Paul Graham Essays

Getting Started

• How to start a startup 2005

• Do Things That Don't Scale 2013

• Taste for Makers 2002

• Startup = Growth 2012

Preventing Startup Death

• The Fatal Pinch 2014

• Default Alive 2015

• The Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn 2006

• The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups 2006

Fundraising & Finances

• A Fundraising Survival Guide 2008

• Ramen Profitable 2009

• How To Make Wealth 2004

Managing

• Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule 2009

People

• Hiring is Obsolete 2005

• How to Disagree 2008

• Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas 2005 Smart people have bad ideas because they're not used to thinking about what other people want.