What I tell founders is not to sweat the business model too much at first. The most important task at first is to build something people want. If you don't do that, it won't matter how clever your business model is. Paul Graham buildbusinessclever 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
One startup I dream of funding is the one that kills the record companies. Paul Graham companydreamfund Change image and share on social
A programming language is for thinking about programs, not for expressing programs you've already thought of. It should be a pencil, not a pen. Paul Graham expresshavelanguage Change image and share on social
There are plenty of smart people who get nowhere. Paul Graham peopleplentysmart 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
If you imagine someone with 100 percent determination and 100 percent intelligence, you can discard a lot of intelligence before they stop succeeding. But if you start discarding determination, you very quickly get an ineffectual and perpetual grad student. Paul Graham determinationdiscardgrad share on social
We don't have to go that far to sell our beer because our immediate accounts sell so much. Places that sold 10 cases before, now they're selling 30. Paul Graham accountbeercase Change image and share on social
In the startup world, 'not working' is normal. Paul Graham normalstartupwork 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For the most ambitious young people, the corporate ladder is obsolete.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
