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How to Start a Startup

Stanford University

11 recommenders · 11 threads · recommended in 6 years, 2015–2020 · score 13.3

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A Stanford lecture series, taught by Y Combinator partners and founders in the 2014 CS183 course, covering how to find an idea, build a product, and grow a startup. Recordings are widely shared on YouTube and as a podcast.

Commenters call it a great overview of every part of starting a startup and say they wish they had taken it earlier.

Business, Finance & Economicsbeginnerfreevideo lectures#startups#entrepreneurship#y combinator#product#fundraising

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  1. Strongly recommendsESPOHarar/Entrepreneur2016in “Is it worth trying to start a business in a saturated market? (Marketing Firm)”

    I'd highly recommend watching through this series of 20 videos on "how to start a startup". It's a lecture series given entirely by people involved in billion dollar plus startups at Stanford. If you want to only watch the lecture specific to your question, check out "Lecture 5 - Competition is…

  2. Strongly recommendsyounginventorr/startups2016in “how do I actually start at startup?(noob question)”

    Check out the free Stanford course 'How to Start a Startup' by Y-Combinator. These guys have invested seed money in and mentored hundreds of startups worth a cumulative $53 Billion. I wish I had taken the course earlier, would have saved me a lot of mistakes! Edit: for tools there's kuki startup…

  3. Strongly recommendssportsonmarzr/startups2016in “Do you listen to any great started related podcasts?”

    The How To Start a Startup youtube channel was recommend to me and it has been the best resource that i've found. It's a Stanford lecture series hosted by Y combinator, the top startup accelerator, and there are some fantastic speakers. I think they've also converted it into a podcast to listen on…

  4. Strongly recommendsSol1taryr/Entrepreneur2015in “Favorite podcasts for entrepreneurs?”▲ 1

    I would highly, highly recommend listening to "How to build a startup" from the Y Combinator guys. It was a course taught at Stanford. Once you go through that, I like listening to EntreLeadership, Startups for the rest of us, Chris Ducker.

  5. Recommendsimrich-r/startups2020in “Anyone interested in sharing their story?”▲ 5

    Hey, glad you are thinking about starting your own thing. It is okay and preferable to actually start on side while keeping your job. This will give you security and peace of mind. Once you will see your project pickup and get traction (either revenue, users or others), it is easy to make the…

  6. Recommendsguancialleer/startups2019in “What are some habits of highly UNsuccessful founders? (Anti-Patterns)”▲ 1

    You need to chill. You asked what exactly is technical about wework, I said it’s website. So that proves that wework has a technological aspect and since the founders created that aspect it proves at least one was a technical founder. You also tried to disprove my solo non-technical founder point…

  7. Recommendsheysammyjr/startups2018in “Creating a startup - Viable idea to actual business. So many quesitons”

    I recommend you watch YCs lectures at Stanford titled “How to start a startup.” A lot of the questions you’re asking won’t ever matter until you’ve found an idea that people will love, and that you can design a product around. One of the most common mistakes YC founder Paul Graham notes in that…

  8. Recommendsoxy-o2r/Entrepreneur2017in “Any Brand building/business setup documentaries?”

    I would suggest How To Start a Startup Stanford course by Y Combinator. I've seen it and it's really cool. Changing the mind. If you want smth to read, it's [The Lean Startup] (http://theleanstartup.com) by Eric Ries. If you want to start from small tips and advices, I would suggest molfar.io…

  9. Recommendswolfytophatr/startups2016in “Where to start? (innocent advice)”

    Check out the How To Start A Startup podcast. It's a series of lectures from founders of startups, investors, and other very smart and successful people.

  10. Recommendsyannir/Entrepreneur2016in “We are Geoff Ralston and Tim Brady, partners at Y Combinator/Imagine K12. Ask Us Anything.”▲ 2

    I have watched, learned from, and recommended the Stanford Y-C combinator lectures on YouTube multiple times How to Start a Startup. Are you planning to have similar public-facing resources for the Imagine K12 initiative?

  11. Recommendszachshefskar/Entrepreneur2015in “Notes From My Failed Startup”▲ 4

    Good for you. Look at the How to Start a Startup course that was taught at Stanford last year. Dedicate your time to watching those lectures, take notes, and you will have a good start.

  12. Mentionsacademikr/startups2015in “From Consulting to start-up”

    Hey - thanks for posting here, and congrats for taking a baby step to becoming your own boss. Here's a few things from my perspective after a decade of working with startups, most notably as the Head of Marketing for Boxee. 1) **B-school is an expensive way to get you a great network and good…

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