AMA: I watched 100 YC Startup School lectures (from 2008 to 2016)

[Ontol]

Hello everyone, I’m Alex, and I’m building "Ontol" - my way to structure world's wisdom. In the last 2 month I have watched 50+ hours of lectures from Y Combinator Startup School:

• 2008 - https://www.youtube.com/user/startupschool/videos

• 2009 - https://www.twitch.tv/startupschool/videos

• 2010 - https://www.twitch.tv/startupschool/videos

• 2011 - https://www.twitch.tv/startupschool/videos

• 2012 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ-uHSnFig5PFAmAiftS0h9hHFZJNHGCn

• 2013 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ-uHSnFig5PZH_UEL0JalZ2edVGsO2R8

• 2014(NY) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ-uHSnFig5NCQkhJfkn8ogXFwzrP4SIf

• 2014(Europe) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ-uHSnFig5P7scrcPr3VPHrG1OylKhpt

• 2014(SV) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ-uHSnFig5OyY5JWSQrl_gESiEUJxe1m

• 2016(SV) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ-uHSnFig5NUadFuTNjcpHsWUVBueHSh

AMA!

[taubek]

Did you see changes in approach to same set of problems during the time?

[Ontol]

I've seen a shift from complete uncertainty to certainty, because in 8 years, YC startups have achieved notable success

In the beginning there were a lot of outside speakers, then they started inviting more of their own graduates

It was interesting to note that many of the speakers said that a couple of years ago they were sitting in the audience and looking enviously at the stage

[Ontol]

sets of problems:

idea - same

cofounders - same

fundrising - same

launch fast - same

make something people want - same

do things that don't Scale - same

talk to users - same

moving to valley - same

[Ontol]

too abstract ;) can you ask more concrete, plz?

[taubek]

All clear :) I guess that startups always face same/similar problems and issues.