Paul Graham

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Before the Startup

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"October 2014 _(This essay is derived from a guest lecture in Sam Altman's startup class at Stanford. It's intended for college students, but much of it is applicable to potential founders at other ages.)_ One of the advantages of having kids is that when you have to give advice, you can ask yourself "what would I tell my own kids?"

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