Apparently they're also being recorded for your future watching pleasure: <a href="http://www.justin.tv/startupschool/videos" rel="nofollow">http://www.justin.tv/startupschool/videos</a>
I think the best one so far was Github Cofounder Tom Preston-Werner's talk. Almost every sentence of his was a gem, and the fact that he had bootstrapped both his startups made it even more interesting!
For future reference:<p>2008 Videos: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/startupschool#g/u" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/startupschool#g/u</a><p>2009 Videos: <a href="http://www.justin.tv/startupschool/videos?kind=highlights" rel="nofollow">http://www.justin.tv/startupschool/videos?kind=highlights</a><p>2010 Videos: <a href="http://www.justin.tv/startupschool/videos" rel="nofollow">http://www.justin.tv/startupschool/videos</a><p>Thanks for all hard work that went into Startup School! Especially for going through the extra work to record and stream online! Really hope to make it out next year!
Wow, the LinkedIn guy spoke in gold nuggets. I am extremely grateful I am doing systems software, not consumer stuff. Our failures are most spectacular, but at least our success doesn't depend on others.<p>Waiting for it to resume after lunch break.
I'm curious, has there ever been a talk of a failed entrepreneur? So far, the talks that I have heard are ideal discussions of how a startup grows and succeeds. Sure there are rough patches that are described, but I am not given a sense of the reality of starting your own business (besides credit card debt).<p>How does a person handle a pitiful situation of being broke? When you are having difficulty of bringing your idea of a business to fruition because you are stuck in a rut? When someone screws you over? Or some unforeseen consequence that you weren't anticipating when you entered the startup world?
To all the Y-Combinator folks, and all the speakers: Thank you for a fantastic event. I had a great time today.<p>Also, thank you for all the free and tasty food. I guess you really do understand what motivates founders!