Earlier quoted context omitted.
If I can give you one hot tip it is not to quit your fulltime job until you have something in terms of traction to ensure you're not killing your runway waiting through the 'valley of despair'.
Some employment contracts have IP clauses that make the claim that anything you create before, during or after hours while employed is theirs, so maybe it makes sense in that regards.
YC Startup School 2018: a free, 10-week, online course
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Re: YC Startup School 2018: a free, 10-week, online course
#112I took this course last year and enjoyed it a lot. My company exists and is growing. Can I take it again? -- Is it possible, and does it make sense to take it twice?
You can definitely take it again. Content this year, for the most part, will be different than last year's.
I forgot my password, and have trouble setting a new password for the previous account via the reset link; the website says "Please review the problems below:" but doesn't show anything else...
Should I create a new account...?
Re: YC Startup School 2018: a free, 10-week, online course
#113- The photo image uploader does not seem to work (FF61).
- The email validation link threw a 500 error on first try, second try succeeded.
- The company name field in the second form cannot be empty, even though the field description says 'if you have one'.
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#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
You had to essentially come to the meeting with a specific problem to focus on. For us it went like: * A quick status update on what we've accomplished since the last meeting, some back and forth. * Discuss the main problem we're working on. (For example: "We're stuck on how to improve our inbound traffic") * Talk about next steps or deliverables for the next meeting. (For example: Try to acquire 10% more users) It w…
> with a specific problem to focus on That's unfortunate... I think that most often picking the right problem is the most important problem itself, but that requires a lot of context. I'm glad you enjoyed it though!
Re: YC Startup School 2018: a free, 10-week, online course
#115Hi, I'm Adora, a YC partner, and will be helping out with the course. Very excited to meet and work with everyone. Happy to answer any questions.
Sorry to ask a rather trivial question but I can't seem to reset my password from last year's account; when I type a new password (on the form one gets to, from the reset email), the system says "Please review the problems below:" but the problems aren't shown...
Is it important to keep the same account as last year or should I create a new account?
Re: YC Startup School 2018: a free, 10-week, online course
#116Developing the product was always a bit of a hobby but patiently over 5 years since it transitioned from freeware to commercial, annual subscription billings have grown to over $500K. We estimate that our current customer base is a 3-5% of the TAM. The product business itself is already profitable because it requires barely one FT equivalent person for development and support (i.e. 2-3 people part-time working on it, mostly dev, a bit of support).
Since it has a hobby, we fully relied on a low touch sales model so we never have done ads, conferences or engaged in sales efforts. Instead we grew via network effects among our customers.
What I'm trying to say is that in all these years we've figured out some things along the way (most notably product-market fit and business model) and clearly left other things on the table (sales, marketing, recruiting) to fully develop the opportunity further.
Back in 2014 I found immensely useful the "How to start an start up?" video lectures hosted by Sam Altman.
Given our slow motion, age (I'm over 50) and probably the fact that our company would be an outlier in the group calls, what would make most sense for me to apply for, Startup School or Audit Startup School? Of my team most likely only I will have enough time/motivation to take the online course.
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#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can definitely take it again. Content this year, for the most part, will be different than last year's.
Thanks! I forgot my password, and have trouble setting a new password for the previous account via the reset link; the website says "Please review the problems below:" but doesn't show anything else... Should I create a new account...?
Thanks
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#118Re: YC Startup School 2018: a free, 10-week, online course
#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks! I forgot my password, and have trouble setting a new password for the previous account via the reset link; the website says "Please review the problems below:" but doesn't show anything else... Should I create a new account...?
Hi, can you email us at software@ycombinator.com and include your email address? Thanks
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#120I have a question, though. In the "What industry do you plan to launch your product in?" question, one of the responses was "Diversity." What exactly do you mean by "Diversity Industry" and can you give some examples of companies in this space?