Geoff Ralston

YC President Geoff Ralston concludes Startup School this year with some parting advice, as founders continue on their journey to make something people want.

YC President Geoff Ralston concludes Startup School this year with some parting advice, as founders continue on their journey to make something people want.

Parting Advice by Geoff Ralston

Adora Cheung

Kevin Hale

YC Partners Adora Cheung and Kevin Hale reflect on Startup School 2019 and share some of our learnings from this year's program.

YC Partners Adora Cheung and Kevin Hale reflect on Startup School 2019 and share some of our learnings from this year's program.

Startup School 2019 by the Numbers by Kevin Hale and Adora Cheung

Ali Rowghani

LEAD

To succeed in building a big company in the long-term, founders must become good at leading, motivating, and retaining great people. Ali Rowghani, YC Partner and CEO of the YC Continuity Fund, takes from his experience working with great leaders to share his three observations on leadership. 

To succeed in building a big company in the long-term, founders must become good at leading, motivating, and retaining great people. Ali Rowghani, YC Partner and CEO of the YC Continuity Fund, takes from his experience working with great leaders to share his three observations on leadership.

How to Lead by Ali Rowghani

Jared Friedman

YC Partner Jared Friedman covers hard-tech companies and why founders should consider starting one. He also covers a couple of the most common problems hard-tech companies face and how to solve them, with examples from seven YC companies.

YC Partner Jared Friedman covers hard-tech companies and why founders should consider starting one. He also covers a couple of the most common problems hard-tech companies face and how to solve them, with examples from seven YC companies.

Advice for Hard-tech and Biotech Founders by Jared Friedman

Carolynn Levy

YC Partner and GC Carolynn Levy details the basics of startup financing and how modern early stage rounds of financing are done using convertible securities, like the SAFE.

YC Partner and GC Carolynn Levy details the basics of startup financing and how modern early stage rounds of financing are done using convertible securities, like the SAFE.

Modern Startup Financing by Carolynn Levy

In this lecture, YC Partner Kevin Hale goes over how to package up your idea and communicate it to an investor. He shares his tips on how to craft your pitch in a clear and concise way that effectively grabs your audience's attention.

In this lecture, YC Partner Kevin Hale goes over how to package up your idea and communicate it to an investor. He shares his tips on how to craft your pitch in a clear and concise way that effectively grabs your audience's attention.

Evaluating Startup Ideas Pt. 2 by Kevin Hale

YC Partner Adora Cheung shares her framework for how founders can efficiently make use of their time. She covers ways to identify and prioritize tasks, in addition to how you can measure their impact on your company.

YC Partner Adora Cheung shares her framework for how founders can efficiently make use of their time. She covers ways to identify and prioritize tasks, in addition to how you can measure their impact on your company.

How to Prioritize Your Time by Adora Cheung

YC Partner Kevin Hale goes over the fundamentals of pricing and monetization, how it affects your customer acquisition strategy, and how to optimize it through a few rules of thumb.

YC Partner Kevin Hale goes over the fundamentals of pricing and monetization, how it affects your customer acquisition strategy, and how to optimize it through a few rules of thumb.

Startup Pricing 101 by Kevin Hale

YC Partner Kevin Hale covers the first principles of conversion, one of the main drivers of growth for your startup, and how you can improve it starting with your landing page.

YC Partner Kevin Hale covers the first principles of conversion, one of the main drivers of growth for your startup, and how you can improve it starting with your landing page.

How to Improve Conversion Rates by Kevin Hale

Dalton Caldwell

YC Partner and Head of Admissions Dalton Caldwell talks about pivoting for startups and shares his advice on when and how founders should consider it for their companies.

YC Partner and Head of Admissions Dalton Caldwell talks about pivoting for startups and shares his advice on when and how founders should consider it for their companies.

All About Pivoting by Dalton Caldwell

Learn how to start a startup with YC’s free 10-week course. A series of lectures and conversations with YC Partners, startup founders, and experts on how to start a successful company.

Extremely valuable!

So much wisdom condensed into brief talks.

Amazing.

