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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 24 Aug 2019

      While most startup advice consists of warning founders about things they're doing wrong, a significant amount is encouraging them to do more of things they're doing right.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 24 Aug 2019

      Q: We built x+y, and users only like y. What should we do? A: Build more y.

      10:17 PM - 24 Aug 2019
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        1. Distant Relative‏ @LankyObserver 24 Aug 2019
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          Profound.

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        2. Kyle Morris‏ @kylejohnmorris 24 Aug 2019
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          If y is the single contributing variable then the integral of making something people want would be xy + (y^2)/2 + C

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        1. Jürgen Kaiser‏ @Juergen_Kaiser 24 Aug 2019
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          Q: We built x and our only competitor built y, kind of copy of our software. It is much slower, costs 3 times as much as ours and is extremely complicated to use. OEMs buy it anyway because they always buy at big companies. What should we do?

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        1. cfarm‏ @cfarm54 24 Aug 2019
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          Agree. It's a lot harder to find the right thing to do than point out the wrong things. There are so many wrong things that it's easy to be right about that.

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        1. D_Pacman42‏ @d_pacman42 25 Aug 2019
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          And ditch X

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        1. Dasam VM‏ @Mani96019772 25 Aug 2019
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          Making x better than y

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        1. Michael Taylor‏ @hammer_mt 25 Aug 2019
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          @noahkagan always says "what's working? Well do more of that!". Sounds obvious, yet most people focus on fixing what's failing when they should be doubling down agressively on what's working.

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        1. Bitcoin.org‏ @Bitcoinorg2009 25 Aug 2019
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          My opinion is that Bitcoin should have a constant price and be like the number π (/paɪ/) only in the digital world.

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        1. Bitcoin.org‏ @Bitcoinorg2009 25 Aug 2019
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          High price volatility prevents bitcoin from being used as a means of payment. If the population increases then the price of BTC decreases. If inflation USD increases then the price of BTC increases. And so turns the balance.

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