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Paul Graham @paulgraham
Make something people want.
Aug 07, 2026
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How to Earn a Billion Dollars Paul Graham on why the biggest fortunes now come from starting companies — and what that shift implies for anyone ambitious. 
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Ideas for Startups Why good startup ideas feel more like questions than answers, and how to put yourself in a position to have more of them. paulgraham.com
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Founder Mode The counterintuitive way the best founders actually run their companies, versus the 'manager mode' advice they're usually handed. paulgraham.com
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How to Make Wealth The classic essay on the difference between wealth and money, and why startups let you compress a career's work into a few years. paulgraham.com
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Kent Beck @kentbeck
Make it work, make it right, make it fast — in that order, and don't skip the middle one because it's less fun.
Aug 02, 2026
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How to Get Startup Ideas Notice problems, live in the future, and build what you yourself want. Paul Graham's definitive guide to finding ideas worth pursuing. paulgraham.com
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Billionaires Build A defense of the founders who become wealthy precisely by building things large numbers of people want. paulgraham.com
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How to Think for Yourself Why independent-mindedness matters most in work where the goal is to be right, and how to cultivate it. paulgraham.com
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A Philosophy of Software Design John Ousterhout on complexity, deep modules, and why the best code is often the least clever. 
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