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Joel Spolsky at Startup School 2012

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What it is

Joel Spolsky, founder of Fog Creek Software and StackExchange, speaks at Y Combinator's Startup School in 2012. He shares his perspective on building startups.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recalls it as a well-liked talk from a respected founder, cited on startup ambition and on how few servers StackOverflow needed.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2016

What HN commenters said

  1. “Joel is a class act.”

    Spolsky's unique perspective at Startup School

    revorad, 2014-07 · Recommendation · in “Trello Spins Out of Fog Creek With $10.3M”

  2. “I remember Joel Spolsky talked at Startup School a few years back on this subject and he was spot on”

    Spolsky's Startup School talk on startup ambition

    mehrdada, 2016-11 · Recommendation · in “You Don’t Need a Master Plan, You Just Need to Start”

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Topics: joel spolsky, startup school, stackoverflow, fog creek, founders

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