We've cut down the eighth week of lectures to be even shorter and combined them into one podcast.
First a lecture from Adora Cheung. Adora’s a partner at YC. Her lecture covers how to prioritize your time.
Then a lecture from Kevin Hale. Kevin is also a partner at YC. His lecture is the second part of his talk on how to evaluate startup ideas.
Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year.
Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
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Topics
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Adora Cheung - How to Prioritize Your Time
2:12 - Real vs fake progress
4:10 - How to determine if you're prioritizing the right tasks
4:42 - Keep a spreadsheet of ideas related to moving your primary KPI
7:32 - Grade the new and old ideas once a week based on potential impact
9:52 - Consider the complexity of each task
11:32 - Don't try to do everything at once
11:52 - How do I know I'm prioritizing my time well?
13:42 - What if I can't complete my tasks in time?
14:02 - Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule
15:32 - Moving fast
16:47 - Kevin Hale - How to Evaluate Startup Ideas Pt. 2
18:52 - How to apply to Y Combinator
20:17 - As a YC partner, you don't need to sell me
21:12 - Can I understand the idea? Am I excited by it? Do I like the team and want to work with them?
21:47 - How do I describe my company in a very efficient manner?
22:52 - Making your idea legible
25:12 - Things to avoid when describing your company
27:34 - Be conversational
28:02 - Avoid jargon, no preamble, and be reproducible
28:47 - Nouns: what are you making, what is the problem, and who is the customer
32:47 - Using the X for Y formula of explaining your startup
36:57 - Be concise without leaving out the key nouns
40:47 - How to adjust a description
#74 - Linda Xie and Avichal Garg
#73 - Patrick Moberg and Holly Liu
#72 - Miles Brundage and Tim Hwang
#71 - Claire McDonnell and Jennifer Kim on Building an Inclusive Company Culture
#70 - CoinList Cofounder Andy Bromberg and Ramon Recuero
#69 - Anne Wojcicki of 23andMe and Sam Altman
#68 - Cost vs Quality in Edtech - Keith Schacht, Avichal Garg, and Geoff Ralston
#67 - 3D Home Printing for the Developing World - Alexandria Lafci and Brett Hagler of New Story Charity
#66 - Breaking Down HackerRank's Survey of 40,000 Developers with Vivek Ravisankar
#65 - Funding Is an Outcome of Building a Good Business - Porter Braswell of Jopwell
#64 - Researching Psilocybin's Effects on Depression - Dr. Rosalind Watts
#63 - The Number One Goal is Getting Started - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy
#62 - Dan Lewis, CEO of Convoy, on the Future of Freight
#61 - Sam Altman on Masters of Scale
#60 - Startup Investor School Preview with Geoff Ralston
#59 - Providing Fair Financial Products for the 56% of the US Without Access to Them - Jake Rosenberg of LendUp
#58 - It's Surprising How Much Small Teams Can Get Done - Sam Chaudhary of ClassDojo
#57 - Alex Blumberg of Gimlet Media
#56 - Leah Culver of Breaker and Tom Sparks of YC Answer Your Questions About Security and Podcasting
#55 - Tim Urban of Wait But Why
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