Learn how to start a company, with help from the world's top startup accelerator - Y Combinator.
Startup School is a free online course on how to start a startup.
Get advice based on 15 years of YC's knowledge, stay accountable for weekly progress, and find your co-founder.
How Startup School works
- Get the essential advice for ambitious startup founders, taught by Y Combinator partners and industry leaders.
- Go at your own pace. It will take approximately 7 weeks if you spend 1-2 hours/week.
Who is Startup School for?
- It's for anyone at the early stages of building a startup, turning a side project into a company, or anyone curious to learn about becoming a founder.
The YC Curriculum
Learn how to build a top startup - from the same people who helped Airbnb, Doordash, Stripe, Reddit, and Coinbase get started.
![michael seibel](/https/www.startupschool.org/images/michael.jpg)
How to Plan your MVP
![carolynn levy](/https/www.startupschool.org/images/carolynn.png)
Modern Startup Funding
![kat manalac](/https/www.startupschool.org/images/kat.png)
How to Launch your Company in the Press
![gustaf alstromer](/https/www.startupschool.org/images/gustaf.png)
How to Get Users and Grow
![ali rowghani](/https/www.startupschool.org/images/ali.jpg)
How to Lead Teams
![dalton caldwell](/https/www.startupschool.org/images/dalton.png)
How and When to Apply to Y Combinator
![mark zuckerberg](/https/www.startupschool.org/images/mark.jpg)
The Founding Story of Facebook
![anne wojcicki](/https/www.startupschool.org/images/anne.jpg)
On Starting and Scaling 23andMe
![blake scholl](/https/www.startupschool.org/images/boom.jpg)
Boom: A Startup Building a Supersonic Jet
Also part of Startup School:
- YC Co-Founder Matching: the world's largest co-founder matching platform, with over 100,000 matches made
- A weekly update tool to track your growth and progress
How co-founder matching works:
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Create your profileLet other founders know your preferences for interests, skills, location, and more
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See potential co-foundersWe'll show you candidates best suited for you based on your requirements and preferences
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Connect with your matchesSend invitations to founders that seem like a good fit, and explore the possibility of working together
Learn from the best startup founders
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