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    1. D.O‏ @docolumide 5 Dec 2019

      Dear young founder don’t do this (thread) Request lunch meetup to talk your startup. I agree & sit down w/ you. Bill comes, you suggest splitting w/ me. It’s the most disrespectful thing you can do. Shows you absolutely have no respect for me, my time or what you hoped to gain.

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    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Dec 2019
      Replying to @docolumide @SamGichuru

      For what it's worth, I wouldn't be offended. In fact I always pay the whole tab when meeting young founders, because I have money and they may not.

      15 replies 69 retweets 518 likes
    3. D.O‏ @docolumide 6 Dec 2019
      Replying to @paulg @SamGichuru

      Same meeting cld be asked for to happen in my office, which several have. But if you step up to me & say, "Let me take you to lunch" to help you, w/ the mind of me bearing cost, then you've constituted yourself into one w/ right over my money, time, energy and attention. No way!

      5 replies 14 retweets 67 likes
    4. D.O‏ @docolumide 6 Dec 2019
      Replying to @docolumide @paulg @SamGichuru

      I'm not an investor, with money+++ looking for deal flow to fill top of my funnel.

      1 reply 2 retweets 11 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Dec 2019
      Replying to @docolumide @SamGichuru

      I understand, but for what it's worth, I'm not looking for deal flow at this point either. When I agree to meet with young founders it's usually out of curiosity or because I like what they're doing or because I owe someone a favor. Or randomness.

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        2. D.O‏ @docolumide 6 Dec 2019
          Replying to @paulg @SamGichuru

          What I've is experience as an underpaid founder still in trenches w/ 150% of my networth tied up in equity on a sheet of paper, but clearly with value to add to someone further earlier. Agreeing to lunch at someone's behest is not occasion to wreck my finances.

          1 reply 2 retweets 13 likes
        3. Oluwafemi‏ @femo520 6 Dec 2019
          Replying to @docolumide @paulg @SamGichuru

          You have a point with your thread but @paulg does too. Maybe you split the difference? Help as much as possible & ensure they know your time & finances are valuable also.

          5 replies 1 retweet 18 likes
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        1. Zanele Abraham‏ @zanele_matome 6 Dec 2019
          Replying to @paulg @docolumide @SamGichuru

          Paul,when are we doing lunch in SF? I'll be there in Feb to continue building product market fit for my startup and the last time I was there I practically lived on 7 eleven cuisine🙈moonshot but still an ask!

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        1. D‏ @dontdaremee 6 Dec 2019
          Replying to @paulg @docolumide @SamGichuru

          @paulg pls can we meet up 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😩😩😩🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭

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