Past YC Talks – SUS
How to Succeed With a Startup (SUS 2018)
STARTUP SCHOOLSTAYING ALIVEFOUNDER PSYCHOLOGYBECOMING A FOUNDER
Sam Altman, former President of Y Combinator, shares his thoughts on how you can succeed with a startup.
How to Split Equity Among Co-Founders
STARTUP SCHOOLCO-FOUNDERSPEOPLESTOCK EQUITYMANAGEMENT
Founders often make mistakes when figuring out equity for each co-founder. Equity should be split equally because all the work is ahead of you.
STARTUP SCHOOLSTARTUP IDEASGETTING STARTED
YC Partner Kevin Hale walks us through the process of evaluating ideas and how founders should think about their startups.
STARTUP SCHOOLGETTING STARTEDPRODUCTBUILDING PRODUCT
YC CEO and Partner Michael Seibel shares his approach to building an MVP and getting your first users as a pre-launch startup.
STARTUP SCHOOLSTARTUP IDEASPRODUCTBUILDING PRODUCT
YC Partner Eric Migicovsky shares a framework for asking questions and collecting feedback from your users.
How to Apply and Succeed at Y Combinator
STARTUP SCHOOLYCAPPLYING TO YC
YC Partner Dalton Caldwell gives insight into how YC admissions works and what makes for a successful YC experience.
Eric Migicovsky, Jared Friedman
YC Partners Eric Migicovsky and Jared Friedman discuss strategies for navigating COVID as an early stage startup. Questions from their discussion came from the Startup School forum. For more information about Startup School, visit https://www.startupschool.org
STARTUP SCHOOLGETTING STARTEDGROWTHPRESS
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.
How to Launch (Again and Again)
STARTUP SCHOOLPRODUCTBUILDING PRODUCT
YC Partner Kat Manalac presents on how startups should think about launching and why you should do it repeatedly.
STARTUP SCHOOLGROWTHPRODUCTBUILDING PRODUCT
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.
STARTUP SCHOOLSTARTUP IDEASPRODUCTBUILDING PRODUCT
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.
STARTUP SCHOOLGROWTHPRODUCTBUILDING PRODUCT
YC Partner and growth expert Gustaf Alstromer talks about how to measure product market fit, how to decide on a growth channel, metrics that lie about PMF and other mechanics of growth for startups.
How to Set KPIs and Goals (SUS 2019)
STARTUP SCHOOLEARLY STAGEGROWTHKPI
YC Partner Adora Cheung covers the importance of defining and tracking KPIs to understand how effectively your startup is reaching its goals.
STARTUP SCHOOLCO-FOUNDERSPEOPLECULTURE
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.
Future Founders Track Conclusion
Geoff Ralston
STARTUP SCHOOL
YC President Geoff Ralston shares his parting message with the participants of the future founder track of Startup School.
Future Founders Track Welcome
Geoff Ralston
STARTUP SCHOOL
YC President Geoff Ralston welcomes participants to the future founder track of Startup School.
How to Find the Right Co-Founder
STARTUP SCHOOLCO-FOUNDERSBECOMING A FOUNDER
YC Partner Harj Taggar shares advice on how to find the right co-founder for your startup. This lecture was filmed for the future founder track of Startup School 2020.
STARTUP SCHOOLSTARTUP IDEASPROBLEMS TO SOLVEBECOMING A FOUNDER
YC Partner Jared Friedman shares advice on how to get startup ideas. This video was recorded for the future founder track in Startup School 2020.
STARTUP SCHOOLGETTING STARTEDGROWTH
YC President Geoff Ralston concludes Startup School this year with some parting advice, as founders continue on their journey to make something people want.
STARTUP SCHOOLMANAGEMENTLEADERSHIPPEOPLECULTURE
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.
STARTUP SCHOOLMANAGEMENTLEADERSHIPPEOPLECULTURE
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.
Understanding SAFEs and Priced Equity Rounds
YC Partner Kirsty Nathoo gives the lowdown on several different ways to capitalize your company and how those impact founder equity and cap tables overall.
How to Improve Conversion Rates
STARTUP SCHOOLGROWTHPRODUCTBUILDING PRODUCT
YC Partner Kevin Hale covers the first principles of conversion, one of the main drivers of growth for your startup, and how you can improve it starting with your landing page.
STARTUP SCHOOLGROWTHMARKETINGBUSINESS MODELSMONETIZATION
YC Partner Kevin Hale goes over the fundamentals of pricing and monetization, how it affects your customer acquisition strategy, and how to optimize it through a few rules of thumb.
