: How and Why to Start A Startup By Sam Altman (YC), Dustin Moskovitz (Asana) Startup Mechanics By Kirsty Nathoo (YC) Week 2: Week 2: How to Get Ideas and How to Measure By Stewart Butterfield (Slack) and Adam D’Angelo (Quora) Week 3: Week 3: How to Build a Gr eat Product I By Emmett Shear (Twitch) Steve Huffman (Reddit), Michael Seibel (YC) How to Build a Great Product II By Aaron Levie (Box) Week 4: Week 4: How to Build a Great Product III By Tracy Young (PlanGrid), Jason Lemkin (SaaStr), Harry Zhang (Lob), Solomon Hykes (Docker) How to Build a Great Product IV By Jan Koum (WhatsApp) Week 5: Week 5: How to Get Users and Grow By Alex Schultz (Facebook) Content Week 6: Week 6: How to Invent the Future I & II By Alan Kay Week 7: Week 7: How to Find Product Market Fit By Peter Reinhardt (Segment) How to Think About PR By Sharon Pope (YC) Week 8: Week 8: Diversity + Inclusion at Early Stage Startups By Kat Manalac (YC) Week 9: Week 9: How to Build and Manage Teams By Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures) Week 10: Week 10: How to Raise Money, and How to Succeed Long-Term By Ali Rowghani (YC) Jess Lee (Sequoia), Aaron Harris (YC) Week 1 How and Why to Start A Startup By Sam Altman (YC), Dustin Moskovitz (Asana) Why to Start A Startup? Two roots: The first is passion.The se cond part of this is that you're the right person to make this happen by starting a company. You are starting a company because it felt like really the only thing that you could do next. That's it. Short and Sweet! Dustin reco mmended Ben Horo witz's book: "The Ha rd Thing About Hard Things" How to Start A Startup? Idea first, Startup second. The way to get good ideas is to start noticing prob lems in your own life. It's also easie r to start a hard company than an easy company. Determination is the most important value in a co-founder. Bad co-founder is way worse than no co-founder. Values first, aptitudes second, and specific skills third - Tips for finding a perfect co-founder. It is more important to have a small number of users that love your produ ct, than a lot of users th at like your product. Relentless execution; Clear mission. Not neglect your health, your well-being, your life, your personal relationships...w hile starting a start-up. This is like a 10 year marathon. The team you build is the company you build. Stay lean until everything is working really well. Sam mentioned Bill Walsh's book: "The Hard Thing About Hard Things" The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership." Week 1 Startup Mechanics By Kirsty Nathoo (YC)