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Lecture 1 - How to Start a Startup (Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz)

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What it is

The opening lecture of the How to Start a Startup course at Stanford, with Sam Altman covering ideas and products and Dustin Moskovitz discussing why to start a startup.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend the series as timeless startup advice from strong speakers, and cite specific points from Altman and Moskovitz.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “the invaluable How to start a startup series”

    Moskovitz makes this point in the How to Start a Startup series.

    karolsputo, 2021-04 · Strong recommendation · in “How People Get Rich Now”

  2. “Amazing set of speakers and pretty timeless advice for starting a startup”

    Amazing speakers and timeless startup advice.

    dgelks, 2023-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What's the best lecture series you've ever seen?”

  3. “The YC series is of course good too”

    YC startup lecture series.

    robertelder, 2016-08 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: I am doing $2M annually as a solopreneur and need your help”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: y combinator, sam altman, dustin moskovitz, startup ideas, entrepreneurship

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