Paul Graham on Founder

Paul Graham@paulg

Founders pick bad startup ideas. Good startup ideas pick founders. (This is facile, I realize, but there is a lot of truth in it.)

1.1K likes57 repliesPosted Apr 9, 2020

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Short sentences keep the pace up, so the reader never has to re-read a line.

The mechanics

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