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How people get Rich now

Paul Graham emphasizes that people get rich by creating value and solving problems that others are willing to pay for.
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Delve into the insightful world of tech and startups with Paul Graham's essays, which offer a treasure trove of wisdom and guidance for aspiring entrepreneurs and technology enthusiasts alike. Graham's prolific writings cover a wide array of topics, including entrepreneurship, startup strategies, technology trends, and societal impact.
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Graham's insightful books like "On Lisp," "ANSI Common Lisp," and "Hackers & Painters" offer a wealth of knowledge and inspiration to fuel your entrepreneurial journey or intellectual exploration.
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Y Combinator (YC), founded by Paul Graham, offers early-stage startups funding, mentorship, and resources to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey, opening applications biannually for aspiring entrepreneurs
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About Paul Graham

Paul Graham is a luminary figure in the realms of technology, entrepreneurship, and writing. As the co-founder of Y Combinator, the renowned startup accelerator, Graham has played a pivotal role in nurturing and shaping the trajectory of numerous successful startups, including Dropbox, Airbnb, and Reddit. His insightful essays, which cover a wide range of topics from startup advice to programming languages, have earned him a devoted following and established him as a thought leader in the industry. In summary, Paul Graham's impact on the tech and entrepreneurship landscape is profound and enduring. His innovative ideas, insightful perspectives, and dedication to empowering aspiring entrepreneurs make him a true visionary and a source of inspiration for generations to come.

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Essay Writing

Putting Ideas into Words

Explore the transformative power of writing in refining, developing, and precisely communicating ideas, emphasizing that the act of writing not only clarifies thoughts but also tests their validity and completeness.

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Startup- culture

The Top Idea

The essay "The Top Idea in Your Mind" explores the concept that individuals typically have one predominant idea that occupies their thoughts

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Creativity & Innovation

Crazy New Ideas

Read about the importance of embracing unconventional and innovative thoughts that challenge the status quo, and how breakthroughs often come from ideas initially perceived as absurd.

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Startup- culture

Startup Investing Trends

Paul Graham discusses the changing landscape of startup funding driven by the decreasing costs of starting a startup and the increasing normalization of entrepreneurship

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Creativity & Innovation

Novelty and Heresy

Paul Graham examines the thin line between groundbreaking ideas and those considered heretical, arguing that true innovation often requires challenging established norms and risking controversy.

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Creativity & Innovation

Superlinear Returns

This essay explores the concept that certain actions or investments can yield disproportionately high rewards relative to their size or effort, emphasizing the exponential potential of innovative ideas and effective teamwork.

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Startup- culture

How people get Rich now

Paul Graham emphasizes that people get rich by creating value and solving problems that others are willing to pay for.

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Creativity & Innovation

How to get startup Ideas

Explores the process of coming up with startup ideas, emphasizing the importance of noticing problems in one's own life.

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Creativity & Innovation

How to get new ideas

What can anomalies teach you?

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Hacking

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Startup- culture

Startup = Growth

This essay defines a startup as a company focused on rapid expansion rather than just being newly founded, emphasizing the significance of growth as a defining characteristic of startups

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Essay Writing

Writing, briefly

An essay that distills the essence of effective writing into concise advice, emphasizing the importance of rewriting, clarity, and generating ideas through the writing process.

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Essay Writing

The Best Essay

The Best Essay by Paul Graham seeks to delineate the characteristics that would distinguish an exceptional essay, focusing on the importance of both content and writing quality

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Essay Writing

Putting Ideas into Words

Explore the transformative power of writing in refining, developing, and precisely communicating ideas, emphasizing that the act of writing not only clarifies thoughts but also tests their validity and completeness.

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Essay Writing

The Age of the Essay

"The Age of the Essay" by Paul Graham explores the significance and structure of essays, highlighting their importance in academic and intellectual discourse.

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Essay Writing

Writing, briefly

An essay that distills the essence of effective writing into concise advice, emphasizing the importance of rewriting, clarity, and generating ideas through the writing process.

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Essay Writing

How to write Usefully

Paul Graham emphasizes writing that is bold and true, aiming to inform readers with important insights they were previously unaware of, through clear, concise, and impactful expression.

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Creativity & Innovation

Novelty and Heresy

Paul Graham examines the thin line between groundbreaking ideas and those considered heretical, arguing that true innovation often requires challenging established norms and risking controversy.

