What mean hustling to u sam?
I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA
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#42What will be included in the Startup Class MOOC?
How will the MOOC differ from the previous Start-Up Class?
Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA
#43If you were in early 20's, what 5 things would you deem most important to work on to help the world?
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#44Are there any books on Start-Up Market-Research a.k.a Talking to users?
If not, what are the top mistakes startups make when talking to users?
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#45Will you fund a startup that has no idea about monetizing, like AI research companies?
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#46What do you look for in a single founder (non-tech) when they apply with their company being very early stage. What helps you determine they'll be a good company even if they are early?
Honestly, that's a tough combination.
We'd look for evidence that he or she could execute and make stuff happen.
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#47We happen to match up with your RFS for city-related to startups. Do we need to tie this into your RFS beyond checking the box on the application?
Great! No, please just do that.
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#48Thanks for doing this AMA, a quick question... 1. What's the possibility of YC companies doing biz dev with LargeCorp during the 3 month bootcamp? Is this something that YC can help with due to it's large network etc.
It happens but big companies are often slow. We can usually but not always help with it.
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#49Are you planning on another project to fill the void left by the YC Fellowship? Especially on the "a little funding" part, and the "remote" part.
I understand you have limited resources and that YC's core is focused on fast growing companies, but some early-stage ideas/prototypes need a little help before becoming something YC would accept (and, it looks to me, the bar is higher every year).
The MOOC fills one part of the gap, but, will it enable promising students to get some sort of funding?
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#50What do you think about younger people under 18 applying to YCombinator?