Y Combinator | The Student's Guide To Becoming A Successful Startup Founder @ycombinator | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
If you're a high school or college student with big dreams of starting your own company, this video is for you. Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel, two startup founders who started in the early 20s and are now top investors, sit down to share the hard-won advice they wish they had known back in high school.
Whether you're already running your own startup or just have an idea you can't stop thinking about, Caldwell and Seibel will discuss the skills you need to learn now and how to set yourself up for success after graduating school. Their stories will give you a glimpse of what's truly possible at the intersection of ambition and opportunity in in today's world. This is a masterclass in entrepreneurship for the next generation.
Apply to Y Combinator: yc.link/DandM-apply
Work at a Startup: yc.link/DandM-jobs
Chapters (Powered by bit.ly/chapterme) -
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Delayed Gratification
02:23 - Learn to Code
04:17 - Learn Design
04:52 - Launch Products
06:49 - Make Friends
08:04 - School Sandbox
09:13 - Learn To Care
11:20 - Credential Game
13:35 - Fads That Stick
15:42 - Be Excited
17:50 - Be Honest
20:08 - Love The Long Games
23:46 - Live Your Dream
If you're a high school or college student with big dreams of starting your own company, this video is for you. Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel, two startup founders who started in the early 20s and are now top investors, sit down to share the hard-won advice they wish they had known back in high school.
Whether you're already running your own startup or just have an idea you can't stop thinking about, Caldwell and Seibel will discuss the skills you need to learn now and how to set yourself up for success after graduating school. Their stories will give you a glimpse of what's truly possible at the intersection of ambition and opportunity in in today's world. This is a masterclass in entrepreneurship for the next generation.
Apply to Y Combinator: yc.link/DandM-apply
Work at a Startup: yc.link/DandM-jobs
Chapters (Powered by bit.ly/chapterme) -
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Delayed Gratification
02:23 - Learn to Code
04:17 - Learn Design
04:52 - Launch Products
06:49 - Make Friends
08:04 - School Sandbox
09:13 - Learn To Care
11:20 - Credential Game
13:35 - Fads That Stick
15:42 - Be Excited
17:50 - Be Honest
20:08 - Love The Long Games
23:46 - Live Your Dream
