Paul Graham 101

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Essays by Y-Combinator co-founder Paul Graham including “How to Start a Startup”. This is not quite a PDF collection of Graham’s essays — it’s a thorough summary of different lessons in a devoted reader’s own words, with plenty of opportunities to get acquainted with the source material.

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  • You’d like to learn more about what Paul Graham has said about startups
  • You want a PDF collection of Paul Graham teachings
  • You’ve actually never read this guy’s work, but you’ve heard his name and come across his essays, so you’d like a starting point to dip your toe in

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Why do startups tend to fail? There’s no one answer; sometimes the truth is that they just weren’t built on a solid foundation. Sometimes you need more than just good startup ideas and healthy ambition. This free resource includes some of the best of Paul Graham on startups, the process of writing, and how to think well and make better decisions. All the things that can help prepare you to be a thoughtful startup founder or leader of any stripe.

Essays by Y-Combinator co-founder Paul Graham including “How to Start a Startup”. This is not quite a PDF collection of Graham’s essays — it’s a thorough summary of different lessons in a devoted reader’s own words, with plenty of opportunities to get acquainted with the source material.

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Why do startups tend to fail? There’s no one answer; sometimes the truth is that they just weren’t built on a solid foundation. Sometimes you need more than just good startup ideas and healthy ambition. This free resource includes some of the best of Paul Graham on startups, the process of writing, and how to think well and make better decisions. All the things that can help prepare you to be a thoughtful startup founder or leader of any stripe.

Key insights

Why do startups tend to fail? There’s no one answer; sometimes the truth is that they just weren’t built on a solid foundation. Sometimes you need more than just good startup ideas and healthy ambition. This free resource includes some of the best of Paul Graham on startups, the process of writing, and how to think well and make better decisions. All the things that can help prepare you to be a thoughtful startup founder or leader of any stripe.

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What we loved:

This really is a great introduction to Paul Graham’s startup writing and other ideas on leadership. It’s split into a few different sections, and within these, each relevant essay is linked. One point really stand out to you? Easy to go read the whole essay it’s based on. If you want to get into Paul Graham’s work but the sheer amount of it is intimidating (or you really can’t find it in you to read through all his ideas on founding a startup), read this Paul Graham summary and go from there.

What we didn't love:

In its original Google Doc form, this ebook had pretty good navigation in the form of the outline pane. But placed into any other context, it becomes a little more difficult to work your way through it. We also have to note the lack of coding/programming content. It’s not an oversight — the author himself admits he doesn’t have the background to do those topics justice. But if you’re interested in those Paul Graham essays in particular, this collection is not for you.


49 pages
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978-8859156598

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