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Creativity & Innovation

Crazy New Ideas

Read about the importance of embracing unconventional and innovative thoughts that challenge the status quo, and how breakthroughs often come from ideas initially perceived as absurd.

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Creativity & Innovation

How to get new ideas

What can anomalies teach you?

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Creativity & Innovation

How to get startup Ideas

Explores the process of coming up with startup ideas, emphasizing the importance of noticing problems in one's own life.

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Creativity & Innovation

How to Do great Work

Paul Graham emphasizes the importance of working on projects that you care deeply about and have a natural aptitude for, as this combination fosters innovation and dedication.

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Creativity & Innovation

Superlinear Returns

This essay explores the concept that certain actions or investments can yield disproportionately high rewards relative to their size or effort, emphasizing the exponential potential of innovative ideas and effective teamwork.

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Personal Growth

Earnestness

Explore the virtue of sincerity and intellectual honesty in one's actions and motivations

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Personal Growth

Early Work

Imagine if we could turn off the fear of making something lame. Imagine how much more we'd do. Read more about this by Paul Graham!

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Personal Growth

The Need to Read

In "The Need to Read," Paul Graham emphasizes the importance of reading not only for acquiring knowledge but also for refining one's thinking process and enhancing creativity

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Startup- culture

How people get Rich now

Paul Graham emphasizes that people get rich by creating value and solving problems that others are willing to pay for.

Read article
Startup- culture

The Top Idea

The essay "The Top Idea in Your Mind" explores the concept that individuals typically have one predominant idea that occupies their thoughts

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Startup- culture

Startup = Growth

This essay defines a startup as a company focused on rapid expansion rather than just being newly founded, emphasizing the significance of growth as a defining characteristic of startups

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Startup- culture

What we look for in Founders

Paul Graham outlines the qualities he seeks in entrepreneurs, emphasizing traits like determination, resourcefulness, and a genuine passion for solving problems

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Startup- culture

Startup Investing Trends

Paul Graham discusses the changing landscape of startup funding driven by the decreasing costs of starting a startup and the increasing normalization of entrepreneurship

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Hacking

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Books by Paul Graham

Ansi Common Lisp

ANSI Common Lisp combines an introduction to Lisp programming, and a convenient, up-to-date reference manual for ANSI Common Lisp. Beginners will find that its careful explanations and interesting examples make Lisp programming easy to learn. Professional programmers will appreciate its thorough, practical approach.

Its up-to-date content ensures relevance in today's programming landscape, while its detailed explanations and comprehensive coverage make it an indispensable resource for professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of Lisp programming and enhance their proficiency in the language. Whether you're just starting your journey in Lisp programming or aiming to refine your skills, ANSI Common Lisp provides the necessary guidance and knowledge to support your learning and development
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On Lisp

On Lisp is a comprehensive study of advanced Lisp techniques, with bottom-up programming as the unifying theme. It gives the first complete description of macros and macro applications. The book also covers important subjects related to bottom-up programming, including functional programming, rapid prototyping, interactive development, and embedded languages. The final chapter takes a deeper look at object-oriented programming than previous Lisp books, showing the step-by-step construction of a working model of the Common Lisp Object System (CLOS).

As well as an indispensable reference, On Lisp is a source of software. Its examples form a library of functions and macros that readers will be able to use in their own Lisp programs.
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Hackers & Painters

Hackers & Painters examines the world of hackers and the motivations of the people who occupy it. In clear, thoughtful prose that draws on illuminating historical examples, Graham takes readers on a fast-moving tour of what he calls "an intellectual Wild West."

Why do kids who can't master high school end up as some of the most powerful people in the world? What makes a startup succeed? Will technology create a gap between those who understand it and those who don't? Will Microsoft take over the Internet? What to do about spam?If you want to understand what hackers are up to, this book will tell you. And if you are a hacker, you'll probably recognize in it a portrait of yourself.
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YC TOP COMPANIES LIST BY REVENUE

Congratulations to companies recognized on the inaugural YC Top Companies List by revenue

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YC LIBRARY

Explore some of the best YC videos, podcasts, and essays from ove rthe years. Come learn how to make something people want.

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THE STANDARD DEAL

Congratulations to companies recognized on the inaugural YC Top Companies List by revenue

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