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How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

#51

Why is everything like this at Stanford? Why not some other schools for a change?

Because most of the speakers live within driving distance of Stanford?

I would love for more schools to offer course on entrepreneurship. I'm not sure if I was ready for one while I was in college though.

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Somewhere it was said that invitations would go out about a week after the deadline, so I would expect them by September 19th.

Yes - they should go out by midnight Friday PT.

I don't know I missed this - but any chance I can apply late? :(

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

#54
What's fantastic about this is that even though the class is at Stanford, everyone from around the world can follow along just as easily. Stanford is opening up more and more of its opportunities to the general public, which is awesome. Another one I'd recommend taking advantage of is Stanford's Hacking Hours:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/750201348380852/

This is a weekly on-campus meetup where people hack on their projects in a collaborative environment. It's open to the general public, and anyone nearby with code to write is welcome to come work on it at Stanford.

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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post #54

What's fantastic about this is that even though the class is at Stanford, everyone from around the world can follow along just as easily. Stanford is opening up more and more of its opportunities to the general public, which is awesome. Another one I'd recommend taking advantage of is Stanford's Hacking Hours: https://www.facebook.com/groups/750201348380852/ This is a weekly on-campus meetup where people hack on thei…

That's awesome. Is the wifi network open for non students? This is an issue at UC Berkeley :(.

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

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post #55
post #54

What's fantastic about this is that even though the class is at Stanford, everyone from around the world can follow along just as easily. Stanford is opening up more and more of its opportunities to the general public, which is awesome. Another one I'd recommend taking advantage of is Stanford's Hacking Hours: https://www.facebook.com/groups/750201348380852/ This is a weekly on-campus meetup where people hack on thei…

That's awesome. Is the wifi network open for non students? This is an issue at UC Berkeley :(.

Absolutely, there are guest codes for everyone who shows up.

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

#57
I have spent quite some time and effort (failing) to get an open source company into open source contracts in the UK government. Bu I want to because things like the GDS (grand father of USGDS) are saying open source is the future of government

And this is one more tick in that argument - what YC is doing is industrialisation of startup founding - and now they are "open sourcing" the how to, I would think that any government not stealing these ideas and throwing money that otherwise would languish in bureaucratic purses is missing a huge opportunity.

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

#58

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…

What makes you think that because it's inside the CS department it's limited to engineering students? At Stanford any student can register for nearly any class.

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

#59

Three cheers for the furthering concentration of privilege and access!

You're not doing yourself any favours with comments like these. YC is going out of their way to make this stuff accessible and privilege has nothing to do with it whatsoever. Please, don't do this.

Re: How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

#60

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")

Eh, these folks use the same programs we do, the same hardware we do, and compete in the same markets we do.

There's no reason to be jealous...if you spend your time doing actual business while they're taking classes, you'll win.

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