YC Startup School 2016 InfoPresented by Ofa @2016.8.10

Agenda

My Experience

YC Startup School

Silicon Innovation Safari

Summary

My Experience

2013 YC Startup School

2015 SDR workshop + TC Disrupt SF

2016 Silicon Valley Innovation Safari

YC Startup School

An one-day event that attracts entrepreneurs from all over the world

Learn from the smartest founders in Silicon Valley

Meet those passionate people like you

YC Startup School 2016Date & Time: Sep 17th, 9:30AM-7:30PM

Location: Flint Center@Cupertino

Speakers:

Marc Andreessen · Founder, a16z

Kalam Dennis and Reham Fagiri · Founders, AptDeco

Ooshma Garg · Founder, Gobble

Reid Hoffman · Founder, LinkedIn

Gabe Leydon · Founder, Machine Zone

Ben Silbermann · Founder, Pinterest

Application due: Aug 15

YC Startup School: ApplyStep 1. Create a Hacker News account

Step 2. Fill in the application form

Basic info

Company info

Personal website / LinkedIn

Personal project

Step 3. Wait and prepare

Silicon Valley Innovation SafariAbout 2 weeks doing city tour in SF, company visit, and workshops in Berkeley or Stanford

Cost around 2000~3000USD including flight ticket

Real experience living with the startup teams from all over the world

Silicon Valley Innovation SafariApril 2016

@Zero: Twitter micro service architecture

@Jack: Uber’s vision

@LingLing: One day in Drap U

@Kuan-Yu: Hacker’s Way

@Cat: Google Engineering

@Cheng-Fu: Apple design validation

@Steve: Connecting Taiwan

@Andreas: Social Data Revolution

Executive Summary

Presented by Chung-Hsiang Ofa Hsueh

Silicon Valley Innovation Safari

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RoomToHack•Gather data•Build metrics•Produce knowledge

Investors•Invest the matched•Provide boost program•Get stock options

Partners•Provide the infrastructures•Get promoted•Get stock options

Summary

5 days left to apply!

Do not worry about to go or not, just apply(You can decide once you get granted)

Extra value = after party & the safari

One of the best way to create successful startups is to live in the future, do not only live in Taiwan.

Reference

Google:

Silicon Trip: http://silicontrip.cf/

More about YC and Paul Graham: https://ofafa.wordpress.com