2013 Startup School Highlights

Y Combinator, the world's most prolific incubator held the 2013 Startup School today. The event was livestreamed, featuring a who's who of the tech world. Below are some highlights from this year's talks:

Phil Lubin from Evernote:

• Running a startup day-day is not fun, but watching the growth month - month is extremely gratifying
• Build something you want - chances are there are millions of people who want it too

Ron Conway: SV Angel

• Be decisive and fire fast
• Whereas algorithm's used to be the source of competitive advantage, now its user experience and design

Chris Dixon: Hunch

• Recommends the Blake Master's series with Peter Thiel (side note: I love these)
• Know the problem you are solving better than anyone else 
• The best ideas come from direct experience

Chase Adam: Founder, Watsi

• 3 lessons from YC
• Focus  
• Network
• Stamp of approval

To summarize from the day's talks: know what problem you are solving and for who, focus relentlessly on that problem, and build from experience.