Lecture 3 - Before the Startup (Paul Graham)
What it is
Paul Graham's lecture in the 'How to Start a Startup' course, covering counterintuitive parts of startups and how to have ideas. It is the video form of his essay 'Before the Startup'.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN people point to it as the video version of the essay and cite it for advice on building things with interested people before calling it a startup.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2014, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“build things you are interested in with people who are also interested in those things.”
Build things with interested people; do not call it a startup at first.
chrisa, 2024-09 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How do I find my co-founder?”
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Topics: paul graham, startups, ideas, founders, y combinator
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