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This seems mostly aimed at SaaS/Uber4X type of startups where you can bootstrap an MVP in a weekend and have a customer by the next one. Where's the content for

This seems mostly aimed at SaaS/Uber4X type of startups where you can bootstrap an MVP in a weekend and have a customer by the next one. Where's the content for startups doing innovative stuff in the long run?

iheartblocks 6y ago
What gave you the impression that that was the focus?
- thecupisblue 6y ago
  That in 8 weeks you have to watch all the curriculum content - it seems like the focus is to go through the content and launch/be ready to launch/find customers. But the other comments prove me wrong, it seemed like that from the FAQ :)
zomglings 6y ago
Have gone through startup school, and it is not at all how it seems to you. We met companies that were making hardware and companies that had been building complicated enterprise products for years. I don't think we met a single MVP in a weekend type of company. All in all, a valuable experience - at the very least it gives you access to a bunch of nice deals (AWS, GCP credits and the like).
vikramkr 6y ago
Having gone through SUS/winning a grant with a biotech, I'll say the style of thinking and the community/accountability was universally applicable. Getting to the killer experiment as quickly as possible to have a solid foundation to build on/raise money off of is a very similar and useful style of thinking to get an MVP launched asap. The more tactical content was sorely lacking for biotechs/hartechs/moonshots though. For bio and hardware, it would have been nice to have some co tent specifically around challenges with capital raising/capital efficiency, how to think about designing experiments. Maybe for hardware, a how to do kickstarter lecture (since there were some very granular tactical software lectures), and maybe a lecture on how to manage a supply chain/inventory. For moonshots, I dont know if theres a playbook that applies since by definition they're very different, but perhaps similar themes to biotech of how do you derisk as quickly as possible. Hopefully theres an opportunity to add content along those lines as they build out the next gen of SUS
- thecupisblue 6y ago
  Thanks for the experience, your post is encouraging, might apply! The lack of "more tactical content" is what I noticed and that is what caused me to have that kind of a perspective at this being aimed at quicker-moving startups.
  - vikramkr 6y ago
    It's not an application anymore I dont think, it's more of a just sign up to participate, but you have to actually participate to get the benefits sort of thing

iheartblocks 6y ago

What gave you the impression that that was the focus?

thecupisblue 6y ago
That in 8 weeks you have to watch all the curriculum content - it seems like the focus is to go through the content and launch/be ready to launch/find customers. But the other comments prove me wrong, it seemed like that from the FAQ :)

zomglings 6y ago

Have gone through startup school, and it is not at all how it seems to you. We met companies that were making hardware and companies that had been building complicated enterprise products for years. I don't think we met a single MVP in a weekend type of company. All in all, a valuable experience - at the very least it gives you access to a bunch of nice deals (AWS, GCP credits and the like).

vikramkr 6y ago

Having gone through SUS/winning a grant with a biotech, I'll say the style of thinking and the community/accountability was universally applicable. Getting to the killer experiment as quickly as possible to have a solid foundation to build on/raise money off of is a very similar and useful style of thinking to get an MVP launched asap. The more tactical content was sorely lacking for biotechs/hartechs/moonshots though. For bio and hardware, it would have been nice to have some co tent specifically around challenges with capital raising/capital efficiency, how to think about designing experiments. Maybe for hardware, a how to do kickstarter lecture (since there were some very granular tactical software lectures), and maybe a lecture on how to manage a supply chain/inventory. For moonshots, I dont know if theres a playbook that applies since by definition they're very different, but perhaps similar themes to biotech of how do you derisk as quickly as possible. Hopefully theres an opportunity to add content along those lines as they build out the next gen of SUS

thecupisblue 6y ago
Thanks for the experience, your post is encouraging, might apply! The lack of "more tactical content" is what I noticed and that is what caused me to have that kind of a perspective at this being aimed at quicker-moving startups.
- vikramkr 6y ago
  It's not an application anymore I dont think, it's more of a just sign up to participate, but you have to actually participate to get the benefits sort of thing