When I was 16 and in high school in Ireland, I visited Cambridge. While there, I cold emailed @paulg.
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Since then (and long before anyone had heard of Stripe), I found countless other successful Valley folks inexplicably ready to assist.
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The gray zone between extreme competitiveness and meanness has no doubt led many prominent names to make many unethical choices.
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@patrickc As I remember,@paulg then brought a punky young Irish teen to visit a couple of rabble rousers at Google. cc@smithmeganThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc when you start beg, borrow and steal. Got a lot of help simply by asking nicely for it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc seems it worked out… but still on a long pathThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc@paulg might be the single most inspiring thing i've read today.#coldemailing opens up doors u may hav never dreamed of.#awesomeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc do you think that people from the Valley are generally more nicer than the ones from other parts (eg NYC)?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patrickc Reward for smarts and balls. Such stories don't scale, though. First mover advantageThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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