Y Combinator

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When to Launch Your Startup and When to Wait


Step inside the group partners' lounge to hear Y Combinator Partners Harj Taggar, Michael Seibel and Brad Flora discuss how startups should approach launching and the exceptions to the rules.  

Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/


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 January 11, 2023  13m
 
 

How to Get Your First Customers with Gustaf Alströmer | Startup School


How do you get your first customers? YC Group Partner & former Head of Growth at Airbnb, Gustaf Alströmer, gives tactical advice to answer this question for all kinds of companies — whether you're B2B or B2C — and discusses why it's important for founders to do sales early on.
Apply to Y Combinator: ⁠https://yc.link/SUS-apply⁠

Work at a Startup: ⁠https://yc.link/SUS-jobs


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 January 3, 2023  22m
 
 

Startup Business Models and Pricing with Aaron Epstein | Startup School


One of the most common topics that founders ask us about is pricing and monetization.  In this talk, YC Group Partner Aaron Epstein outlines 9 different business models, and highlights lessons from top YC companies on how to best monetize and price your product.
Business Model Guide: https://www.ycombinator.com/library/Gh-business-model-guide
Apply to Y Combinator: ⁠⁠https://yc...


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 December 27, 2022  32m
 
 

How to Talk to Users with Gustaf Alströmer | Startup School


YC often says "talk to your users", but actually doing that is surprisingly tricky. YC Group Partner Gustaf Alströmer gives non-obvious advice on how to talk to both current and potential users, how to run a great user interview, and how to interpret the feedback in these conversations.  
Apply to Y Combinator: ⁠⁠https://yc.link/SUS-apply⁠⁠

Work at a Startup: ⁠⁠https://yc.link/SUS-jobs


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 December 20, 2022  17m
 
 

How to Get and Evaluate Startup Ideas with Jared Friedman | Startup School


YC's Jared Friedman shares a framework for how to get and evaluate startup ideas. He delves into examples of YC companies and the inside stories of how they came up with the ideas that turned into billion-dollar companies. Even if you have an existing idea, this talk helps founders confirm that their idea is good and/or provides a framework for a future pivot.
Apply to Y Combinator: ⁠⁠https://yc...


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 December 15, 2022  32m
 
 

Should You Start a Startup? with Harj Taggar | Startup School


In this episode of Startup School, YC Group Partner Harj Taggar shares his advice on the types of people best suited to be startup founders and how to prepare to start a company in the future.
Apply to Y Combinator: ⁠⁠https://yc.link/SUS-apply⁠⁠

Work at a Startup: ⁠⁠https://yc.link/SUS-jobs


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 December 13, 2022  17m
 
 

Avoid These Tempting Startup Ideas


Thinking of a new startup idea? Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the types of ideas to stay away from—what we commonly refer to as "tarpit ideas."   
Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-applyWork at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs


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 December 1, 2022  28m
 
 

The Truth About Y Combinator


With the YC S22 batch coming to a close, Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel reflect on the recent batch and their experience fundraising. The two group partners also clear up some misconceptions about Y Combinator based on feedback from founders.
Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-applyWork at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs


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 November 29, 2022  26m
 
 

The Two Mindsets That Can Kill Your Startup


Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the qualities that make a founder overly optimistic or far too pessimistic about their startup. Where is the right middle ground?
Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-applyWork at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs


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 November 24, 2022  24m
 
 

What Basic Game Theory Teaches Us About Startups


Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the problems with zero sum games within tech culture. Is your startup making a positive impact on the world or are your business practices a net negative in society?

Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/


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 November 17, 2022  18m