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The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups

20 reviews • paulgraham.com

From the page: "When you have multiple founders, esprit de corps binds them together in a way that seems to violate conservation laws. Each thinks "I can't let my friends down." This is one of the most powerful forces in human nature, and it's missing... more
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What Languages Fix

6 reviews • paulgraham.com

From the page: "Java: C++ is a kludge. And Microsoft is going to crush us."
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The Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn

5 reviews • paulgraham.com

It's all good advice but...I worked for a start up that made great stuff. Whether you succeed or not does not necessarily depend on the aforementioned points. Your competition may be a much larger company. Larger companies are now run by sales and marketing people.... more
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Beating the Averages

9 reviews • paulgraham.com

Hmm. I used to think that surely he must be exaggerating. I mean, I know there are idiots who code, but there aren't actually any people who simultaneously have a brain and are blub programmers, are there? 'fraid so. I've just spent a significant chunk of the... more
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What Youll Wish Youd Known

94 reviews • paulgraham.com

This is one of my favorite essays. I read it a while back and I'm glad I finally came across it again. Definately worth reading for anyone graduating from anything...even if it's just graduating to a new day of doing the same old thing that you hate - perhaps this... more
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Ideas for Startups

4 reviews • paulgraham.com

Random entertaining site
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How to Do What You Love

27 reviews • paulgraham.com

From the page: "To do something well you have to like it. That idea is not exactly novel. We've got it down to four words: "Do what you love." But it's not enough just to tell people that. Doing what you love is complicated. The very idea is foreign... more
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Good and Bad Procrastination

37 reviews • paulgraham.com

From the page: "Good procrastination is avoiding errands to do real work. Good in a sense, at least. The people who want you to do the errands won't think it's good. But you probably have to annoy them if you want to get anything done. The mildest seeming... more
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Writing, Briefly

4 reviews • paulgraham.com

From the page: "As for how to write well, here's the short version"
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Y Combinator

14 reviews • ycombinator.com

From the page: " Y Combinator is a new kind of venture firm specializing in funding early stage startups. We help startups through what is for many the hardest step, from idea to company." --- great start-up shop/incubator/venture fund
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