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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 ">https://www.paulgraham.com/start.htm...

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 ">https://www.paulgraham.com/growth.ht...

3. Competition is for losers - Peter Thiel

Google’s rev - $161b
US Airlines’ Rev - $248b (1.5x Google)
But, Google& #39;s Profit - $34b (1.5x Airlines)
US Airlines’ Profit - $14.7b

Profits get competed away if you don’t have a monopoly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_0dVHMpJlo&list=PL5q_lef6zVkaTY_cT1k7qFNF2TidHCe-1&index=5">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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">https://pmarchive.com/guide_to_...

Pmarchive · The only thing that matters

An archive of the best articles from Marc Andreessen’s now defunct blog

https://pmarchive.com/guide_to_startups_part4.html

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

[How to Plan an MVP] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hHMwLxN6EM&t=60s">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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

[Do Things that Don& #39;t Scale]
http://paulgraham.com/ds.html ">https://paulgraham.com/ds.html&q...

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

[Team and Execution] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVfnkM44Urs">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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

[Building Product] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C27RVio2rOs">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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

[How To Find Product Market Fit] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LNQxT9LvM0">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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

[How to Get Users and Grow]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URiIsrdplbo">https://www.youtube.com/watch... - just don& #39;t put all your eggs in FB& #39;s basket

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

[Hiring and Culture] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTS7OIAMunM">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

12. How to Raise Money - Marc Andreessen from A16Z

[How to Raise Money] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JBOSmRo8js">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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

Culture with Brian Chesky and Alfred Lin] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px5rgcNjOTc">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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

[How to be a Great Founder] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ7ZvO5DpIw&list=PL5q_lef6zVkaTY_cT1k7qFNF2TidHCe-1&index=13">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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