Paul Graham
Paul Graham is a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and a co-founder of the influential startup accelerator Y Combinator. He is best known for his work in the field of computer programming languages, as well as for his essays on entrepreneurship and technology, which have gained a wide following in the tech industry.
Branding by definition has to be distinctive. But good design, like math or science, seeks the right answer, and right answers tend to converge.
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If you're in a job that feels safe, you are not going to get exceptional, because if there is no danger, there is almost certainly no leverage.
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The rich love quiet because they're trying to work.
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Paul Graham, Twitter post, May 14, 2024
It’s hard to do a really good job on anything you don’t think about in the shower.
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Paul Graham, Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Age of Software, p. 164 (2004)
You can't replace reading with other sources of information like videos, because you need to read in order to write well, and you need to write in order to think well.
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