Tell YC: Thanks for Startup School

[thomasswift]

I'm not asking anything, I'm telling.

I just wanted to say thanks for organizing this event. Coming from outside the valley, it's a little harder to get access to learn from such high-profile people.

I had a wonderful time connecting with different people and hearing their stories and startups. Good luck to everyone I talked to that have YC interviews!

Thanks again YCombinator and everyone who made it possible. I had a great time and learned a lot.

[langer]

Great to see such a diverse mix of people - I met fellow Brits, people from across the US and even someone who traveled over from New Zealand.

The line up was top-notch, and between Greg McAdoo's and Sam Altman's fundraising demystification, DHH's evangelism of charging users, PG's preaching about being good, and the opinionated snoring dude with the hat, it was both an inspirational and entertaining day.

[drusenko]

the hat dude had some serious ego problems...

[richcollins]

The first one literally changed my life.

I quit my job, found a co-founder and moved to California. It hasn't all been easy since then but it has all been worthwhile :D

[modoc]

Thank you YC! And thank you everyone I met there! You were all great! So much talent and potential in one room was very humbling.

Great speakers and great topics. I learned a lot, met a lot of folks, and had fun. Thanks again!

[cmer]

The event was awesome as usual! Ran out of pizza pretty quickly but it happens... I personally don't know anybody who had pizza. Rule of thumb is generally 2-3 slices per person.

[kyro]

It was well worth my plane ride up. Much thanks for all the hard work you put into it. I didn't meet many news.yc'ers, but perhaps you saw me, my name is the same as my nick here. Anyways, all the talks were great, each speaker added their own flavor, and sitting amongst people who were like minded and driven entrepreneurs was pretty great. The pizza was really good, too. Thanks again YC.

[edw519]

It was beyond my wildest expectations (and that doesn't happen often). I got to put faces to the many names I've met here - it was great meeting all you guys!

I finally met kirubakaran, alaskamiller, iamelgringo, dfranke, dcurtis, Xichekolas, rms, and a whole bunch of lurkers. (Sorry if I missed anyone). Hanging out with you guys was very cool and inspirational.

I only wished I could have finally met nickb. Every time someone said they saw him, he went around the corner just before I got there.

The area and the facilities were top notch and our hosts were especially gracious - thank you pg, Jessica, and Trevor!

Every speaker was exceptional. Thanks to all of you!

It might be a good idea to start thinking about how to measure the effect of these kinds of programs by examining those of us who don't go through the formal yc program. I certainly intend to do my part to positively effect that metric.

Now back to the diaspora with my newfound energy and plans.

[iamelgringo]

Thanks for putting it together YC team. It really was a great experience. Thanks for all the hard work and effort in setting everything up and in lining up such a great set of speakers.

[daryn]

Thanks from me too! It was a great experience; entertaining, inspiring, and educational.

I did hear a few people saying they wished they had learned more. If any of you read this, I'm curious what you would have like to have seen/heard?

[sid]

Thanks for an awesome day. I would never had imagined that it would be possible to listen to so many great speakers and thinkers together. It was very inspiring and was one of those days that changed the way I look at my life and career.

[jon_dahl]

Great event. Worth the plane ticket and hotel. Mix it up next year with a different slate of speakers and topics, and I'll be back.

[danielha]

Thank you Jessica and Paul for organizing this!

[run4yourlives]

Actually, thanks to all of you for posting the speakers' videos. DHH alone was well worth it.

[johnm]

Indeed! Startup School keeps getting better every year.

Jessica, PG, and crew -- thanks!

[richcollins]

This one was great but I missed seeing the YC founders talk.

[chiamonkey]

+1.. Thanks to all from YC and anyone involved in planning and coordinating the event.

[random1]

Yeah woot it was awesome thank you