Startup School 2014 Recap and Videos

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Post by katm » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 4:11 PM UTC

Startup School 2014 Recap and Videos
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Post by cvander » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 4:24 PM UTC

Thanks again for such an inspiring event. Sharing the playlist with some friends.

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Post by kevin » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 5:17 PM UTC

Thanks to Nick Sivo for turning these around so fast. I think it takes YouTube awhile to add automated closed captions to the videos (couple of days if I remember last time). Because they're not great, we're also in the process of having them transcribed, which takes a bit longer, but will be more accurate. That'll probably be done in a week or so. Thanks everyone for watching!

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Post by hberg » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 7:19 PM UTC

Thanks to the YC crew, speakers, and attendees for putting together an inspiring event!

Startup School TLDR; "Focus on product"

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Post by andygcook » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 8:07 PM UTC

Thought I'd share two quotes I enjoyed from Kevin Systrom's interview:

"Every little experience you have, you may not give credit, but it turns out is super important for being foundational in your startup going forward. Each and every little experience adds up."

"It turns just surround yourself by great people where you can learn the most and great things will happen."

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 8:33 PM UTC

hberg wrote: post #4

Thanks to the YC crew, speakers, and attendees for putting together an inspiring event! Startup School TLDR; "Focus on product"

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Post by ashraful » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 8:53 PM UTC

>WhatsApp charged users $0.99/month, and was self-funded.

Is this accurate? I remember being charged $0.99/year back when they started out. And the first year was free.

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Post by tim333 » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 11:02 PM UTC

ashraful wrote: post #7

>WhatsApp charged users $0.99/month, and was self-funded. Is this accurate? I remember being charged $0.99/year back when they started out. And the first year was free.

I don't think it was ever $0.99/month. I believe it was initially free, then ~$0.99 for life and now one year free then 0.99/yr

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 11:05 PM UTC

kevin wrote: post #3

Thanks to Nick Sivo for turning these around so fast. I think it takes YouTube awhile to add automated closed captions to the videos (couple of days if I remember last time). Because they're not great, we're also in the process of having them transcribed, which takes a bit longer, but will be more accurate. That'll probably be done in a week or so. Thanks everyone for watching!

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Post by testrun » Tue, Oct 14, 2014, 11:09 PM UTC

Really enjoyed Danae Ringelmann's presentation. My synopsis:

1. Product - why are you building it 2. People - culture 3. Journey - where are you coming from and where are you going