In the startup world, 'not working' is normal. Paul Graham normalstartupwork Change image and share on social
You know your business model is broken when you're suing your customers. Paul Graham breakbusinesscustomer Change image and share on social
I get a lot of criticism for telling founders to focus first on making something great, instead of worrying about how to make money. And yet that is exactly what Google did. And Apple, for that matter. You'd think examples like that would be enough to convince people. Paul Graham appleconvincecriticism share on social
If you really understand something, you can say it in the fewest words, instead of thrashing about. Paul Graham fewthrashunderstand Change image and share on social
If you could replace high-school yearbooks, that could be a lot of money. It's so clearly waiting for someone to come along. Paul Graham highlotmoney Change image and share on social
There are plenty of smart people who get nowhere. Paul Graham peopleplentysmart Change image and share on social
When Facebook first started, and it was just a social directory for undergrads at Harvard, it would have seemed like such a bad startup idea, like some student side project. Paul Graham baddirectoryfacebook Change image and share on social
I suppose I should learn Lisp, but it seems so foreign. Paul Graham foreignlearnlisp Change image and share on social
Everyone by now presumably knows about the danger of premature optimization. I think we should be just as worried about premature design - designing too early what a program should do. Paul Graham dangerdesignearly Change image and share on social
For the most ambitious young people, the corporate ladder is obsolete. Paul Graham ambitiouscorporateladder Change image and share on social
