1:54Jessica Livingston Introduces Startup School SV 2014
From Y Combinator · Published Jul 23, 2015 · Watch on YouTube
TL;DR
This video is the opening of Y Combinator's 10th Startup School (SV 2014), hosted by Jessica Livingston. She welcomes attendees, notes the event's evolution from a rainy 2005 Harvard event, and introduces Ron Conway as the first speaker. She highlights three qualities of Ron Conway (deep industry knowledge, trustworthiness, extreme work ethic) and announces that Paul Graham will interview him.
Key insights
- Startup School has been running for a decade; the first was held at Harvard in 2005 in rainy, muddy conditions.
- Ron Conway is described as "basically the first internet investor" with comprehensive knowledge of startup investing.
- Conway is portrayed as rare among investors because he is "totally upstanding" and trustworthy.
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