WATCH
WATCH
We’ve cut them up into short, easy clips for you. If you’d like to access the full lectures you’ll need to upgrade to a Superhero Membership.
Origin of AirBnB- Nate Blecharczyk
Shazam and its Origin- Chris Barton
Market Size and the Success of a Startup- Shawn Fanning
The Beginning of Box- Aaron Levie
You’re Doing a Startup for the Wrong Reasons- Dave McCl...
CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE
Absolutely feel free to post your progress or results and share with students so we can give you feedback!
The act of starting a business itself breeds great idea...
Ideas actually start with problem seeking. List 5 inter...
Think about 3 of the most annoying problems in your lif...
Good ideas come from finding solutions to real problems...
Stressing out on what to name your company? Take the 3-...
Stressed that you haven’t come up with a good idea to w...
DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION
Share your ideas and thoughts with other students. Keep an eye out for Draper U Alumni, mentors, and staff! We’ll come on regularly to give feedback, and share our own insights.
The beginning can often be the most difficult part of s...
How can you be sure this idea is “The One”? Think of so...
Explaining your startup with a comparison to other star...
READING
READING
The Top Idea in Your Mind http://www.paulgraham.com/top...
From Nothing to Something http://techcrunch.com/2009/09...
The Idea (You only need to read the “The Idea” section)...
What Customers Want (You only need to read the “What Cu...
Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas http://paulgraham...
How to Think of Startup Ideas http://paulgraham.com/sta...
TOOLS
TOOLS
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INFORMATION
A cool idea isn’t enough, make sure you are solving a real problem that real people have.
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