Introduction at Startup School NY 2014

TL;DR

Alexis Ohanian opens the first Startup School in New York City, celebrating the local boroughs and the audience of active founders. He recounts his own experience at the first Startup School in 2005 with Reddit, highlights that 28 YC companies are now based in NYC, and stresses that in the internet age one only needs a laptop to change the world.

Key insights

• The event is the first Startup School in New York City; Y Combinator previously held it in Boston.
• Ohanian notes that in 2005, YC had to “beg people” to attend Startup School because the concept of peer-to-peer founder insight was new.
• The audience is unique because it consists of people “doing” startups, not just talking about them.