YC CEO and Partner Michael Seibel shares his approach to building an MVP and getting your first users as a pre-launch startup. Startup School is YC's free online program for founders.

Transcript and lecture slides here: https://www.ycombinator.com/library/6...

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0:00 Introduction
0:41 First, talk to users
1:40 Goal: launch quickly
2:40 After launching, get feedback
4:30 Lean MVP
5:37 Real-world examples
8:21 Heavy MVPs
9:33 Launches aren't special
11:22 Hacks for building an MVP quickly
12:57 Don't fall in love with your MVP