Y Combinator Will Teach A Class On Startups At Stanford This Fall

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Startup accelerator Y Combinator is an undeniably helpful resource for entrepreneurs looking for mentorship through the tough process of building a company. Unfortunately, it's a very resource-intense program, in that the accelerator's partners can only devote time to so many startups without being stretched too thin.While hundreds of entrepreneurs get to go through the program each year, there are thousands more around the world who could benefit from the lessons imparted at YC. Y Combinator president Sam Altman says he started kicking that idea around about a year ago, and the result is a new lecture-based class at Stanford called "How to Start a Startup."Beginning one week from today, the class will offer a series of lectures on the big topics in founding a startup, including how you get and evaluate ideas, raise money, build a product people will like, and grow. While Altman will run the first two lectures ...