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24 alternatives to Startup School - Paul Graham
Aaron Harris interviews Paul Graham, co-founder of YC
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Startup School - Paul Graham launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Stories on starting, funding & scaling w/ YC's Aaron Harris
2015 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
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YC's free 6-week program for aspiring founders
2020 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
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Counterintuitive parts of startups, and how to have ideas
2015 · howtostartastartup.co · its alternatives →
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YC Startup Class▲230A live, one-hour class by Sam Altman on Platzi
2015 · platzi.com · its alternatives →
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Learn how to start a startup with YC for free
2019 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
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Learn how to start a startup, with help from Y Combinator
2022 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
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StartupClass.co▲300YC's How to Start a Startup packaged as an online course
2014 · startupclass.co · its alternatives →
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YC partner, Aaron Harris, chats with Product Hunt's Ryan Ho…
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Learn how to start a startup with YC for free
2019 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
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YC Stanford Class as an Audio Podcast Available on iTunes
2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Startup and entrepreneurship advice from PG in visual form
2019 · its alternatives →
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Browse your favorite podcast shows, genres, and hosts on Apple Podcasts. Download and listen from any Apple device or stream online.
2020 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Host Aaron Harris interviews YC partner Michael Seibel. Als…
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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What does YC look for in prospective founders?
2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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Weston discusses making the transition from YC founder to VC
2015 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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Sam Altman reflects on his experience in YC's 1st class
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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YC Interviewer▲118Are you ready for an interview with investors?
2021 · ycinterviewer.com · its alternatives →
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The most beautiful articles ever written from YC founder
2015 · paulgraham.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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Very early (idea stage) program for founders
2015 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
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Hey, just wanted to share with you guys and app that I built and deployed in a day with Lovable. So, as a founder I always wanted to have an advisor but my budget would always be less, then on the other hand hand I had Paul's essays on Startup Advice, which I never read because I was busy building stuff. Hence, I built this product which comes into a sweet spot of both at the same time being more reasonable and capable than the alternative. ps: it's running on a reasoning model and tbh I've been able to gather pretty good insights from it. Note to PG: If you're seeing this. I'm your big fan.…
2025 · paulgraham.resurrect.space · its alternatives →
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Interview with one of the cofounders of Growsumo (YCS15)
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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