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Another common trick is to start by considering new work to be of a different, less exacting type. To start a painting saying that it's just a sketch, or a new piece of software saying that it's just a quick hack. Then you judge your initial results by a lower standard. Once the project is rolling you can sneakily convert it to something more.
Paul Graham • Early Work
The very best startup ideas tend to have three things in common: they're something the founders themselves want, that they themselves can build, and that few others realize are worth doing. Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo, Google, and Facebook all began this way.
Paul Graham • How to Get Startup Ideas
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Peter Schroeder on Substack: "‘How to do great work’ by Paul Graham mapped out."
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I've done several types of work over the years but I don't know another as counterintuitive as startup investing.
Paul Graham • Black Swan Farming
If you start a startup that can only reach users by doing deals with big companies, the default outcome will be that you run out of money and die while waiting for them to make up their minds.
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