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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
   Startup College▲86

   Startup skills as online courses

   2014 · stpcollege.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Triplebyte: YC Startup List▲184

   A searchable list of YC Startups

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   MakeSchool Gap Year▲170

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

   2014 · makeschool.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Leap by YC▲181

   Where women in tech can talk about whatever we want

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   StartupClass.co▲300

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

   2014 · startupclass.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Founders School▲85

   Online educational resource dedicated to entrepreneurship

   2014 · entrepreneurship.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Startup Institute▲86

   Career Accelerator

   2014 · startupinstitute.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   YC Startup Class▲230

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

   2015 · platzi.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Startup School 2019▲448

   Learn how to start a startup with YC for free

   2019 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Startup School for Future Founders▲510

    YC's free 6-week program for aspiring founders

    2020 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    YC Students▲181

    Browse student jobs & internships at Y Combinator companies

    2019 · entryleveljobs.me · its alternatives →

12. 12
    New YC List▲109

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

    2015 · newyclist.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Startcards▲78

    Flashcards for startup founders

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Backstories▲219

    The stories behind your favorite startups

    2015 · backstories.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sam Altmans Startup Class▲63

    Class on How to Start a Startup

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Startup Idea Prompts▲107

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AcceleratedBy▲89

    Discover the latest startups accelerated by YC and others

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    YC Fellowship▲47

    Very early (idea stage) program for founders

    2015 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →

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    Startups Selected in YC Startup School▲8

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    GradStash▲88

    Curated directory welcoming college graduates to life

    2016 · gradstash.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    StartupTalks▲176

    A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

    2014 · startuptalks.tv · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Liberal Arts Techie▲80

    How to break into your first startup job

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Work In Startups▲143

    Where startups meet rockstar employees

    2014 · workinstartups.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    You Belong In Tech 1.0▲247

    15+ untold stories of non-traditional paths into tech

    2021 · youbelongintech.com · its alternatives →

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