# YC Startup School

Startup School is a free online course from Y Combinator for early-stage founders, with co-founder matching and a weekly update tool.

- Kind: Forum
- Address: https://startupschool.org
- Page: https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/forums/startupschool

## About

Startup School is a free online course from Y Combinator for people at the early stages of building a startup. It is not a launch board or product directory, and the pages reviewed do not describe a way to submit a product for listing. Signing up gives access to advice from YC partners, YC Co-Founder Matching, and a weekly update tool to track growth. The course is self-paced and takes approximately 7 weeks at 1-2 hours per week. Startup School states that it is completely free. Co-founder matching profiles are not public to the internet and must be approved before use, which may take up to a week. The platform is solely for seeking co-founders, and members are limited to sending 15 invites a week. Founders who have launched and have customers are pointed to the YC batch program instead.

## What it lists

- Startup course lessons from YC partners
- Co-founder candidate profiles for approved members
- Weekly startup progress updates

## Who visits

Anyone at the early stages of building a startup, turning a side project into a company, or curious to learn about becoming a founder.

_Written from YC Startup School's own pages on Oct 28, 2026._

## What we found on Oct 26, 2026

- Status: Online; we couldn't find a date on its listings
- Newest listing: Not known
- Price: Not known
- Link: Not known
- Review time: Not known
- Account needed: Not known
- Takes pre-launch: Not known
- Badge required: Not known
- Domain registered: Mar 2005 (21 years ago)
- How often other sites link to it: 43 out of 100 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026)
- Traffic: Among the 1 million most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026)
- Checked: Oct 26, 2026

## Questions

### How do I submit to Startup School?

Startup School does not say on its site that you can submit a product for listing. It offers a course, co-founder matching and a weekly update tool, and you sign up to use them.

### Is Startup School free?

Yes. Startup School says it is completely free and that all you need is a device with access to the internet.

### How much does Startup School cost?

It costs nothing. Startup School describes itself as completely free and lists no paid tiers on the pages reviewed.

### How long does Startup School take to approve or review a submission?

Startup School does not review product submissions on the pages reviewed. Co-founder matching profiles need approval, which may take up to a week.

### Do I need an account to submit to Startup School?

Startup School does not say on its site, because it does not describe product submissions. You sign up for the course, and you create a profile for co-founder matching.

### Can I advertise on Startup School?

Startup School does not say on its site. The pages reviewed show no advertising or sponsor placements.

### What is Startup School?

Startup School is a free online course on how to start a startup, created by Y Combinator. It includes advice from YC partners, co-founder matching and a weekly update tool.

### How long does the Startup School course take?

It takes approximately 7 weeks if you spend 1-2 hours per week. The course is self-paced.

### Who is Startup School for?

Startup School is for anyone at the early stages of building a startup, turning a side project into a company, or curious about becoming a founder. Founders who have launched and have customers are pointed to the YC batch program.

### Is the Startup School co-founder matching profile public?

No. Your profile is not public to the internet and is visible only to other people approved for Startup School co-founder matching.

### Does Startup School accept pre-launch products?

Startup School does not say on its site, as it does not list products. It does say the course is for people at the early stages of building a startup.

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