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Paul Graham at Startup School 08

Paul Graham speaks at Startup School 2008 about how to create a successful startup. His talk emphasizes being good, not just avoiding being evil, as a strategic advantage.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN points to it as a staple pg talk, and it appears in lists of the best startup videos and tech talks.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
startupschool
Topic
startup philosophy
Format
talk
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
4
HN mentions in dataset
6
Recommendation years in dataset
2010–2018

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.

  • Never heard him? Not to derive this into some "list of Paul Graham's speaks", but I really suggest to watch [VIDEO] . A good speak, I think.

    JeanPierre on Hacker News · 2010-08
    In Paul Graham and his "no asshole" rule (Interview)
  • [LINK] - (Steve Blank / Eric Ries - part 1) [LINK] - (Steve Blank / Eric Ries - part 2) [LINK] - (Steve Blank / Eric Ries - part 3) [LINK] - (Steve Blank at the Startup Lessons Learned conference) [LINK] - (Steve Blank: The …

    mindcrime on Hacker News · 2011-07
    In Ask HN: What are the best videos to watch about building startups?
  • I think you're right here, but the qualifier "all things being equal" can't be taken lightly. Rarely if never are "all things equal." I also don't think a shift in the market context is necessary. We already have a market place where people who feel …

    darushimo on Hacker News · 2013-08
    In Dark Patterns - User Interfaces Designed to Trick People

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