Startup School 2018 – Curriculum

Post by mockingbirdy » Wed, Aug 08, 2018, 7:36 AM UTC

robertAngst wrote: post #31

davebryand wrote: post #3

When you're in YC they tell you that a huge part of being a successful founder is "managing your psychology." I wish they would elevate that to a first-class concept in their startup education.

Interesting. I tell people believing in their abilities made the difference. Having money helps(well paid 9-5), but knowing that with enough googling and never giving up mentality, you can solve real problems. Sometimes I am shocked at how little is needed to solve problems that the entire world is currently dealing with, but my fully capable friends dont even try.

Post by chosenbreed » Wed, Aug 08, 2018, 1:05 PM UTC

philwelch wrote: post #53

tristanho wrote: post #45

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My impression was that he had semi-retired to spend time with his family (and good for him! he certainly deserves it after founding YC) That being said, I've certainly missed pg essays as of late...

Though I can't be sure, I think a big reason for his retirement had to do with the Two Minutes Hate he was subjected to at the hands of the Internet Outrage Machine. PG has always had a knack for being misunderstood, and I think disappearing from the spotlight was his way of making sure that problem didn't hurt YC. Unfortunately for you and me, that means no more great essays. It's kind of funny because, in retrospec…

Post by bob_theslob646 » Wed, Aug 08, 2018, 1:46 PM UTC

nojvek wrote: post #57

a13n wrote: post #52

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We're bootstrapped, and we did it last year. I wrote about our experience: https://canny.io/blog/what-youll-get-out-of-y-combinators-st... I would guess that this is YC's version of freemium. They're giving away a slimmed down version of their product for free, to drive brand awareness / resonance, and attract more qualified leads to their paid (7%) program. You might not be interested in YC proper, but there's still…

It is amazing how successful YC has been. Is there another well known accelerator that has close to YC’s total valuation of startups? Also it baffles me that YC has close to 1000 startups that have gone through them but only one “Dropbox” has IPO’d. I get the feeling that YC’s best days are ahead when things they invested in a decade ago will pay off huge returns.