Startup School by Y Combinator

Paul Graham

YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks with Paul Graham, one of the founders of YC, and tries to draw out as much startup wisdom as possible in 1/2 hour of conversation.TranscriptVideo Link

YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks with Paul Graham, one of the founders of YC, and tries to draw out as much startup wisdom as possible in 1/2 hour of conversation.<ul><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/J0NCIdY1GVK0eICSBdQfRQhttp://" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/36" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

A Conversation with Paul Graham

Sam Altman

Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator, shares his thoughts on how you can succeed as a startup.TranscriptLecture SlidesVideo Link

Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator, shares his thoughts on how you can succeed as a startup.<ul><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/00UwkZepQCSd8kRLsNZcQwhttp://" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/fvyj9ymi05ea9mj/Sam%20Altman%20-%20How%20to%20Succeed%20with%20a%20Startup.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Slides</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/34" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

How to Succeed with a Startup by Sam Altman

Kat Manalac

YC Partner Kat Manalac presents on how startups should think about launching and why you should do it repeatedly.

YC Partner Kat Manalac presents on how startups should think about launching and why you should do it repeatedly.

How to Launch (Again and Again) by Kat Manalac

Kirsty Nathoo

YC Partner and CFO Kirsty Nathoo shares the most common mistakes startups make with their finances and how they can prevent them.  

YC Partner and CFO Kirsty Nathoo shares the most common mistakes startups make with their finances and how they can prevent them.

Startup Finance Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them by Kirsty Nathoo

Patrick Collison

YC Partner Adora Cheung, along with Patrick Collison, the founder of well known YC alumnus Stripe, discuss how to most effectively run a startup company towards success.TranscriptVideo Link

YC Partner Adora Cheung, along with Patrick Collison, the founder of well known YC alumnus Stripe, discuss how to most effectively run a startup company towards success.<ul><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/J0c1VoeTTPULLUP5ep87Vw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/46" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

Running Your Startup by Patrick Collison

Anu Hariharan

YC Partners Anu Hariharan and Adora Cheung answer questions from Startup School founders on how investors measure startups. 

YC Partners Anu Hariharan and Adora Cheung answer questions from Startup School founders on how investors measure startups.

How Investors Measure Startups Q&A by Anu Hariharan and Adora Cheung

Gustaf Alstromer

YC Partner and growth expert Gustaf Alstromer talks about how to measure product market fit, how to decide on a growth channel, metrics that lie about PMF and other mechanics of growth for startups.

YC Partner and growth expert Gustaf Alstromer talks about how to measure product market fit, how to decide on a growth channel, metrics that lie about PMF and other mechanics of growth for startups.

Growth for Startups by Gustaf Alstromer

Gustaf Alströmer

YC Partner Gustaf Alströmer, who was most recently a growth expert at AirBnb describes strategies for scaling your user base.Lecture SlidesLecture TranscriptVideo Link

YC Partner Gustaf Alströmer, who was most recently a growth expert at AirBnb describes strategies for scaling your user base.<ul><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/eig5snhydntlkvk/Gustaf%20Alstromer%20-%20How%20to%20Get%20Users%20and%20Grow.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Slides</a></li><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/4in0wUaU8d5ceDxBYGJ9mA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/40" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

How to Get Users and Grow by Gustaf Alströmer

Garry Tan

Former YC partner Garry Tan, the cofounder of Initialized Capital and a design expert describes how to effectively integrate design into a product development process.Lecture SlidesLecture TranscriptVideo Link

Former YC partner Garry Tan, the cofounder of Initialized Capital and a design expert describes how to effectively integrate design into a product development process.<ul><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/jf1kvjmball5nnz/Garry%20Tan%20-%20Design%20for%20Startups.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Slides</a></li><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/rStbaewmC3OWCvpWOxi3xw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/57" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

Design for Startups (Part 1) by Garry Tan

Tyler Bosmeny

Tyler Bosmeny from YC alumnus Clever shares his expertise on how an early stage company should think about sales and about building an enterprise sales team.Lecture SlidesLecture TranscriptVideo Link

Tyler Bosmeny from YC alumnus Clever shares his expertise on how an early stage company should think about sales and about building an enterprise sales team.<ul><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/v9zlx72t9b4yk8d/Tyler%20Bosmeny%20-%20How%20to%20Sell.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Slides</a></li><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/aKoofTw4zjJnK5AeqtLmqQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/43" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

How to Sell by Tyler Bosmeny

Tim Brady

YC Partner Tim Brady covers the importance of building a strong and coherent culture early and shares six things that you can do now to help you create a solid foundation for your startup.  

