Channel: Y Combinator

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: y combinatoryc

Description: YC Partner Jared Friedman shares advice on how to get startup ideas. This video was recorded for the future founder track in Startup School 2020. Transcript and lecture slides here: ycombinator.com/library/8g-how-to-get-startup-ideas This lecture is part of YC's Startup School, a free online program and global community of founders. Register and join the community at startupschool.org Chapters (Powered by bit.ly/chapterme-yc) 0:00 Introduction 1:14 Mistakes founders make 4:41 Evaluating startup ideas 8:06 Bad reasons to reject startup ideas 10:55 Generating startup ideas 13:21 - Recipe #1: Start with what your team is especially good at. 14:48 - Recipe #2: Think of things you wish someone would build for you 15:05 - Recipe #3: What would you be excited to work on for 10 years? 15:57 - Recipe #4: Look for things that have changed in the world recently 16:29 - Recipe #5: Look for companies that have been successful recently and look for new variants of them 17:24 - Recipe #6: Ask people you know for problems they want solved 17:52 - Recipe #7: Look for industries that seem broken