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Hackers & Painters
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In fact the collection of his essays is you can buy the book it's called hackers and Painters and he's like at the very top levels it's you there's no like painting by numbers.
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By the way there's a you know there's probably like 10 blog posts that matter the most If you're gonna do a start-up One of them is the Paul Graham essay Do things that don't scale where he's talking about with Airbnb early on and if you're kind of in the startup world just fast forward 30 seconds But if.
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Hackers & Painters by Paul Graham is a collection of influential essays examining technology, startup culture, programming, and the creative mindset required to build groundbreaking software and companies. On the Modern Wisdom podcast, the speaker noted that a compilation of Paul Graham's essential essays is available as a book titled Hackers & Painters, observing that his insights operate at the absolute highest intellectual level. Similarly, on the My First Million podcast, one of the hosts highlighted specific foundational writings by Graham, pointing to his famous essay advising founders to do things that do not scale as a vital resource for early-stage startups, referencing its application in the early days of Airbnb. Throughout these podcast discussions, speakers treated Graham's work as essential reading for anyone navigating the technology and entrepreneurial sectors. The commentaries emphasized that Graham's unorthodox perspectives on building products, thinking independently, and challenging conventional business wisdom continue to serve as a definitive roadmap for modern founders and creators striving to build enduring enterprises from scratch.
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David Senra In fact the collection of his essays is you can buy the book it's called hackers and Painters and he's like… 1
“In fact the collection of his essays is you can buy the book it's called hackers and Painters and he's like at the very top levels it's you there's no like painting by numbers”
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“by the way there's a you know there's probably like 10 blog posts that matter the most If you're gonna do a start-up One of them is the Paul Graham essay Do things that don't scale where he's talking about with Airbnb early on and if you're kind of in the startup world just fast forward 30 seconds But if”
