Some people just get what they want in the world. Paul Graham peopleworld Change image and share on social
Startups often have to do dubious things. Paul Graham dubiousstartupthing 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
It's hard to say exactly what it is about face-to-face contact that makes deals happen, but whatever it is, it hasn't yet been duplicated by technology. Paul Graham contactdealduplicate Change image and share on social
Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as 'suits'. Paul Graham businesscoincidencedress Change image and share on social
Empirically the way you get a product visionary as CEO is for him to found the company and not get fired. Paul Graham ceocompanyempirically 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
Like having a child, running a startup is the sort of experience that's hard to imagine unless you've done it yourself. Paul Graham childexperiencehard Change image and share on social
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
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
