By Larry Chiang<\/p>\n
I study people like a Shih Tzu sitting in the emperor’s lap in the imperial court. I’ve seen it all. I’m actually smarter than the emperor because he talks. I don’t. I keep my thoughts to myself.<\/p>\n
Here is a window into “the five kinds of people that you’ll meet at Stanford University’s “Startup School” produced by BASES and Y-Combinator (It’s Oct 19, 11:11AM at Stanford’s MemAud (or Dinkelspiel I forget))<\/p>\n
-1- Stanford kid<\/p>\n
At Stanford you’ll meet or\/and have met that math wiz that’s played cello solos and still super duper nice. At Stanford you’ll meet an athlete (wrestler) who also sings phenomenally well and starts X.<\/p>\n
Well, at startup school, you’ll meet Stanford undergrads that pre studied the content from previous Startup Schools & prepared by pre emailing speakers and pre networking YC y-combinator partners.<\/p>\n
-2- Waitlist-er<\/p>\n
I love this category!!<\/p>\n
The losers bracket of a b-plan competition and the waitlist is the best place for VCs to find talent. Setting aside the losers bracket for a future post, I’m honing your attention to those that are at MemAud that were on the waitlist. Winners wait on wait lists. I wrote a post about “How to work a waitlist” so google it.<\/p>\n
Remember, starting a company is rough. And failing forward is critical. A waitlist is an early test. Like a crib sheet for chemE, ace this early test by doing well and street smart-edly work the waitlist.<\/p>\n
-3- Cal\/UCLA Contingent<\/p>\n
As a public school kid myself, I had to swallow my pride and toss aside dignity… I recommend you do the same.<\/p>\n
As douchie as you see Stanfurdh students, do not blame them that their campus has a Start X and all we’all don’t. Swallow your ego (like a founder), hip pocket your pride and start kissing Stanford student undergrad ass.<\/p>\n
Prep 50-80% as much as a Stanfurdh undergrad VC (aka a mayfield fellow).<\/p>\n
Also known as a Alseop Louie fellow, because they have a program that makes undergrad VCs too.<\/p>\n
Yes, these VCs made undergrads VCs. Yes, they are anointed but they also prep super hard. But, set aside your gag reflex and prepare as well as they.<\/p>\n
Being at Stanford is a natural breeding ground and lead generation funnel for entrance in to YC. The entire academic calendar at STVP funnels people in to a YC summer (YC S14) gig. The YC app even opens during Stanford midterm break and during Spring Break, y combinator holds interviews at 310 Pioneer (YC hQ \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Your public school attitude of semi-jealousies should be set aside ASAP. Drink it in. Drink It In Hold on, it’s about to get worse<\/p>\n
-4- Imma Princeton \/ MIT \/ Penn kid and Larry Chiang is flying me in<\/p>\n
Wha??!<\/p>\n
Yup, the rich get richer, that’s the law of the land. I’ve a Founders Fund partner funded credit card and I’m flying kids out. Goodness I’m hilarious.<\/p>\n
Sequoia might have a scout fund but I have a slush fund called “earlier than scout fund”. Yes I just made up the name but it’s real. It is a real slush fund. You get your flight paid for but you gotta crash Startup School (or apply yourself).<\/p>\n
Gawd, I’m hiLarryAss.<\/p>\n
You’re welcome. Your cost of the flight will be handed to you after you land at SFO<\/p>\n
-5- Everyone else.<\/p>\n
The above four categories will churn out 12-15++ millionaires The gen pop that attends Startup School can move RIGHT on the entrepreneur bell curve
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