How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014

Another great resource from Stanford on startups is their Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders lecture series. http://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.html Talks have been given by some of the same people (including Marc Andreessen, Aaron Levie, Reid Hoffman, and Marissa Mayer) and many others. This talk on negotiation is one of the best lectures I've ever heard and I've recommended it to people dozens of times: http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1573

This is a collection of videos. Most are not by Sam Altman. He just gathered them together. I will probably watch the Adora Cheung video later today. I think that's one I haven't seen and I've really liked everything I've seen by her so far. YC also has a free library of stuff. You don't need to be in Startup School to start accessing their educational things. So if you want to learn and don't yet feel ready to commit…

Having scanned through these lectures, one thing really jumps out at me. There is a serious lack of diversity here. That may seem trivial, but these guys seem to fit a very narrow range of experiences. Even their accents are nearly identical. I would suggest trying to learn from people of a wider background. There are plenty of great startups on this planet not founded by t-shirt-clad brogramers. The one exception to this pattern is lecture 18, legal and accounting…