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Startup School 2012 Videos

284 points| kogir | 13 years ago |startupschool.org | reply

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[+] edouard1234567|13 years ago|reply
My favorite talk was the one given by Jessica Livingston. The way she simplified what it takes to be a good entrepreneur, resiliency and drive and the "monsters" you'll meet along the way was amazing. My least favorite moment was Uber's founder talk. I love and use the app but his talk sounded too much like 30 minutes comercial on Uber... A special award to Ben Horowitz for humor and to Robert Scoble who managed to speak (ask a question to Ron) even though he wasn't on the speakers's list :)
[+] zmitri|13 years ago|reply
I totally agree. Her talk was by far the most practical, and provided serious actionable advice. I really liked it!

I also agree that Travis was probably the only one who didn't give much insight or advice into entrepreneurship, which was unfortunate.

I tried to summarize most of them here if you don't want to watch video http://www.backspac.es/tag/sus2012

PS. Scoble tried to ask Ron if he would still invest in Highlight

[+] wia|13 years ago|reply
JL efficiently didn't delve into #1 monster of cofounder disagreements. An insightful point was about the large company corp dev monster.

Another must watch is Joel's talk: deciding and knowing what kind of venture one is in, so that one takes the more appropriate actions when situations arise.

[+] wilfra|13 years ago|reply
"My least favorite moment was Uber's founder talk. I love and use the app but his talk sounded too much like 30 minutes comercial on Uber"

That was what I thought at the time as well. Lots of people have said his was one of their favorites. I still don't get it.

[+] nashequilibrium|13 years ago|reply
My best advice is just go and watch the BOS videos, I have been blown away. Their videos beat any conference on tech entrepreneurship in my opinion. I measure this based on substance. The Clayton Christiansen talk alone is worth more than watching all the startup school 2012 videos! This is just my opinion.

PS: Already a down vote. Be man or woman enough to state your case.

[+] AVTizzle|13 years ago|reply
Which Christensen one? There's several.
[+] jaredsohn|13 years ago|reply
I think this is the first year that the videos are linked to directly from the startup school page. A much better experience than having to search through justin.tv, youtube, lanyard, etc. to find all of the videos. Also, nice to find the list of speakers on the startup school page, since I think it traditionally has been replaced with the most recent year's list of speakers each year.
[+] w1ntermute|13 years ago|reply
What's with the shitty video player? Can't even go full-screen? Why not just post the videos on YouTube?

And the quality of the actual video isn't even HD?

[+] tomkinstinch|13 years ago|reply
Guessing it's because of the slides. Is there a platform you suggest for playing embedded YouTube videos and a slide deck at the same time?
[+] welder|13 years ago|reply
+1 The player doesn't even work for me on Linux
[+] johnx123-up|13 years ago|reply
Yes, I was keep searching for the volume button
[+] dave1619|13 years ago|reply
Gotta say that Startup School 2012 had some really great talks. I had the chance to attend in person and it exceeded my expectation. The speakers shared some great insights and stories about their startups and each one gave a different perspective.

My favorite speaker probably was Joel Spolsky (and his slow, organic growth vs land-grab talk).

I love how Joel used Fog Creek to fund StackExchange's development and now Trello, which both seem to be land-grab businesses. It's almost like Fog Creek is it's own startup incubator now. Maybe a new model of funding/startups?

[+] zmitri|13 years ago|reply
For those who weren't there, Trello was funded by Fog Creek employees investing their bonuses into developing the product.

I thought his slides also added a lot. Very straight forward and clear -- he almost didn't need to speak.

[+] dkokelley|13 years ago|reply
For those wondering, just before the 3:00 mark of Mark Zuckerberg's interview, the "Startup School" sign attached to the podium spontaneously fell.
[+] verganileonardo|13 years ago|reply
"Ben Horowitz (recording unavailable) "

This recording will never be available? I would like to watch his talk...

[+] seanlinehan|13 years ago|reply
My key takeaway from Horowitz talk was "Don't sip sizzurp (AKA Purple Drank)."
[+] EvRev|13 years ago|reply
NOBITCHASSNESS. Or at least that is what his shirt said...
[+] pennywyze|13 years ago|reply
I'd like to think that the RIAA blocked the video for his use of hip hop quotes sprinkled through his talk.

"I'm from where they send shots then we send 'em back A half a million dollars worth of crack money Wrap your parents up, now you got a black mommy Yeah I did it, true to my religion Two guns on me, both with extensions"

-Two Chainz

[+] checoivan|13 years ago|reply
Thanks for doing this and putting them up, the talks are amazing.
[+] sharjeel|13 years ago|reply
The slides are out-of-sync for me, atleast for the Uber video.
[+] Neepy|13 years ago|reply
It's unusable for the uber presentation. They're a full one or two minutes ahead
[+] ronyeh|13 years ago|reply
Here are my bite-sized reactions to each talk: http://blog.squarepoet.com/post/34350209686/startup-school-2...

I felt a recurring theme was "don't give up"... so I'll really try to remember that lesson when I hit future roadblocks.

I enjoyed attending and meeting some of you in person. Definitely looking forward to next year's edition!

[+] nodesocket|13 years ago|reply
Ben Horowitz (recording unavailable) is a shame, since in my humble opinion he was the best. I just love his attitude, and passion for hip-hop.
[+] prisonguard|13 years ago|reply
What is the best way to strike a balance between the speaker and slides while recording/editing a talk?

I find it hard watching talks where only slides got recorded or others where only the speaker gets recorded.

For the latter, I'll normally download slides and use them to move along with talk.

[+] e1ven|13 years ago|reply
I prefer Splitscreen. This is what Google has done for several TechTalks before.
[+] nilsbunger|13 years ago|reply
Flash required? I'm curious - why? Is it easier to publish videos with a flash wrapper?
[+] sharkweek|13 years ago|reply
Maybe to avoid sharing away from the site? My other (half joking) thought is to stay consistent with the considerably dated markup and design that runs through most of the YC sites
[+] tomkinstinch|13 years ago|reply
I'm glad the audio is good because it was pretty crummy that day (at least from the balcony).

I had to strain to hear what the speakers were saying.

Was the volume OK for those on the main level?

[+] andyjsong|13 years ago|reply
On the main level it was pretty bad on the right side closest to the stage. The audio speakers sounded muffled, but sounded fine as you stepped further back.

You could tell we couldn't hear anything because no one was laughing when everyone else was.

[+] dmazin|13 years ago|reply
Aside from maybe Jessica Linvingston's talk, Spolsky's was the only one that said something very interesting to me, even though it was basically 12 years old.
[+] asher_|13 years ago|reply
The slides are out of sync with the video for me, and the video stops periodically. Is this happening for anyone else?
[+] swrobel|13 years ago|reply
Anywhere to download MP3 or other audio-only versions to listen in the car?
[+] kintamanimatt|13 years ago|reply
I'll make some for you in a couple of hours.

Edit: Where would you like them uploaded to? SoundCloud okay?