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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 13 Sep 2019

    Don't start a startup to make things for people who are evil or dishonest. It will be demoralizing, and thus less likely to succeed. Unless you are yourself evil or dishonest. (This is one of many things you get for free when you start by building something you yourself want.)

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      1. Pye Waw‏ @pyewaw 13 Sep 2019
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        Thanks for everyday advice Paul

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      2. Ali Salah  🛸‏ @alisalahio 13 Sep 2019
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        Are there examples of startups that do this? 🧐

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      3. Mark Amery‏ @XplodingCabbage 13 Sep 2019
        Replying to @alisalahio @paulg

        EduBirdie, a business whose entire value proposition is helping students cheat.

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      1. Khaled Aly‏ @khaledealy 13 Sep 2019
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        Examples of dishonest or evil people that a startup would target?

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      1. Deepak_Light‏ @deepakomyogi 13 Sep 2019
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        Multidimensional with each sentence.Even biggies (start-up raves) can go rogue but when one can become dishonest, nobody can ascertain. We know a man Zuckerberg; congress is still in 'awe' of his 'integrity'!

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      2. Priyeshu Garg‏ @priyeshugarg 13 Sep 2019
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        @alisalahio Don't do Cambridge analyctica

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      3. Ali Salah  🛸‏ @alisalahio 13 Sep 2019
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        Is it a startup tho 🧐

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      1. Graeham Douglas‏ @Graeham 13 Sep 2019
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        Talking to your users: it's not just to build the right thing for them It's also re-energizing to remember you're building something good for good people

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      2. Dina D. Pomeranz‏ @DinaPomeranz 13 Sep 2019
        Replying to @paulg @kevinschawinski

        If founders only build things they personally want, and most founders are male, young to middle-aged, and from relatively well-to-do backgrounds, who will build things that the rest of humanity wants or needs?

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 13 Sep 2019
        Replying to @DinaPomeranz @kevinschawinski

        Market forces create pressure against that happening. If all startup founders are x and only make things for xs, there are proportionately big opportunities for ~x founders, because all the ideas serving ~xs are untaken.

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