Michael Seibel is a partner and the CEO of YC. He cofounded , which was in the winter 2007 batch and Socialcam, which was in the winter 2012 batch. In this video Michael comments on his essay One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon - *** Topics 00:00 - One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup 1:00 - People aren’t taught how to find ideas 2:40 - Find a particular problem that you’re passionate about 6:15 - Find some friends and brainstorm a solution 8:40 - Build an MVP 11:15 - Two failed orders of operations for starting a startup