I had a ticket and was going to join (I flew out for one in 2015) as I really enjoyed the last time. But then I remembered unless you're looking for a founder you only get to mingle with other, hopeful entrepreneurs and you don't really get good feedback from anyone. And the entire set of presentations end up online.
So if you want to attend for the social experience (which don't get me wrong that's certainly fun) go for it but I'm not convinced it helps anymore beyond watching the videos online. In fact last time it ended up just helping me procrastinate.
> But then I remembered unless you're looking for a founder you only get to mingle with other, hopeful entrepreneurs and you don't really get good feedback from anyone.
Isn't that the case with most entrepreneur-targeted events? :P
I find that the event is best for those who need a jolt of inspiration to get their motors running. Which isn't a bad thing! We can get out practical advice elsewhere.
Fwiw I made a couple great connections at the pre-bbq in 2015 (not sure if they do this anymore). That was really the highlight for me. It was much more difficult to have a conversation during the event itself. Maybe we need a "hallway track" for startup school too. ;)
Can't understand why people keep trying to develop in-house livestream solutions, with so many professional options available, and must-have features: HD streaming, mobile, recordings available immediately, etc.
This is an interesting point as the largest video streaming service is a YC company. (admittingly, this type of content would not be suitable for Twitch, even under their Creative umbrella).
It's streamed through CloudFront, which has servers in Australia so I hoped it would work well. Could you traceroute to cdn.startupschool.org and email me the results at tlb@ycombinator.com?
Hey guys, I'm here and taking notes -- I've put some from the morning talks onto GitHub; please PR if you have any improvements or more details! Let's make the best notes ever :)
I'm really trying to make notes on the office hours with Qasar and Kevin but the pace is just so fast today. I think I'm going to have to go back and revisit once these videos are posted myself.
I only saw the bits around 230pm, but if by "startup school" they were trying to explain to the inexperienced entrepreneurs how they can be exploited by third-tier investors who enjoy mocking them, cutting them off while they are trying to explain their innovative ideas, and showing how smart they are to other people in the room, then that parody was pure genius. But I'm guessing most people missed the joke.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 65.9 ms ] threadI will aim to get the extended version online after the weekend, but downloads do take a while!
So if you want to attend for the social experience (which don't get me wrong that's certainly fun) go for it but I'm not convinced it helps anymore beyond watching the videos online. In fact last time it ended up just helping me procrastinate.
Isn't that the case with most entrepreneur-targeted events? :P
Fwiw I made a couple great connections at the pre-bbq in 2015 (not sure if they do this anymore). That was really the highlight for me. It was much more difficult to have a conversation during the event itself. Maybe we need a "hallway track" for startup school too. ;)
Can't understand why people keep trying to develop in-house livestream solutions, with so many professional options available, and must-have features: HD streaming, mobile, recordings available immediately, etc.
The stream is near unwatchable in Australia!
edit: even going as far as using mpv to help alleviate the issues, but stuff dropping still isn't helping!
https://github.com/charlesfeng/startup-school-notes/tree/mas...
I keep my article / book / conference notes in a repo too [0]. It's great to see more of that :).
[0]: https://github.com/tedmiston/notes
Thanks for the awesomeness.
https://github.com/charlesfeng/startup-school-notes/tree/mas...
Changing that "live8" to other numbers shows other videos, mostly eBay commercials but maybe some other content as well.