
David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the Ruby on Rails framework and Partner at 37Signals gives insight into creating a profitable startup company.
Mike Arrington speaks at Startup School 2008 about how to get, and how to respond to press for your startup.
Paul Buchheit, Founder of FriendFeed and creator of GMail, discusses how to listen to your users at Startup School 08.
Greg McAdoo discusses evaluating startup companies for investment at Sequoia Capital
Marc Andreessen, Founder of Ning, Opsware, Netscape and the Creator of Mosaic, provides his insight to entrepreneurs at Startup School 08.
Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon.com, speaks at Startup School 2008
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whats with the follow your passion guy, seriously dude get your own podium.
@09:09
don't be evil (unless that would mean invading other countries for "Weapons of mass destruction")
what's with all the popups? >.<
Insightful... My benevolent idea is: get people enlightened. For free.
video doesnt start....
i was able to watch it. its great. being good works!!
i don't like how i just lost the buffered stream because i temporarily lost my internet connection
do something!! :)
For those interested I have cliff notes and my summary points of this talk here: am-ycombinator-unleash-the-cockroach-in-you/
http://timbauer.bauerfive.com/2008/05/06/paul-grah
how to download video from this site?
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he needs some graphics on his slides
perhaps you'd prefer a coloring book version
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This is about the point where I give up. I'm trying to fund a startup and hearing how money isn't important from a rich guy pisses me off.
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what he doesn't tell you: lisp has no libraries
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Ummm.... may be more than one Mike :)
like lol
is this comment attached to this slide or to the presentation?
ah, the comments off button .. poof!
they call me the graham'iester
can anyone see this?
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right! you switched to a more benevolent company called Apple.
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apple: also shitty
Don't buy stock at this point.
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do you always read your presentations while on stage? :)
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nothing wrong with "um"
Fine and you?
actually this guy is reading instead of presentig... it is bad.
for such self-proclaimed start-up guru, he sure hasn't mastered public speaking!
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helps to be decisive
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DOOM!!!!
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doing it wrong
Business Plan? We don't need no stikin business plan!
Working SUCKS anyway!!
what are you talking about?
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Note the atherial glow and the 2001-ish wall patterns
Obviously this is high tech.
I CAN HAZ BIGER SCREENZ?
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Now I understand why all the YC startups suck soo much...
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no um yet..
Stop pointing
Tak a good look at the schreen behind him. There is a problem with the image.
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He's smart! That's a really good metaphor.
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i used lisp for my startup!
just kidding.
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blooger = big mouth
best product manager ever
insert dong here too
Not lisp, haskell.
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Insert big paren here.
Ta-ma-ga-chi Effect.
I'm Gay!
Good grief, your just a
money grubber.
shit
PG is awesome.
Another worthless web site
try
I agree
Would you like to chat about that comment?
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fatterous
i should really be having sex right now with jessica...
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here is a notes
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Comment?
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Excellent
good
Papa Roach steals music!
cock
It keeps telling me to put comments here.
Hi, I'm a Mac.
When do you know if you're hard to kill?
And I'm a PC.
dick
Give me a roach..
Is anybody actually listening to what he's saying, or just staring at the giant cockroach?
This bug is missing a leg.
Yea i ate it &_&
I'M SCARED OF THESE.
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#1 NERDS
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In tomorrow's dollars.
What a typical "nerdy-geeky-like" picture of startup founders. Always dressed like kids and dumbasses.
Or a douche bag
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I like ceese
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losers
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We are gay!
uhiuh
Oh, ust imageine the paradise
Let's go buy another handbag
This site rocks
I'm his penis and i never get used =(
aka money
Wow what a gift!
You're such a great guy too!
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Haha funny
TAKE DOWN THE LITTLE GUY..hahahaha ahahaha
no
pussy
yes!
Yes
They eat more too.
maybe
Or dollar for dollar, for anyone who doesn't know what a pound is
Pound=500 grams
Did they get billionaires? I don't remember their faces
Not.
except for the tens of thousands of engineers who work for the military-industrial complex and use euphemisms for killing like "lethality"
what kind of stance is this?
Paul... that has a name: positive spiral
yarraaaaak
and here
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.!...?
I'll violently execute you if you read one more line.
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HAAHAH, wow, i don't belive in this. If you don't have a solid strategy, YOU WILL FAIL.
you dont
I really like opening my arms like this.
Oh, he's reading. Cockroach, sic him!
open your arms
I think these comments lend themselves to abuse
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I do too...
Do whatever is best for your users? Yeah, sure.
Jeff Bezos recently said exactly the same thing re: amazon
RIght Here the video just stops playing. I can watch anything previous again but nothing after. :( this is the third video with this problem
this is a very valuable presentation, thanks
be benevolent, damnit! :)
I'll fix your video playback issues!
one day I will start a fund called Y-combinator
correct
but me, Mr. Graham, master sales man!
