We’re delighted to announce that Start-up School (SUS) is relaunching today as a constant program. This modification will permit us to serve much more creators than the traditional yearly course we have actually been running considering that 2017 and much better support startup creators year-round.
In addition to this change to continuous admissions, we’ve revamped the Startup School experience to double down on the things our creators have actually discovered most helpful. Through thousands of founder surveys and lots of interviews, we have actually found that founders get worth from SUS in 3 essential locations: curriculum, responsibility and community
Curriculum
Startup School’s video lectures and text library are our differentiator. No other resource online so efficiently condenses the info you require to start a company in2020 With our relaunch, we’re making that curriculum even better.
We’ve entirely redesigned our curriculum page to include both tape-recorded lectures and high-value written material. Additionally, we’ve heard from creators that not all lectures are relevant to their specific scenarios, so we’re individualizing the needed program curriculum based on your company’s stage (concept, launch or growth).
Accountability
One reason founders keep coming back to Start-up School, in many cases even after participating in YC’s core program, is because SUS gives them structure and accountability. We ask creators to send weekly business updates tracking their objectives and most crucial metrics. We hope this provides creators additional motivation to regularly work on their company week after week.
Community
Starting a business can be lonesome, particularly for most of SUS creators that live outside standard start-up hubs. Founders concern Start-up School for the individualized advice and sociability that a strong neighborhood offers. Over 100,000 creators have actually signed up for Startup School considering that 2018, and we’re continually improving the quality of our growing community through active moderation and brand-new features.
For the brand-new relaunch, we are supplying unique forums for later-stage business where they can talk about issues particular to their scenario. We’re also enhancing the matching algorithm used for our weekly small-group video calls. Finally, we have actually new features prepared for regional creator communities in hundreds of cities all over the world, but we’re waiting to roll those out up until in-person meetups end up being less of a security risk.
Startup School: It’s about the journey, not the destination
We have actually constantly considered Startup School a continuous program that alumni can return to once again and once again for material, responsibility and community. For our relaunch, we’re doing away with the concept of graduation totally and changing it with a Start-up School Licensed achievement. To get certified, founders need to (1) evaluate all pertinent Startup School curriculum, (2) participate in at least one weekly group session, and (3) complete an 8-week streak submitting updates.
Start-up School will continue to offer creators access to the forum, a record of progress via weekly updates, group sessions with fellow founders, and deals to help accelerate startup development from partners like AWS, GCP, and Stripe. For more information about the structure and features of Start-up School, read our About page and Frequently asked questions.
New faces
Because our last course started, we’ve added two new faces to the Start-up School team! Joan DeGennaro, a YC alumnus and previous Startup School mentor, has actually signed up with as our full-time community manager. Joan is concentrating on supplying the very best user experience for our creators and making Start-up School an inclusive community. Catheryn Li is an item engineer joining us from Facebook. Cat has reimagined core elements of Start-up School with a user-centered method and built much of the new performance for our relaunch.
Register today!
Registration in the new program opened today! If you’re a creator there’s no better location to discover the assistance you need to build an effective startup. Sign up now and let’s construct something fantastic together!
