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ISE Jingu and the Pyramid of Enabling Technologies(theprepared.org)
2 points by kevin 5y ago|0 comments
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Advice for Hard-Tech and Biotech Founders (Startup School)(youtube.com)
3 points by kevin 7y ago|0 comments
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by kevin 7y ago
Most people are in Startup School haven't even started or have no idea. SUS is a perfect place to start on a small project with other people. From our experience at YC, getting a cofounder is the single best thing to improve the odds o
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by kevin 7y ago
Neither did my cofounders when we got started.
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by kevin 7y ago
Startup School is a good way to start finding a friend with similar interests. You gotta start somewhere. - Kevin (YC Partner / Startup School Instructor/Host)
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by kevin 7y ago
If you register now for Startup School 2019, you can now start using the directory to find other single founders looking for a cofounder. Filter by proximity, vertical and company description. This is a really great free resource to help yo
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You can now use YC's Startup School directory to find a cofounder(twitter.com)
170 points by kevin 7y ago|120 comments
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by kevin 7y ago
We have a video conf system we offer on Startup School website, but teams are welcome to organize something else if they can all agree.
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by kevin 7y ago
Startup School is now open to all. Taking spot doesn't take away from anyone else now.
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by kevin 7y ago
That's when you had to apply to Startup School for limited spots. Now it's open to everyone for free, which means we don't require the intro video to just register/signup for the class.
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by kevin 7y ago
This year, each lecture is no more than 20 minutes. On any given week, there will be a max of 1 hour of video content for you to watch. More important than the lectures will be dedicating 30-60 minutes each week to participate in group sess
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by kevin 7y ago
At the minimum, to be considered active: you need to submit a weekly update about your progress every week (probably 5-15 minutes max). Every week we release about an 1 hour of video content for you to watch. Every week, there are group ses
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by kevin 7y ago
Yes! It's okay if you don't know which idea you want to pursue. Our first lecture actually goes over how to evaluate ideas for potential and helping you weigh and decide which to pursue.
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by kevin 7y ago
Ah, good catch. Thanks for sharing a recording of the bug.
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by kevin 7y ago
Hey HN, this is Kevin Hale, one of the partners at YC. I'll be hosting this year's Startup School alongside Adora Cheung. We learned a lot from last year's class and the Startup School team is really excited about this next i
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Users Don’t Hate Change. They Hate Our Design Choices(articles.uie.com)
3 points by kevin 8y ago|0 comments
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Visualizing Fitts's Law (2007)(particletree.com)
35 points by kevin 9y ago|35 comments
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by kevin 9y ago
We did this interview with Sam a few weeks before he posted his recent essay on the topic. Not having to coordinate illustrations definitely helps with publishing speed. :) During the interview, we realized it was the first time I had heard
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The Great American Share – Sam Altman Interview on Basic Income(spectacle.com)
134 points by kevin 9y ago|369 comments
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by kevin 10y ago
It's not just for hardware and software companies. Service companies can be pre or post launch too.
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YC Office Hours in 11 Countries This Fall(blog.ycombinator.com)
99 points by kevin 10y ago|36 comments
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by kevin 10y ago
"It is humbling to go back to the labor market, hat-in-hand, asking for help. We did this when we hired you. We asked each of you to help us. You did not need us. There are plenty of great jobs. But we needed you. And thank goodness yo
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How to Hire – eShares(blog.esharesinc.com)
1 points by kevin 10y ago|1 comments
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Is science curiosity more cognitively valuable than science comprehension?(papers.ssrn.com)
2 points by kevin 10y ago|0 comments
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by kevin 10y ago
We're really excited about this new series on The Macro about the first employees at startups. First employees are often unsung heroes at companies, but often incredible crucial to getting them off the ground and setting the culture of
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Man vs. Marathon(nytimes.com)
2 points by kevin 10y ago|0 comments
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by kevin 10y ago
No one communicated that Pinboard, the company, was a joke. I feel quite the opposite. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11441978
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by kevin 10y ago
Yes, I called all the other winners too. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11633517
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by kevin 10y ago
Regarding Pinboard, the simple answer is he won the votes, he won the poll, but he made me feel uncomfortable in the end. I went into my good-faith phone call with him very much wanting this to work out and I was disappointed to come out of
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Tell HN: Winners of Apply HN for YC Fellowship 3
196 points by kevin 10y ago|302 comments

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