Michael Seibel on getting and testing startup ideas. Michael is CEO and a Partner at YC. He was the co-founder and CEO of and Socialcam. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: Chapters (Powered by ) 00:00:52 Start with a Problem 00:01:26 Personal connection is helpful 00:02:07 Brainstorm with Friends 00:02:38 Once You've Found an Interesting Problem 00:02:45 Why Are You Uniquely Qualified to Work on This Problem? 00:03:43 Your MVP 00:04:55 Your Initial Users 00:05:49 In Conclusion 00:06:00 Outro