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The Student's Guide To Becoming A Successful Startup Founder
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Dalton and Michael sit down to share the hard-won advice they wish they had known back in high school. This Week at YC April 17, 2023 👩🏻🎓 The Student's Guide To Becoming A Successful Startup
Meet the YC Winter 2023 batch
Monday, April 10, 2023
Our 36th Demo Day featured founders from 250+ startups, building across verticals including B2B/enterprise, fintech, healthcare, climate, and more. This Week at YC April 10, 2023 🌱 Learn about the
💰 Modern Startup Fundraising 101
Monday, April 3, 2023
Brad Flora has coached 100s of startups on fundraising. He's seen it from every angle: as a founder, as an angel investor, and now as a Group Partner. This Week at YC April 3, 2023 💰 Modern Startup
The Social Radars: A new podcast from YC's Jessica Livingston & Carolynn Levy
Monday, March 27, 2023
They've worked together to help 1000s of startups for almost 20 years. Come be a fly on the wall as they talk to some of the most successful founders. This Week at YC March 27, 2023 🎙 The Social
How to build an MVP
Monday, March 20, 2023
Michael walks through how to determine your initial feature set, build prototypes and demos for testing, and present your MVP to early customers and.. This Week at YC March 20, 2023 🧑🏽💻 Pre-launch
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