
Startup School by Y Combinator
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.
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Sep 25, 2019 • 15min
Parting Advice by 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.

Sep 25, 2019 • 24min
Startup School 2019 by the Numbers by Kevin Hale and Adora Cheung
YC Partners Adora Cheung and Kevin Hale reflect on Startup School 2019 and share some of our learnings from this year's program.

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Sep 25, 2019 • 17min
How to Lead by Ali Rowghani
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.

Sep 20, 2019 • 25min
Advice for Hard-tech and Biotech Founders by 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.

Sep 20, 2019 • 29min
Modern Startup Financing by 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.

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Sep 12, 2019 • 41min
Evaluating Startup Ideas Pt. 2 by Kevin Hale
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.

Sep 12, 2019 • 27min
How to Prioritize Your Time by Adora Cheung
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.

Sep 6, 2019 • 20min
Startup Pricing 101 by Kevin Hale
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.

Sep 4, 2019 • 19min
How to Improve Conversion Rates 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.

Aug 29, 2019 • 39min
All About Pivoting by 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.
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