Startup Course - How to Build a Startup

By Y Combinator | Free Course on YouTube

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Last updated 3/2026 EN Beginner 992 min total

What you'll learn

Lectures by top YC partners and founders covering startup ideas, product-market fit, growth strategies, hiring, and building successful companies.

Course Content

3 sections • 21 lessons • 992m total length

Getting Started

10 lessons
Lecture 1 - How to Start a Startup (Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz) Preview
44:00
Lecture 2 - Team and Execution (Sam Altman) Preview
46:00
Lecture 3 - Before the Startup (Paul Graham) Preview
48:00
Lecture 4 - Building Product, Talking to Users, and Growing (Adora Cheung)
52:00
Lecture 5 - Competition is for Losers (Peter Thiel)
50:00
Lecture 6 - Growth (Alex Schultz)
47:00
Lecture 7 - How to Build Products Users Love (Kevin Hale)
48:00
Lecture 8 - How to Get Started, Doing Things that Don't Scale, Press
52:00
Lecture 9 - How to Raise Money (Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Parker Conrad)
50:00
Lecture 10 - Culture (Brian Chesky, Alfred Lin)
50:00

Fundamentals

10 lessons
Lecture 11 - Hiring and Culture, Part 2 (Patrick and John Collison, Ben Silbermann)
51:00
Lecture 12 - Building for the Enterprise (Aaron Levie)
46:00
Lecture 13 - How to be a Great Founder (Reid Hoffman)
50:00
Lecture 14 - How to Operate (Keith Rabois)
47:00
Lecture 15 - How to Manage (Ben Horowitz)
50:00
Lecture 16 - How to Run a User Interview (Emmett Shear)
46:00
Lecture 17 - How to Design Hardware Products (Hosain Rahman)
47:00
Lecture 18 - Legal and Accounting Basics for Startups (Kirsty Nathoo, Carolynn Levy)
48:00
Lecture 19 - Sales and Marketing; How to Talk to Investors (Tyler Bosmeny; YC Partners)
49:00
Lecture 20 - Later-stage Advice (Sam Altman)
49:00

Core Concepts

1 lesson
YC Startup Talk for Students, 2022
22:00

Description

Lectures by top YC partners and founders covering startup ideas, product-market fit, growth strategies, hiring, and building successful companies.

Original course by Y Combinator. Curated and organized for optimal learning on Qasrawii LMS.

Requirements

  • A computer with internet access
  • Willingness to learn

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21 lessons
992 minutes of content
Beginner level
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