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Geoff Ralston

02/07/18

@ Y Combinator

The application for Startup Investor School opens on Thursday, and interested individuals should visit investor.startupschool.org to apply.

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Startup Investor School Preview with Geoff Ralston

@ Y Combinator

Startup Investor School Preview with Geoff Ralston

02/07/18

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Geoff Ralston

02/07/18

@ Y Combinator

Investor School is a four-day course teaching the basics of startup investing, held for the first time at Y Combinator in Mountain View.

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Kevin Hale

07/03/19

@ Y Combinator

We aim to create a new version of Startup School that better fits the diverse backgrounds of participants, focusing on helping them evaluate ideas like an investor would.

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Geoff Ralston

02/07/18

@ Y Combinator

To participate in Investor School, you must be an accredited investor, which involves meeting specific income and wealth criteria set by the SEC.

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Geoff Ralston

02/07/18

@ Y Combinator

The goal of Investor School is to share knowledge from Y Combinator to help people become effective angel investors and avoid common pitfalls.

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Geoff Ralston

02/07/18

@ Y Combinator

Day one of Investor School will cover the fundamentals of angel investing, including its history and why it matters.

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Alexis Ohanian

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

Back in 2005, Y Combinator was eager for people to attend the first Startup School, which aimed to provide early-stage founders with insights from their peers.

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Jessica Livingston

09/07/24

@ Y Combinator

The first Startup School was designed to be free and accessible, attracting serious builders and avoiding the pretentiousness of other startup events.

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Kevin Hale

07/03/19

@ Y Combinator

Last year, over 15,000 people registered for Startup School, with about 5,000 graduating, and 391 of those interviewed for the last YC batch, resulting in over 60 accepted companies.

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Kevin Hale

07/03/19

@ Y Combinator

83% of participants in Startup School were pre-launch, with 52% working full-time and 63% being single founders, which was surprising to us.