20 YCombinator Lessons: A Reference Guide (Vol. 1): The definitive reference guide for the lessons in YCombinator's Startup School.

by Dave Goldblatt

I wrote this guide to solve a problem I encountered during Startup there was so much great content, but no easy way to reference it while building.I wanted an easily navigable guide, one that could help me get to the right content without having to do a ton of digging.So, I started writing reference guides for each lesson. This was the best way for me not only integrate more deeply with the lessons, but also to reinforce their insights after my initial viewing.This guide is meant to help you find the specific information you need, fast. Not sure how to approach analytics? Chapter 6. Is your startup idea even worthwhile? Chapter 2. When building your startup, the last thing you want to do is spend hours poring over far-flung materials to find the insight or template; faster + more organized = better.While this guide *can* be used in place of actually attending Startup School, I highly recommend using it in tandem with the course. Each piece of Startup School - the video lessons, the Group Courses, the updates - has it’s relative strengths and weaknesses, and I hope to simply amplify the existing awesome material.

120 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 10, 2020