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Paul Graham at Startup School 08

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Startups & entrepreneurship

What it is

Paul Graham speaks at Startup School 2008 about how to create a successful startup. His talk emphasizes being good, not just avoiding being evil, as a strategic advantage.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as a staple pg talk, and it appears in lists of the best startup videos and tech talks.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2010, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “I really suggest to watch”

    A good Paul Graham talk

    JeanPierre, 2010-08 · Recommendation · in “Paul Graham and his "no asshole" rule (Interview)”

  2. “(pg at Startup School '08)”

    Entry in a list of startup videos

    mindcrime, 2011-07 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are the best videos to watch about building startups?”

  3. “He outlines many ways why it's not merely ethically appropriate to be good”

    Graham's 'Be Good' talk on why being good is strategically superior

    darushimo, 2013-08 · Recommendation · in “Dark Patterns - User Interfaces Designed to Trick People”

  4. “Paul Graham - Startup school (2008)”

    Entry in a favorite tech talks list

    a_d, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What is your favourite tech talk?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: paul graham, y combinator, startup school, ethics in business, founders

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