Lecture 3 - Before the Startup (Paul Graham)

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

September 30, 2014

Duration

48m

Channel

YC Root Access

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Lecture Transcript: http://tech.genius.com/Paul-graham-lecture-3-counterintuitive-parts-of-startups-and-how-to-have-ideas-annotated Paul Graham delivers an informative (and highly amusing) talk, addressing counterintuitive parts of startups, in Lecture 3 of How to Start a Startup. See the readings at startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec03/ Discuss this lecture: https://startupclass.co/courses/how-to-start-a-startup/lectures/64032 This video is under Creative Commons license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Paul Graham

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  Co-founder of Y Combinator and essayist known for writing about startups (e.g., 'Do Things That Don't Scale').

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of YC Root Access, featuring Paul Graham, Lecture 3 - Before the Startup (Paul Graham) explores Paul Graham urges students: learn deeply before founding startups later Startups are counterintuitive, so founders routinely ignore good advice because it conflicts with their instincts and “gaming the system” habits formed in school and big companies.

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