ZOOOOOOM
This guy is a dick. How are you make money on somehting people don't want. It's too obvious. Full of sh*t. Start talking business, man!!
But I have no friends. They died during my unplanned charge.
fghfg
spike to acupuncture your back for good sales
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Human traffic, proxy traffic. KKKKK
really?
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What's that chart about?
This is silly
Stabilist?
truth is stateless. - good idea!
This chart shows the daily unique visits to a website.
he's reading... so he's not telling the truth! remember?
testing out comments
Here's the key to my hotel room. See you there at 11 or I'll hunt you down.
test comment
Thanks for the funding.
try it out
あああ
I give you monies!
And a paper to read it all up from. Man, get a life!!
Where am I? What am I doing here? Where are my pants?
Think the guy with the glasses have them
You sold your pants so we could buy a .ME domain.
Am I learning anything here?
no
be good, be free and read hyour entire preso... and um, say, um, oh yea, um a lot
are the comments live? i'm so confused =(
try it
But Knol they are...
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hey someonetell that guy to shut up, we're having a party
dsASD
When I was a kid, I was constantly at fat camp.
Paul Graham : high school class speech, polished to an art form?
Oh, he's such a great guy!
I wonder why...
had to have inherited his money to invest... def didn't make it on speaking circut
Yes, you are average. I suggest everybody to go and listen to Guy Kawasaki. If you want to make money, that is.
This is Trevor. No lies
And reading off a sheet of paper
dsc
how good are you?
Perfect
You saw how good I was last night.
i'm so so good, like only on mondays and sundays
This commenting thing is cool, but kinda confusing
this is pretty awesome talk. very useful
Just kidding...
Hi Tervor
I'm mirroorrr maaan
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הי אלי מה שלומך?
Sausage fest!
who are they?
Happy folkd
We're here for your job Chuck.
me so gangsta'
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I have a big wing on my acura
I have one. I have one!
want a sip?
I do! I do! I do!
No
dfsh
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וואו... שגעון
picks nose?
asdsad
Yum
sadsaD
hahaha
fhs
gshh
Classic "side-scratch"
Paul Graham is a Cornell and Harvard alum
Speak up, man!
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Man, I wish this guy would speak up.
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I got paint-balled on the way in, i swear i don't wear coloful hoodies!
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so what is this comment thing?
dre
We don't have a credo beside
making boat loads of cash
Mottos are good
love more, fear less
It's two hours!
RedRover
Hahahaha
F&CK IT, WE'LL DO IT LIVE
sda
kııııııııı
I dropped out.
What a google tool.
I got a PhD.
I barely finished high school.
whatcha drinking??
dre
And I'm asian
Yeah, I can read.
Come on!
st.....
Do Math
Brilliant
clueless
I nailed Ashley so hard yesterday
Bible study session
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I quie school in 8th rade and and am make 8.33 at Micky-D's!
I don't have an answer to this question, but i'm gonna BS my way thru anyways =)
I would leave if there was a great opportunity, and then finish up school later if needed.
I CAN FLY!
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Learn something? You mean get laid?
OK Dad.
test add
GET LAID!!
College is for getting laid, not for learning. TRUTH IS SPOKEN
You only live once
But two hours on a motto was to much!
the image is ditorted w
ddd
yea listen to the brotha
This guy totally sucked. He was always asking dumb questions
Is the glass half empty ?
I am right now...funded by a OSU drop out....
He just got owned.
Uhhhh.....
i hate gays
kill them gays
I have an idea, I'll startup a school! A startup school!
ça tue
drop out school?
(cue music)
wow, no wonder america is so dumb!
Nailed!
can we stop smiling now?
KJHJK
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KJGKGJGKJ
Under the bed.
Spicy food
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why are't there any women in the audience? they have money too
Don^t overthink it, indian guy!
buying new shoes
Cool
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I'm starting to get a buzz.
not!
Pick
Yeah
He's cute
Heeee's miine, myy preeeaciouus
and plasma tubes
skiing
JJH
KHKJ
mgh
Because web 3.0 only exists at Franz.
Fuc 2.oh
good q
koko
And genetics is hard.
This is Immad. The most awesome person in the world.
nose
hmmmm
Have a drink Paul.
nose
hello to him
nose
nose
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eryhe
Protip: Indie music makes moniez.
this is a great showup. TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
They make money.
money
說中文嗎?
jerk
hello
And sell them your tamagachi.
Hayyahh!
Why did I just mess with the comments instead of listening?
dfa
GJH
good q
Well, there was this one time we funded the evil startup...
Nice nipples
one here too.
funny man
Fund startups that aren't ran by douches. Wait...
Don't we look successful?
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No !
Make money.
Fuck you.
jojho
this was the longest 2 hr preso of my life... 4,896,127 ums
FULL SCREEN IS BEST.
NICE SANDLE SOCKS---!
very good. Very nice person
They cost $100k.
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hi
TWAT
NICE SANDLE SOCKS!
HAHA