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Paul Graham
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@RyanMaue, what do you think about this?
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Paul Graham
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That would be the 914.
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Paul Graham
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What do you wish someone else would build so that you could use it?
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Paul Graham
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Good questions.
1. The founders get some random idea for a product (their vision!) and lie to themselves about how much people want it.
2. Hiring too many people.
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Paul Graham
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I often wonder why such people haven't already simply muted me, and the only answer I can think of is that they enjoy being angry. So strange.
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Paul Graham
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Usually the latter, but sometimes you can overpay for top execs who look good on paper and negotiate for a high salary, and then don't deliver.
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Paul Graham
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Yes, but not intentionally.
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Paul Graham
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Usually salaries. That is the main cost in most startups.
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Paul Graham
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No. But if was into buying old cars I'd be tempted.
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Paul Graham
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Growth rate.
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Paul Graham
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It's remarkable how well the Porsche 928 has aged. pic.twitter.com/4gkc2LGjAw
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Paul Graham
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It could well be bad hires.
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Paul Graham
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Sorry!
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Paul Graham
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Beware of lists in which each word begins with the same letter. This technique is in effect an error-assuring code. The longer the list, the less likely the words are the right ones.
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Paul Graham
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The #1 cause of startup death is making something no one wants. The #2 cause is spending too much. Those two account for so many deaths that I'm not even sure what #3 is.
If you merely make something people want and don't spend too much, you're way ahead.
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Paul Graham
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Now I'm writing. But I'll probably revisit it in a few more months.
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Paul Graham
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After I finished Bel, I started writing essays again. This is what it looked like to the server. (The first spike is Bel, later ones are essays.) pic.twitter.com/j1uDSUp85I
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Paul Graham
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The other mistake governments always make when they do this sort of thing is to fight the last war. The time to start AWS was in 2006, when AWS launched.
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Paul Graham
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I'm pretty sure our oldest son knew what we did by 4. It was easier because I had the physical Y Combinator to show him.
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Paul Graham
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Not with ads. Just lots of Netflix and Amazon.
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