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Paul Graham wrote there are two different ways to run a company: founder mode and manager mode. It’s not just about following the rules of the organisation, there’s a whole different mindset at play. Read this: https://www.paulgraham.com/foundermode.

Paul Graham (Co-founder, Y Combinator) "The way to get startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas. It's to look for problems, preferably problems you have yourself." The best startup ideas come from solving real problems, not just brain

🌟 Embrace Side Projects for Accelerated Learning! 🌟 I've always believed that diving into personal or side projects alongside your 9-5 job provides a fantastic opportunity to explore new ideas, sharpen your skills, and apply your learnings at a mu

Coinbase founder best advice for a pre-product/market fit startup Most founders freeze. They overthink. They wait for the perfect plan. Big mistake. Brian Armstrong (Coinbase) learned this early: Action produces information. Paul Graham says it be

🧬 Humanity risks " Switching Off " its brains over the next 20 years—at least, that’s what Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator, believes 😨 🎐People are increasingly delegating writing to AI, and this trend is only expected to grow. According to G

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

Paul Graham's new essay which has taken over the internet. Founder Mode September 2024 At a YC event last week Brian Chesky gave a talk that everyone who was there will remember. Most founders I talked to afterward said it was the best they'd eve

Brian Chesky credits AirBnb's success to an essay Paul Graham wrote in 2008. If any founder dedicatedly focuses on the six principles that Paul mentions, it will blow off their startup. The secret to startup success lies in six principles. Let me

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

Keith Rabois explains “Founder Mode” and its similarities to how PayPal was run in the early days At PayPal, promotions weren’t about managing—they were about mastery. The best designer led design. The best engineer led engineering. No middle manag