“You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to… — Paul Graham Customer Copy Share Image
“If I had a choice of living in a society where I was materially much better off than I am now, but… — Paul Graham Immoral Copy Share Image
“A startup is like a mosquito. A bear can absorb a hit and a crab is armored against one, but a mosquito… — Paul Graham Flies Copy Share Image
“Paying attention is more important to reliability than moving slowly. Because he pays close attention, a Navy pilot can land a 40,000… — Paul Graham Advice Copy Share Image
“Someone trying to live well would seem eccentrically abstemious in most of the US. That phenomenon is only going to become more… — Paul Graham Live well Copy Share Image
“If language A has an operator for removing spaces from strings and language B doesn’t, that probably doesn’t make A more powerful,… — Paul Graham Technology Copy Share Image
“Hackers are unruly. That is the essence of hacking. And it is also the essence of Americanness. It is no accident that… — Paul Graham Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
“You need rich people in your society not so much because in spending their money they create jobs, but because of what… — Paul Graham Money Copy Share Image
I get a lot of criticism for telling founders to focus first on making something great, instead of worrying about how to… — Paul Graham About Copy Share Image
“If you disagree with something, it's easier to say 'you suck' than to figure out and explain exactly what you disagree with.… — Paul Graham Desperation Copy Share Image
“So the optimal plan, if you can manage it, is to have a few trusted friends you can speak openly to. This… — Paul Graham Choosing friends Copy Share Image
“A great programmer, on a roll, could create a million dollars worth of wealth in a couple weeks. A mediocre programmer over… — Paul Graham Money Copy Share Image
“When Bauhaus designers adopted Sullivan's "form follows function," what they meant was, form should follow function. And if function is hard enough,… — Paul Graham Ed sullivan Copy Share Image
“If you want to make money at some point, remember this, because this is one of the reasons startups win. Big companies… — Paul Graham Big companies Copy Share Image
