Why YC startups outperform to the tune of $600 Billion Dollars?

Here are 12 priceless pieces of content from Y Combinator that every founder must consume.

1. How to start a start up by Paul Graham - Lessons:

1. Build something users love

2. Do it with smart people you like and trust

3. Spend less money than you make

[How to Start a Startup]
http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html 

2. Startup = Growth by Paul Graham

Lessons:
If you want to understand startups, understand growth.

The only reason startups die is - lack of growth. Everything follows from growth.

[Startup = Growth]
http://www.paulgraham.com/growth.html 

3. Competition is for losers - Peter Thiel

Google’s rev - $161b
US Airlines’ Rev - $248b (1.5x Google)
But, Google's Profit - $34b (1.5x Airlines)
US Airlines’ Profit - $14.7b

Profits get competed away if you don’t have a monopoly.

4. The only thing that matters - Product Market Fit by Marc Andreesen

[The only thing that matters] https://pmarchive.com/guide_to_startups_part4.html

5. How to Build an MVP - Michael Seibel, CEO Y Combinator

[How to Plan an MVP]

6. How to get your first 10 customers - Do things that don’t scale - Paul Graham

[Do Things that Don't Scale]
http://paulgraham.com/ds.html 

7. How to build a solid team and execute - Sam Altman

[Team and Execution]

8. How to build great products - Michael Siebel, CEO Y Combinator

[Building Product]

9. How to find product market fit - David Rusenko, CEO Weebly

[How To Find Product Market Fit]

10. How to Grow Rapidly - Alex Schultz, CMO at Facebook

[How to Get Users and Grow]
- just don't put all your eggs in FB's basket

11. How to Hire Great Talent - Patrick and Jon Collison, Founders of Stripe

[Hiring and Culture]

12. How to Raise Money - Marc Andreessen from A16Z

[How to Raise Money]

13. How to build culture - Brian Chesky, CEO AirBnb

Culture with Brian Chesky and Alfred Lin]

14. How to be a great founder - Reid Hoffman, CEO LinkedIn

[How to be a Great Founder]

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