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Dalton & Michael

Dalton & Michael: Y Combinator Startup Secrets

Beginner ⏱ 14 hours 📚 58 lessons 🌐 en 🏆 Certificate 📅 Last updated May 2026
Created by Y Combinator

Direct talk on startups, Silicon Valley, and founder advice from YC's Dalton Caldwell & Michael Seibel. Gain real insights.

1 section • 58 lectures • 14.5h total length

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  • Signs Your Company Is Recovering From ZIRP 18 min
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  • How To Live In The Social Media Matrix 10 min
  • How To Influence Decision Makers 13 min
  • The Problem With Startup "Experts" 12 min
  • Tarpit Ideas: The Sequel 14 min
  • What Is ZIRP And How Did It Poison Startups? 18 min
  • How New Technology Creates New Businesses 8 min
  • When Should You Trust Your Gut? 12 min
  • Why Founders Shouldn't Think Like Investors 24 min
  • Stop Innovating (On The Wrong Things) 12 min
  • Should Your Startup Bootstrap or Raise Venture Capital? 14 min
  • Do Technical Founders Need Business Co-Founders? 11 min
  • Techno Optimism, Explained 16 min
  • How To Build A Tech Startup With No Technical Skills 15 min
  • Should You Quit Your Job At A Unicorn? 14 min
  • How To NOT Get Screwed As A Software Engineer 18 min
  • Why You Shouldn't Copy Your Tech Idols 18 min
  • The Secret That Silicon Valley's Top Investors All Share 12 min
  • Does Your Startup Need To Be In San Francisco? 15 min
  • Will OpenAI Kill All Startups? 13 min
  • Silicon Valley's Cargo Culting Problem 17 min
  • How Generosity Built Tech Giants 10 min
  • Secrets You Can Learn From Your Customers 15 min
  • The Student's Guide To Becoming A Successful Startup Founder 24 min
  • How To Earn Customers For Life 13 min
  • The Hard Conversations Founders Don't Want to Have 21 min
  • The Cult of Conformity in Silicon Valley 18 min
  • The Secrets To Setting Smarter Goals 29 min
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  • The Truth About Y Combinator 27 min
  • The Two Mindsets That Can KILL Your Startup 25 min
  • What Basic Game Theory Teaches Us About Startups 19 min
  • Most Important Lifestyle Habits Of Successful Founders 32 min
  • Y Combinator Is Back In Person 20 min
  • How To Deal With Setbacks 22 min
  • Save Your Startup During an Economic Downturn 36 min
  • Why You Should Leave Your FAANG Job 20 min
  • How Future Billionaires Get Sh*t Done 20 min
  • Elon Musk & The Midwit Meme – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel 18 min
  • Why Investors Can’t Fix Your Company – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel 24 min
  • What Does It REALLY Mean To Do Things That Don't Scale? – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel 19 min
  • Things That Don't Scale, The Software Edition – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel 26 min
  • Co-Founder Mistakes That Kill Companies & How To Avoid Them 9 min
  • Should You Follow Your Passion? – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel 19 min
  • YC Founders Made These Fundraising Mistakes 8 min
  • Understanding Investor Terms & Incentives || Rookie Mistakes with Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel 10 min
  • Where Do Great Startup Ideas Come From? – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel 21 min
  • Simple Products That Became Big Companies – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel 21 min
  • How To Change The World? Get The Small Things Right – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel 18 min
  • Successful Founders Are OK With Rejection – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel 20 min
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