Startup School by Y Combinator

Latest Episodes:

Fundraising Fundamentals by Geoff Ralston Oct 10, 2018

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YC Partner Geoff Ralston gives an introduction to the key concepts to keep in mind once you enter a fundraising process.

Startup Technology - Technical Founder Advice Oct 10, 2018

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YC Partner Jared Friedman joins founders Lillian Chou (COO, Second Measure), Diana Hu (CTO, Escher Reality), Calvin French-Owen (CTO, Segment) and Ralph Gootee (CTO, PlanGrid), to talk about what can go right and wrong building technology.

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A Conversation with Elizabeth Iorns - Advice for Biotech Founders Oct 03, 2018

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YC Partner Adora Cheung talks to Science Exchange Co-Founder and CEO Elizabeth Iorns about her experience as a biotech startup founder.

Running Your Startup by Patrick Collison Oct 03, 2018

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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.

How to Apply and Succeed at Y Combinator by Dalton Caldwell Sep 28, 2018

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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.

Building an Engineering Team - by Ammon Bartram and Harj Taggar Sep 26, 2018

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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.

How to Sell by Tyler Bosmeny Sep 26, 2018

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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.

A Conversation with Aileen Lee Sep 21, 2018

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

PR + Content for Growth by Kat Mañalac and Craig Cannon Sep 19, 2018

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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.

Design for Startups (Part 2) by Garry Tan Sep 19, 2018

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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.