May 9, 2024

Y Combinator

Please review the gaming material below to familiarize yourself with the information before the games begin. 

PAUL GRAHAM'S ESSAYS

http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html    

  • How to Present to Investors
    • http://www.paulgraham.com/investors.html
  • The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups
    • http://www.paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html
  • The Equity Equation
    • http://www.paulgraham.com/equity.html
  • How to Get Startup Ideas
    • http://www.paulgraham.com/startupideas.html
  • Is It Worth Being Wise?
    • http://www.paulgraham.com/wisdom.html
  • Schlep Blindness
    • http://www.paulgraham.com/schlep.html
  • Holding A Program in One's Head
    • http://www.paulgraham.com/head.html
  • Programming Bottom-Up
    • http://www.paulgraham.com/progbot.html
  • Founder Control
    • http://www.paulgraham.com/control.html
  • Startups in 13 Sentences
    • http://www.paulgraham.com/13sentences.html

COMPANIES

  • Airbnb
    • https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/airbnb
    • https://www.airbnb.com/
  • Instacart
    • https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/instacart
    • https://www.instacart.com/store/?categoryFilter=homeTabForYou
  • Stripe
    • https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stripe
    • https://stripe.com/
  • Coinbase
    • https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/coinbase
    • https://www.coinbase.com/
  • Dropbox
    • https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/dropbox
    • https://www.dropbox.com/
  • Twitch
    • https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twitch
    • https://www.twitch.tv/
  • Reddit
    • https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/reddit
    • https://www.reddit.com/
  • DoorDash
    • https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/doordash
    • https://www.doordash.com/

PEOPLE

  • Paul Graham
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Graham_(programmer)
  • Michael Seibel
    • https://www.michaelseibel.com/
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Seibel
  • YC's People
    • https://www.ycombinator.com/people

VIDEOS

  • The Hard Conversations Founders Don't Want to Have
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUbM-bURoJE
  • Don't Make These Hiring Mistakes
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUZ6PKJZvXE
  • Top Ways Startups Waste Money
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtzUo6vL3Iw
  • How to Get Your First Customers
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyYCn_kAngI