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How to Start a Startup

Sam Altman and the folks from Y Combinator offer up an amazing course in "How To Start A Startup" at Stanford. Course includes lectures from: Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz, Paul Graham, Adora Cheung, Peter Thiel, Alex Schultz, Kevin Hale, Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Ben…

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Overview

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About How to Start a Startup

Sam Altman and the folks from Y Combinator offer up an amazing course in "How To Start A Startup" at Stanford. Course includes lectures from: Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz, Paul Graham, Adora Cheung, Peter Thiel, Alex Schultz, Kevin Hale, Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Ben Silbermann, Alfred Lin, Patrick and John Collison, Aaron Levie, Reid Hoffman, Keith Rabois, Ben Horowitz, Marissa Mayer, Hosian Rahman, Kirsty Nathoo, Carolynn Levy, and more

Why Upseed includes it

The podcast is a core resource for startup founders, featuring lectures from prominent figures in the startup and VC ecosystem.

Who may find it useful

Founders, Investors, Operators may find this series useful. Its recurring topics include Startup Building, Venture Capital, Fundraising, Entrepreneurship.

Operational profile

Series profile

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Series type
Episodic
Content type
Audio
Published by
Y Combinator and Stanford University: Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz, Paul Graham, Adora Cheung, Peter Thiel, Alex Schultz, Kevin Hale, Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Ben Silbermann, Alfred Lin, Patrick and John Collison, Aaron Levie, Reid Hoffman & more
Language
English
Geographic focus
Global
Last reviewed
March 11, 2026
Published episodes
20
publisher-supplied series count
Recent episodes linked
12
admitted official episode destinations
Series first published
January 6, 2016
publisher-supplied publication metadata
Latest episode
January 6, 2016
latest official destination found

Publication metadata and latest official episode destinations · Independent Upseed startup-relevance assessment · March 11, 2026

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Last reviewed

March 11, 2026

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