YC Partner Tim Brady covers the importance of building a strong and coherent culture early and shares six things that you can do now to help you create a solid foundation for your startup.

Building Culture by Tim Brady

Suhail Doshi

Suhail Doshi, founder of YC alumnus Mixpanel and a world-class expert on measurement details how startups should think about discovering the important facts about how their product is used.Lecture SlidesLecture TranscriptVideo Link

Suhail Doshi, founder of YC alumnus Mixpanel and a world-class expert on measurement details how startups should think about discovering the important facts about how their product is used.<ul><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/a75lejeqli1rmrs/Suhail%20Doshi%20-%20How%20to%20Measure%20Your%20Product.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Slides</a></li><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/IBih0u1yGlTiz64mh61kQAhttp://" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/39" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

How to Measure Your Product by Suhail Doshi

Ammon Bartram

Harj Taggar

Former YC Partner and founder of TripleByte Harj Taggar, along with his cofounder Ammon Bartram discuss a topic startups often struggle with most: finding and hiring the key engineers who will build your product.Lecture SlidesLecture TranscriptVideo Link

Former YC Partner and founder of TripleByte Harj Taggar, along with his cofounder Ammon Bartram discuss a topic startups often struggle with most: finding and hiring the key engineers who will build your product.<ul><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/uptcteqjms109ss/Harj%20Taggar%20and%20Ammon%20Bartram%20-%20Building%20an%20Engineering%20Team.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Slides</a></li><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/mNrkfh0SgwFctRu5TaBV7A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/44" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

Building an Engineering Team - by Ammon Bartram and Harj Taggar

YC Partner Dalton Caldwell gives insight into how YC admissions works and what makes for a successful YC experience.Clarification on the Application video: Founders can splice together a video if they're not all in the same place; you do not need to be in same place to do the video.Lecture SlidesLecture TranscriptVideo Link

YC Partner Dalton Caldwell gives insight into how YC admissions works and what makes for a successful YC experience.Clarification on the Application video: Founders can splice together a video if they're not all in the same place; you do not need to be in same place to do the video.<ul><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/o71cu3qp9fithv2/Dalton%20Caldwell%20-%20How%20to%20Apply%20and%20Succeed%20at%20Y%20Combinator.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Slides</a> </li><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/dY5H9vJos1AFiYftrTN6TA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/45" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a></li></ul>

How to Apply and Succeed at Y Combinator by Dalton Caldwell

Craig Cannon

YC Partner Kat Mañalac and Director of Marketing Craig Cannon describe the most effective ways to use PR and content to help your companies brand and to find more users.Lecture SlidesLecture TranscriptVideo Link

YC Partner Kat Mañalac and Director of Marketing Craig Cannon describe the most effective ways to use PR and content to help your companies brand and to find more users.<ul><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/phiu0ajnspj157v/Kat%20Manalac%20and%20Craig%20Cannon%20-%20Product%20%2B%20Content%20for%20Growth.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Slides</a></li><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/hR0wpvjtQXeuqRZhb2OFkQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/42" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

PR + Content for Growth by Kat Mañalac and Craig Cannon

Aileen Lee

YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to Cowboy Ventures Founder Aileen Lee.TranscriptVideo Link

YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to Cowboy Ventures Founder Aileen Lee.<ul><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/xSjXnkImdII0cCW9v7ubYQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/56" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

A Conversation with Aileen Lee

Andy Bromberg

YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to CoinList Co-Founder and President Andy Bromberg.TranscriptVideo Link

YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to CoinList Co-Founder and President Andy Bromberg.<ul><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/0rtaAlb5zPiuJRMfZp1J0w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/55http://" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

A Conversation About Crypto-currencies and ICOs with Andy Bromberg

Former YC partner Garry Tan, the founder of Initialized Capital and a design expert describes how to effectively integrate design into a product development process.Lecture SlidesLecture TranscriptVideo Link

Former YC partner Garry Tan, the founder of Initialized Capital and a design expert describes how to effectively integrate design into a product development process.<ul><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/jf1kvjmball5nnz/Garry%20Tan%20-%20Design%20for%20Startups.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Slides</a></li><li><a href="https://jotengine.com/transcriptions/wA2X87SXlpKTR0CLqZg0qw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Transcript</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.startupschool.org/videos/41" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Link</a> </li></ul>

Design for Startups (Part 2) by Garry Tan

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