How to Start a Startup: Before the startup
Video from Y Combinator. Watch on YouTube or in the YC Library.
What you'll get
Paul Graham's longer lecture on preparing to found a company, with extra attention to where good ideas come from. His answer is that curiosity and side projects produce better ones than brainstorming does.
Do this week
Spend an evening building a small thing you wish existed, and write down what the experience taught you about what to build.