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How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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Post by akbar501 »

bbrunner wrote: post #15

It's interesting that this is inside of the computer science department and is limited to engineering students considering YC has really been expanding the companies it's accepting. E145[0], an existing and highly sought after technology entrepreneurship course, is just a general engineering class and isn't limited to traditional engineering majors, as far as I'm aware. Tons of great founders of tech companies come f…

Quote from: http://e145.stanford.edu

> All undergraduate students at Stanford University of any major are encouraged to join us (no graduate students please)

So, enrolment appears to be open to any Stanford undergrad.

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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Post by akbar501 »

crixlet wrote: post #29

truly amazing list. So this is a class specifically for the Stanford computer science program?

Yes, the in person course is only for Stanford undergrads: http://e145.stanford.edu/

Every who is not enrolled at Stanford can access the same material here: http://startupclass.samaltman.com/

EDIT: Correct link to CS 183b:

https://explorecourses.stanford.edu/search?view=catalog&filt...

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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Post by [deleted] »

bbrunner wrote: post #15

It's interesting that this is inside of the computer science department and is limited to engineering students considering YC has really been expanding the companies it's accepting. E145[0], an existing and highly sought after technology entrepreneurship course, is just a general engineering class and isn't limited to traditional engineering majors, as far as I'm aware. Tons of great founders of tech companies come f…

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Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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Post by guybrushT »

sama wrote: post #28
crazypyro wrote: post #23

I am beyond jealous. That instructor list is unreal. Students at Stanford get another peg up on the starting ladder... (Also there is only 90 universities signed up for watch parties, yet copy lists "hundreds")

it's online! don't be jealous; watch the talks.

And just because of that (i.e. making it available online) I cannot even begin to describe just how much good this might do in the world.

I could expand this sentiment to every teacher or lecturer who has chosen to put their video online, especially the great ones. They have done a great service to the world (probably beyond what they may themselves realize).

I recently met an undergrad student in India who considered Steve Huffman to be his guru (he was a fan of his Udacity course, and so am I, btw) and swears by everything Steve taught him. And, Steve probably does not even know that he has a fan following in a small town in India :)

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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Post by jordhy »

Honestly this is like having "The Justice League" give a course about "How to be a Superhero". Congratulations to the team that has put this together. Best round up of speakers in any startup course that I can remember.

This is great news for the community.

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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Post by crazypyro »

sama wrote: post #28
crazypyro wrote: post #23

I am beyond jealous. That instructor list is unreal. Students at Stanford get another peg up on the starting ladder... (Also there is only 90 universities signed up for watch parties, yet copy lists "hundreds")

it's online! don't be jealous; watch the talks.

Oh I definitely will! Its hard to argue that its a true substitute for face-to-face encounters, especially with some of the guest instructors. I don't mean to diminish the value of the online class at all.

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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Post by hkailahi »

bdcs wrote: post #30
hkailahi wrote: post #27

Wow this is exciting and unexpected! I am curious to see if the students who take this course end up being more likely to dropout afterwards.

Interesting idea! Though, my guess is few. Many of the "startup-dropouts" probably already have. It sounds like this course doesn't bring any new information to the table, but, rather, is the most concise one can get with 1000 minutes. As an interesting corollary, Virgil Elings taught an entrepreneurship course at UCSB wherein the first day he assigned the following homework assignment: Drop out and work-for/start-up…

Happy coincidence - I'm a current UCSB undergrad, and I'm taking the entrepreneurship class this Fall.

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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Post by wj »

Another great resource from Stanford on startups is their Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders lecture series.

http://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.html

Talks have been given by some of the same people (including Marc Andreessen, Aaron Levie, Reid Hoffman, and Marissa Mayer) and many others.

This talk on negotiation is one of the best lectures I've ever heard and I've recommended it to people dozens of times:

http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1573

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