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HOW TO DO GREAT WORK BY PAUL GRAHAM ✦ Great Work has no precise definition but it is doing something important so well that you expand people's ideas of what's possible ✦ Mapped by @jasonshen

How Bad Entrepreneurs Reveal Themselves in the First 5 Seconds of a Pitch: 1.Lack of Preparation: Vague statements, fumbling words, poor equipment handling. ------------------------------------------------------ 2.Failing to Grab Attention: Irrelev

In 2010, two Irish kids set out to pull off the biggest upset in Silicon Valley history. With one email to Paul Graham and a simple hack, they built a $95B company. Here's the crazy story: At 16, Patrick and John Collison built software for eBay

ViaWeb, the Shopify of 1900s! So, in 1990s, when the world was Still trying to adapt to the internet, Paul Graham along with his 2 friends were working on something big! They were making a tool that helped people make and manage their online stores

𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻 (𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲) Big companies are like giant boats with 1,000 people rowing. But there’s a problem: No matter how hard you row, it barely moves faster. Why? B

Why and How YC Was Started? So, raising seed funding was always slow, complicated, and a hard job. Founders often relied on informal investments from friends or family, with little to no standardization, leaving them vulnerable to legal and financi

Excess Edge Experts Consulting highlights common pitfalls early-stage ventures face when seeking investment. Many founders delay addressing key issues, hoping to resolve them post-funding—often to their detriment. We frequently see: • Vague Vision:

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman: Founders have no work-life balance Starting a startup means giving everything you’ve got. Reid Hoffman says, “Founders have no balance,” and Elon Musk believes, “If others work 40 hours, work 80.” Success often dema

Brian Chesky explains how Airbnb solved the chicken-and-egg problem Marketplaces are tough to build. No buyers, no sellers. No sellers, no buyers. This problem almost killed Airbnb. Homeowners wouldn’t list their homes because no one was booking. T

Paul Graham: “In the best startups each founder is king of their own domain” Great partnerships are built on mutual respect and clear boundaries. Take Apple’s early days as an example: Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs had very different strengths. Wo