Making Startups Powerful(paulgraham.com)
15 points by aaraujo002 | 5 comments
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Making Startups Powerful(paulgraham.com)
200 points by tosh | 91 comments
How to Do Great Work (2023)(paulgraham.com)
78 points by tosh | 56 comments
Heresy(paulgraham.com)
16 points by appreciatorBus | 6 comments
How to earn a billion dollars(paulgraham.com)
634 points by kingstoned | 1643 comments
Paul Graham essay, based on an Oxford Union talk, explaining how people become billionaires, chiefly by starting successful startups.
Having Kids (2019)(paulgraham.com)
118 points by Anon84 | 230 comments
The Brand Age(paulgraham.com)
460 points by bigwheels | 352 comments
Paul Graham essay "The Brand Age" (March 2026), opening with the 1970s Swiss watch industry quartz crisis to discuss the role of brands.
Mean People Fail (2014)(paulgraham.com)
24 points by insuranceguru | 31 comments
Do Things That Don't Scale (2013)(paulgraham.com)
229 points by bschne | 78 comments
The Shape of the Essay Field(paulgraham.com)
58 points by luisb | 37 comments
Good Writing(paulgraham.com)
275 points by oli5679 | 276 comments
On Lisp (1993)(paulgraham.com)
24 points by ibobev | 3 comments
What to Do(paulgraham.com)
236 points by npalli | 225 comments
Microsoft Is Dead (2007)(paulgraham.com)
97 points by aamederen | 145 comments
The Origins of Wokeness(paulgraham.com)
790 points by crbelaus | 1780 comments
Paul Graham's January 2025 essay tracing the origins of wokeness as a form of priggishness, rooted in 1980s political correctness.
Writes and Write-Nots(paulgraham.com)
138 points by baxtr | 125 comments
When To Do What You Love(paulgraham.com)
199 points by underdeserver | 163 comments
Founder Mode(paulgraham.com)
1162 points by bifftastic | 662 comments
Paul Graham essay from September 2024 arguing founders should run growing companies differently from conventional manager-style advice, inspired by Brian Chesky's talk.
The Right Kind of Stubborn(paulgraham.com)
487 points by urs | 211 comments
Paul Graham's July 2024 essay distinguishing persistence from obstinacy and arguing they are different kinds of behavior.
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Microsoft Is Dead[2007](paulgraham.com)
62 points by rolph | 98 comments
The Submarine (2005)(paulgraham.com)
15 points by Plasmoid | 4 comments
Succinctness Is Power (2002)(paulgraham.com)
8 points by tosh | 3 comments
How to Start Google(paulgraham.com)
5 points by moonraker | 0 comments
The Submarine (2005)(paulgraham.com)
12 points by gat1 | 6 comments
How to Start Google(paulgraham.com)
624 points by harscoat | 593 comments
Paul Graham essay from a March 2024 talk to 14 and 15 year olds on how to prepare to start an ambitious startup like Google later.
The Best Essay(paulgraham.com)
307 points by tosh | 208 comments
Programming Bottom-Up (1993)(paulgraham.com)
69 points by tzury | 26 comments
Orthodox Privilege (2020)(paulgraham.com)
95 points by omarious | 164 comments
Superlinear Returns(paulgraham.com)
201 points by jger15 | 132 comments
Fierce Nerds(paulgraham.com)
24 points by dvrp | 13 comments
History of T (2001)(paulgraham.com)
64 points by swatson741 | 19 comments
How to Do Great Work(paulgraham.com)
872 points by razin | 370 comments
Paul Graham's July 2023 essay offering a cross-field guide to doing great work, starting with choosing work that matches aptitude and deep interest.
Jessica Livingston (2015)(paulgraham.com)
239 points by cperciva | 167 comments