Educational

How to Evaluate Startup Ideas – YCombinator

  • 00:00 – 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