Startups rarely die in mid keystroke. So keep typing!Paul Graham
Live in the future, then build what’s missing.Paul Graham
The way to get startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas. It’s to look for problems, preferably problems you have yourself.Paul Graham
Actually startups take off because the founders make them take off.Paul Graham
You can’t wait for users to come to you. You have to go out and get them.Paul Graham
There are things founders can do that managers can’t, and not doing them feels wrong to founders, because it is.Paul Graham
It’s not the product that should be insanely great, but the experience of being your user.Paul Graham
The recipe for great work is: very exacting taste, plus the ability to gratify it.Paul Graham
Better to make a few users love you than a lot ambivalent.Paul Graham
Nothing kills startups like distractions. The worst type are those that pay money: day jobs, consulting, profitable side-projects.Paul Graham
When startups die, the official cause of death is always either running out of money or a critical founder bailing. ... But I think the underlying cause is usually that they’ve become demoralized.Paul Graham