Tips For Technical Startup Founders | Startup School

YC Group Partner Diana Hu was the CTO of her YC startup Escher Reality, which was acquired by Niantic (makers of Pokemon Go). She shares her advice for being a technical founder at the earliest stages - including topics like how to ship an MVP fast, how to deal with technology choices and technical...

Intermediate - 28 min - Money & Business - Y Combinator

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What you'll need

Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.
Second monitor: Video on one screen, practice on the other.
Wireless keyboard and mouse: Comfortable for hours of typing.

Books

The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau - View on Amazon
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber - View on Amazon
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries - View on Amazon
The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick - View on Amazon
One thousand ways to make $1000 by Frances Mary Cowan Minaker - View on Amazon

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