YC Partner Kevin Hale walks us through the process of evaluating ideas and how founders should think about their startups. Startup School is YC's free online program for founders. Sign up to access the full curriculum and over $100k in deals! [ Ссылка ]
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Topics
0.00 - Why we're starting with evaluating ideas
1:25 - YC doesn't just fund companies with traction
2:50 - How can I predict if an investor will like my idea?
5:15 - A startup idea is a hypothesis
6:55 - The problem
10:55 - The solution
12:35 - The insight
14:00 - Founder's unfair advantage
15:00 - Market growing 20% a year
15:40 - Product 10x better
16:30 - Acquisition model
17:55 - Monopoly
18:50 - Threshold belief
19:10 - Miracle belief
20:10 - Example: YC
23:20 - Example: Wufoo
