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24 alternatives to YC Startup School graduates

First ever graduates from YC Startup School

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. YC Startup School graduates launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   StartupClass.co▲305

   YC's How to Start a Startup packaged as an online course

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Startup School Radio▲300

   Stories on starting, funding & scaling w/ YC's Aaron Harris

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Startup College▲86

   Startup skills as online courses

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Startup Notes▲321

   Most actionable advice from each Startup School speaker

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Triplebyte: YC Startup List▲184

   A searchable list of YC Startups

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   How To Start A Startup ▲348

   YC Stanford Class as an Audio Podcast Available on iTunes

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MakeSchool Gap Year▲170

   Learn product dev, CS theory and intern at a tech startup

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Leap by YC▲181

   Where women in tech can talk about whatever we want

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Founders School▲85

   Online educational resource dedicated to entrepreneurship

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    YC Startup Class▲230

    A live, one-hour class by Sam Altman on Platzi

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Startup School 2019▲448

    Learn how to start a startup with YC for free

    2019 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Startup School for Future Founders▲514

    YC's free 6-week program for aspiring founders

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    YC Students▲181

    Browse student jobs & internships at Y Combinator companies

    2019 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Work at a Startup – Find a Job at a YC Company▲210

    2017 · workatastartup.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    New YC List▲109

    A new list of YC startups (S14, W14, S15)

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Startups List▲253

    Collections of the best startups in different places

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    YC New Year's B2B Buying Guide▲262

    Tech & services for your business, made by YC startups

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Backstories▲219

    The stories behind your favorite startups

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Startup Idea Prompts▲107

    Generate prompts from YC's RFS and A16Z's 16 Things

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    AcceleratedBy▲89

    Discover the latest startups accelerated by YC and others

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    YC Fellowship▲47

    Very early (idea stage) program for founders

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22SS
    Startups Selected in YC Startup School▲8

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    GradStash▲88

    Curated directory welcoming college graduates to life

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    StartupTalks▲176

    A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

    2014 · its alternatives →

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