How To Start A Dev Tools Company | Startup School

In this episode of Startup School, YC General Partner and Co-Founder of Algolia Nicolas Dessaigne explains the ins and outs of starting a dev tools company from the ground up. He'll explain how to find the right idea, who should be a part of your team, and whether or not you need a sales and marketing team when you're ready to go to market.

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Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Intro
02:15 - Founding Stage
05:10 - AI Trend
07:20 - Where to start?
10:00 - Talking to users
12:00 - Launches
16:15 - GTM
18:45 - Monetization
21:10 - Selling
25:10 - Marketing
27:35 - Support
31:00 - Outro