Key insights

• 📈 Y Combinator’s startup school is the largest class ever with 15,000 participating companies from over 100 countries
• 💼 Deals and grants are available for participating companies, including credits from Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud
• 📚 The curriculum includes a combination of in-person and online classes, new software tools, weekly meetings, and a library of startup content available to everyone
• 🏫 An overview of the structure and components of the startup school, including weekly lectures, group office hours, company updates, forum, and presentation day
• 🏅 Moderator training session with strict participation requirements, and completion making attendees eligible for a $110k equity-free grant
• 📖 The importance of creating a compelling story for a startup, emphasizing the 'we'll figure it out' attitude as part of the fundamental culture of a team
• 📊 Regular updates for tracking progress, AWS credits, group office hours, and moderator role explained, and the low success rate of part-time startup work
• 🚀 Encouragement to focus on launching earlier, defining valuable metrics, and identifying meaningful milestones, with YC offering support through startup school, interactions with alumni, and wider knowledge dissemination

Q&A

• What advice does Y Combinator offer for startups?

  Startups should focus on launching earlier, defining valuable metrics based on their stage, and identifying meaningful milestones. YC offers support through startup school, interactions with alumni, and providing YC knowledge to a wide audience.

• Why are regular updates and community support crucial for startups?

  Regular updates are crucial for tracking progress. Community support is vital for startup success. Startups should focus on technical milestones for pre-launch startups.

• What is the emphasis on creating a compelling story for startups?

  Startups need a compelling story to keep going through hard times, persuade others, and create a successful journey. Y Combinator emphasizes the 'we'll figure it out' attitude as part of the fundamental culture of a team.

• Why is moderator training important in the startup school?

  Moderator training is important for group office hours, accountability, and ensuring active participation. Weekly company updates are required, and inactive companies will be removed.

• What are the benefits available to the participating companies?

  Deals and grants are available for the 15,000 participating companies, including credits from Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud, as well as offers from YC companies like Stripe and Clerk. Completing the course makes companies eligible for a $110k equity-free grant.

• What components are included in the startup school program?

  The program includes weekly lectures, group office hours, company updates, forum participation, and presentation day. Attendees have access to in-person lectures (limited seats) and online videos. Group office hours are important for accountability and peer feedback.

• How many companies participated in Y Combinator's startup school?

  Y Combinator's startup school had 15,000 participating companies from over 100 countries, making it the largest class ever.

• What is Y Combinator's startup school?

  Y Combinator's startup school is a program that aims to spread knowledge about entrepreneurship and provide support through online and in-person classes, software tools, and grants.

• 00:00 Y Combinator’s startup school is the largest class ever with 15,000 participating companies from over 100 countries. It aims to spread knowledge about entrepreneurship and provide support through online and in-person classes, software tools, and grants.
• 07:40 An overview of the structure and components of the startup school, including weekly lectures, group office hours, company updates, forum and presentation day. Attendees will have access to in-person lectures (limited seats) and online videos. Group office hours are important for accountability and peer feedback. The course includes weekly lectures, group office hours, company updates, forum, and presentation day.
• 14:11 A moderator training session is coming up with strict requirements for participation. Weekly company updates are required, and inactive companies will be removed. Completing the course makes you eligible for a $110k equity free grant.
• 20:09 Startups need a compelling story to keep going through hard times, persuade others, and create a successful journey. Crafting and sharing a resonating story is crucial for founders and their teams. Y Combinator emphasizes the 'we'll figure it out' attitude as part of the fundamental culture of a team.
• 27:03 Regular updates are crucial for tracking progress. AWS credits, group office hours, and moderator role explained. Part-time startup work has low success rate. Community support is vital for startup success. Focus on technical milestones for pre-launch startups.
• 33:53 Startups should focus on launching earlier, defining valuable metrics based on their stage, and identifying meaningful milestones. YC offers support through startup school, interactions with alumni, and providing YC knowledge to a wide audience.