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24 alternatives to How To Start a Startup - Lecture 1: Why To Start A Startup (Sam Altman and Dustin Moskovitz)

Sama Altman, President of YC, kicks off this amazing series…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How To Start a Startup - Lecture 1: Why To Start A Startup (Sam Altman and Dustin Moskovitz) launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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YC Startup Class▲230
A live, one-hour class by Sam Altman on Platzi
2015 · its alternatives →
2
How To Start A Startup ▲348
YC Stanford Class as an Audio Podcast Available on iTunes
2014 · its alternatives →
3
Startup School 2019▲448
Learn how to start a startup with YC for free
2019 · its alternatives →
4
Startup School Live 2022▲175
Learn how to start a startup, with help from Y Combinator
2022 · its alternatives →
5
StartupClass.co▲305
YC's How to Start a Startup packaged as an online course
2014 · its alternatives →
6
Y Combinator Podcast▲528
Y Combinators new podcast on starting a startup
2017 · its alternatives →
7
Startup School Radio - 24: Sam Altman and Aarjav Trivedi▲74
Sam Altman reflects on his experience in YC's 1st class
2015 · its alternatives →
8
How to Start a Startup - 2: Ideas, Products, Teams, and Execution▲7
Sam Altman gives lecture #2 of this great series
2015 · its alternatives →
9
Startup Challenge ▲108
A learning game for Startup Class by Sam Altman
2014 · its alternatives →
10
Startup School for Future Founders▲514
YC's free 6-week program for aspiring founders
2020 · its alternatives →
11
Startup School Winter 2020▲494
Learn how to start a startup with YC for free
2019 · its alternatives →
12
How To Start a StartUp - 20: Later Stage Advice▲10
Sam Altman returns to wrap up the series
2015 · its alternatives →
13
How To Start A Startup - Paul Graham▲122
Counterintuitive parts of startups, and how to have ideas
2015 · its alternatives →
14
A Summary Guide to YC Startup School▲247
Learn key points of each 1 hour video in 5 minutes or less
2017 · its alternatives →
15
How to Build the Future: Mark Zuckerberg▲461
The first episode in Y Combinator's new podcast series
2016 · its alternatives →
16
CS183B - Startup Class▲376
Stanford class taught by Sam Altman & guest speakers
2014 · its alternatives →
17
Work at a Startup – Find a Job at a YC Company▲210
2017 · workatastartup.com · its alternatives →
18
How To Start A Startup - Lecture 14: How To Operate (Keith Rabois)▲58
The priorities of a startup CEO
2015 · its alternatives →
19
How to Start a StartUp - 19: Sales and marketing▲61
Tyler Bosmeny, Michael Seibel, Qasar Younis, Dalton Caldwell
2015 · its alternatives →
20
The Tim Ferriss Show - Should you start a ‘startup’ or build a cash-flow business?▲72
The answer to the question that everyone ask themselves
2015 · its alternatives →
21
How to Start a Startup: The Book▲111
Ultimate insider playbook based on the Y Combinator course
2015 · its alternatives →
22
Startup School Radio▲300
Stories on starting, funding & scaling w/ YC's Aaron Harris
2015 · its alternatives →
23
YC-Tips▲107
The easy way to implement Y combinator's principles
2023 · its alternatives →
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YC's startup advice, organized and searchable▲161
2020 · ycadvice.com · its alternatives →

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