Y Combinator — Best Videos According to Hacker News

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Competition is for Losers with Peter Thiel (How to Start a Startup 2014: 5)

Y Combinator

“this talk from YC's Startup School 2014 covering the ideas from Zero to One is excellent”

5 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

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Chase Adam at Startup School 2013

Y Combinator

“Startup School presentation (which is excellent, BTW)”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2016

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Tracy Young Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015

Y Combinator

“If you want to get an idea of how formidable Tracy Young is, watch her talk at the 2015 Female Founders Conference”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

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Michael Seibel - Building Product

Y Combinator

“Watched this lecture by Michael Seibel to YC in 2018 and thought it was useful.”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

interview

Elon Musk : How to Build the Future

Y Combinator

“A more down-to-earth video to watch might be this one”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2025

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Enterprise Sales | Startup School

Y Combinator

“I find this video about enterprise sales from Pete Koomen (YC Partner) to be the best summary”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

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Sam Altman - How to Succeed with a Startup

Y Combinator

“If you watch one SUS video ever then watch this 16 minute video from Sam Altman”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2020

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How to Get Your First Customers | Startup School

Y Combinator

“The entire video is really good actually I recommend watching the entire thing.”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

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Joel Spolsky at Startup School 2012

Y Combinator

“I remember Joel Spolsky talked at Startup School a few years back on this subject and he was spot on”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2016

interview

Office Hours at Startup School 2013 with Paul Graham and Sam Altman

Y Combinator

“you can watch office hour sessions on youtube from the Startup School that YC runs”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2020

lecture

How to Sell by Tyler Bosmeny

Y Combinator

“This was a pretty good video on selling B2B from startup school”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2020

interview

A Conversation with Paul Graham - Moderated by Geoff Ralston

Y Combinator

“Here is a (recent) very interesting interview with PG, among others, talking about Viaweb.”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2020

interview

The Real Product Market Fit by Michael Seibel

Y Combinator

“There's great content about that at the YC YouTube channel.”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

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Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)

Y Combinator

“I enjoyed Andrej Karpathy's talk about software in the era of AI.”

1 HN recommenders · 2025

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Balaji Srinivasan at Startup School 2013

Y Combinator

“The good thing is that interested parties can see the primary source directly.”

1 HN recommenders · 2013–2020

commentary

The Cult of Conformity in Silicon Valley

Y Combinator

“Michael and Dalton (YC partners) talk about it here”

2 HN recommenders · 2023