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That's a really interesting idea, and a possibility. It's definitely something I've thought about a lot. Quite a few communities have reached out about doing s

That's a really interesting idea, and a possibility. It's definitely something I've thought about a lot. Quite a few communities have reached out about doing study groups, and I'm excited to hear their feedback.

startupdiscuss 10y ago
One possibility, and I think HN is the right forum, is to produce some tools to leverage those communities. Some ideas: 1. Working infrastructure for chatrooms etc 2. A curriculum for people to go through 3. The most important thing, I think, is to have those weekly classes to tune into so the people adopt the rhythm. And whatever other ideas all the smart HN readers might suggest following this. Edit: Someone should submit this as one of the projects!
samknight 10y ago
Hi Steven, I understand you're putting together the Startup School MOC with Finbarr and Sam. I'm a London based startup founder who loves the idea behind the course and is interested in getting the most possible from it. My interest lead me to hitting the Startup School Radio podcast where I heard this sentiment from a fellow London founder, YC alumni and ex-YC partner Harj Taggar "Just psychologically it's a big deal to be around a lot of other people going through the same thing you are, and just not feeling like you're crazy". I took Harj's words to heart and went about finding other London founders who were in a similar situation to us, told them about the upcoming MOC and started organising us into a YC inspired network of support. After one week of reaching out and attending non-stop Meetup events for tech startups (7 so far, 4 more to go!), I've collected a brilliant group of 18 founders. It turns out they loved the idea of doing the course together just as much as we did. First YC lesson learnt: build something users love and they will be very happy to engage with you. We're currently organising our first weekly dinner (it's tomorrow and I've never cooked for 18 people - here's hoping everyone likes pasta!), and our attempt at office hours will commence with the first lecture. Any advice or assistance you'd be able to offer us would be brilliant and most appreciated. Is emailing you guys at startupschool@ycombinator.com the best place for that? Thanks for your time reading a rather long message! Lots of love from the London YC gang to the MOC team in Mountain View. Sam Knightsbridge ComHouse CEO

startupdiscuss 10y ago

One possibility, and I think HN is the right forum, is to produce some tools to leverage those communities. Some ideas: 1. Working infrastructure for chatrooms etc 2. A curriculum for people to go through 3. The most important thing, I think, is to have those weekly classes to tune into so the people adopt the rhythm. And whatever other ideas all the smart HN readers might suggest following this. Edit: Someone should submit this as one of the projects!

samknight 10y ago

Hi Steven, I understand you're putting together the Startup School MOC with Finbarr and Sam. I'm a London based startup founder who loves the idea behind the course and is interested in getting the most possible from it. My interest lead me to hitting the Startup School Radio podcast where I heard this sentiment from a fellow London founder, YC alumni and ex-YC partner Harj Taggar "Just psychologically it's a big deal to be around a lot of other people going through the same thing you are, and just not feeling like you're crazy". I took Harj's words to heart and went about finding other London founders who were in a similar situation to us, told them about the upcoming MOC and started organising us into a YC inspired network of support. After one week of reaching out and attending non-stop Meetup events for tech startups (7 so far, 4 more to go!), I've collected a brilliant group of 18 founders. It turns out they loved the idea of doing the course together just as much as we did. First YC lesson learnt: build something users love and they will be very happy to engage with you. We're currently organising our first weekly dinner (it's tomorrow and I've never cooked for 18 people - here's hoping everyone likes pasta!), and our attempt at office hours will commence with the first lecture. Any advice or assistance you'd be able to offer us would be brilliant and most appreciated. Is emailing you guys at startupschool@ycombinator.com the best place for that? Thanks for your time reading a rather long message! Lots of love from the London YC gang to the MOC team in Mountain View. Sam Knightsbridge ComHouse CEO