2003
Hackers and Painters
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“When I finished grad school in computer science I went to art school to study painting…”
Library · Vol. I
Forty years of essays by Paul Graham, programmer, painter, and founder of Y Combinator. Read here, typeset with care.
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“When I finished grad school in computer science I went to art school to study painting…”
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“A few months ago I finished a new book, and in reviews I keep noticing words like provocative and controversial…”
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“One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're on a different type of schedule from other people…”
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“What one thinks about in the shower in the morning is more important than I'd thought…”
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“To do something well you have to like it. That idea is not exactly novel…”
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“The way to get startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas — it's to look for problems…”
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“One of the most common types of advice we give at Y Combinator is to do things that don't scale…”
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“At a YC event last week, Brian Chesky gave a talk that everyone who was there will remember…”
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“Have you ever seen an old photo of yourself and been embarrassed at the way you looked…”
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“Great new things often come from the margins, and yet the people who discover them are looked down on by everyone…”