Y Combinator Courses

Startup School

42 reviews

Join Y Combinator's free 10-week course to lower the barrier to startup entry, with access to founder-advisors for personalized feedback.

• Independent
• 10 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

How to Start a Startup

16 reviews

Stanford University's online course offers 1,000 minutes of content on starting a startup, covering idea evaluation, growth, marketing, hiring, fundraising, and business strategy.

• Independent
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Sales and Marketing; How to Talk to Investors (Tyler Bosmeny; YC Partners)

1 review

Learn sales funnel strategies, investor pitching, and role-play investor meetings with Y Combinator's CEOs in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

YC Tech Talks: Machine Learning

Explore machine learning startup insights with Y Combinator founders. Learn about recommendation models, 3D reinforcement learning simulators, and hear pitches from innovative companies.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Right Reason and Way to Approach Strategics

Learn strategic approaches from industry experts at Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Medtronic, and Genentech in this less than 1-hour panel discussion hosted by Y Combinator.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Why become a product engineer? -- with Volley (YC W18) & Luminai (YC S20)

Explore the role of a Product Engineer with Y Combinator founders in under an hour. Learn about the transition from software engineer, career paths, and key skills.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

YC Tech Talks: Climate Tech with Charge Robotics (S21), Wright Electric (W17) and Impossible Mining

Explore climate tech challenges with Y Combinator's founders. Learn about electric planes, solar industry robots, and underwater mining in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Later-stage Advice (Sam Altman)

Learn startup essentials from Y Combinator's Sam Altman in under an hour. Topics include management structure, legal aspects, marketing, and dealing with failure.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Legal and Accounting Basics for Startups (Kirsty Nathoo, Carolynn Levy)

Y Combinator's short program offers startups insights into legal, finance, and accounting basics, ensuring smooth operations and avoiding future complications.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

How to Run a User Interview (Emmett Shear)

Learn how to conduct user interviews to shape product goals with Emmett Shear, Founder of Twitch, in this less than 1-hour Y Combinator offering.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Building Product, Talking to Users, and Growing (Adora Cheung)

Learn how to grow your startup from zero to many users with Adora Cheung, Founder of Homejoy, in this less than 1-hour material from Y Combinator.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

How to Start a Startup (Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz)

Learn startup fundamentals from Y Combinator's President, Sam Altman, and Facebook Co-founder, Dustin Moskovitz, in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course