YC Partner Eric Migicovsky shares a framework for asking questions and collecting feedback from your users.

Watch this if:

• you haven’t started talking to users yet
• your users are asking for conflicting features
• you aren’t getting valuable information from talking with users

In this lecture, YC Partner Kevin Hale goes over how to package up your idea and communicate it to an investor. He shares his tips on how to craft your pitch in a clear and concise way that effectively grabs your audience’s attention.

Watch this if:

• this is a must watch!
• you want investors to pay attention to your startup
• people have a hard time understanding what your startup does

YC CEO and Partner Michael Seibel shares his approach to building an MVP and getting your first users as a pre-launch startup.

Watch this if:

• you haven’t built an MVP yet
• you’re trying to figure out which features to put in your MVP
• you’re building an MVP but don’t have anyone using it yet
• your MVP is taking longer than expected to launch

YC Partner Kat Manalac presents on how startups should think about launching and why you should do it repeatedly.

Watch this if:

• you haven’t launched yet
• you launched, but it didn’t go well

YC Partner Adora Cheung shares her framework for how founders can efficiently make use of their time. She covers ways to identify and prioritize tasks, in addition to how you can measure their impact on your company.

Watch this if:

• you aren’t sure that you’re focusing on the right tasks
• you’re easily distracted while working on your startup
• you feel like your startup isn’t progressing fast enough

YC Partner Kevin Hale talks about the importance of building a successful working relationship with your cofounders, and setting up processes to optimize for the strengths of your team.

Watch this if:

• you and your cofounders argue a lot
• your cofounders aren’t doing their fair share of work
• you want to have more effective conversations with your cofounder

Michael Seibel

Watch this if:

• you have a cofounder (or want one) and want to know how to split your equity

YC Partner and Head of Admissions Dalton Caldwell gives us the rundown on pivoting and shares his advice on how founders should think about it for their startups.

Watch this if:

• you’re wondering if you should pivot
• you aren’t sure if your new idea is better than your last idea

YC Partner Tim Brady covers the importance of building a strong and coherent culture early and shares six things that you can do now to help you create a solid foundation for your startup.

Watch this if:

• you want to inspire your team
• you want to keep your team aligned

To succeed in building a big company in the long-term, founders must become good at leading, motivating, and retaining great people. Ali Rowghani, YC Partner and CEO of the YC Continuity Fund, takes from his experience working with great leaders to share his three observations on leadership. 

Watch this if:

• you want to learn from someone who worked closely with Steve Jobs and other great founders
• you aren’t sure what type of leader you are

Geoff Ralston, Michael Seibel

Read this if:

• you are a founder

Paul Graham

Read this if:

• you want to know how to find your first customer and make them love your product

Michael Seibel

Read this if:

• you want to get press or bloggers to talk about your product

Michael Seibel

Read this if:

• you want to learn the best product development process but don’t want to watch Michael’s talk

Paul Buchheit

Read this if:

• you are building an consumer product and deciding which features it should have

Peter Reinhardt

Read this if:

• you are building an enterprise product and deciding which features it should have

YC Partner Dalton Caldwell gives insight into how YC admissions works and what makes for a successful YC experience.

Watch this if:

• you’re interested in applying to YC
• you aren’t sure what YC looks for in a startup

YC President Geoff Ralston concludes Startup School this year with some parting advice, as founders continue on their journey to make something people want.

Watch this if:

• you want some more motivation to work on your startup