Secure Funding

Demystify the startup funding process with real world lessons learned from seasoned founders and startup veterans.

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Red Flags

Don’t do this!


Instructor
Jason Freedman

Founder, Entrepreneur, 2x YC Alumnus

Lessons Learned

Single founders who are set on going it alone have less of a chance of getting in.

Founding teams with unusual or imbalanced equity structures send a bad signal to YC partners.

If you want to go back to school soon or finish a job, you are not ready for YC.

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