Here’s a guide to some valuable resources for aspiring entrepreneurs:
1. Y Combinator Youtube Videos
Y Combinator (YC) YC’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/ycombinator) offers valuable content for entrepreneurs. Notable videos include:
- “How to Find Product-Market Fit” by Peter Reinhardt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LM_U_KG5O8)
- “Growth for Startups” by Anu Hariharan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_yHZ_vKjno)
- “How to Pitch Your Startup” by Michael Seibel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lriN85rxCVM)
Additionally, YC’s blog (https://blog.ycombinator.com) and Startup School (https://www.startupschool.org) offer advice and learning opportunities. Paul Graham’s essays (http://paulgraham.com/articles.html) are also worth exploring.
2. Steve Blank’s Udacity course
Steve Blank is a serial entrepreneur with tons of startup videos on youtube. His free course “How to Build a Startup” (https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-build-a-startup–ep245) on Udacity covers customer discovery and business models. For further reading, consider his book “The Startup Owner’s Manual” (https://steveblank.com/books/).
3. Eric Ries’ book “The Lean Startup”
This influential book (https://theleanstartup.com) teaches entrepreneurs to build a minimum viable product (MVP) and iterate quickly based on customer feedback, optimizing resource utilization and enhancing the chances of success.