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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 26 Apr 2020

      Founders worry too much about highly funded competitors. Usually funding matters less than the founders' ability. In the short term, a highly funded competitor can hurt you by e.g. lowering prices. But if you survive long enough, it will ultimately become a test of ability.

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    2. Mayuresh Masurekar  💎‏ @Mayuresh500 26 Apr 2020
      Replying to @paulg

      I worry that highly funded competitors can hire better talent- engineers, designers, product managers- and beat me by making a better product

      6 replies 3 retweets 59 likes
    3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 26 Apr 2020
      Replying to @Mayuresh500

      Would you rather work for a mediocre founder who'd raised a lot of money, or a great one who'd raised less?

      28 replies 5 retweets 191 likes
    4. Mayuresh Masurekar  💎‏ @Mayuresh500 26 Apr 2020
      Replying to @paulg

      A great one, without a doubt. But for first time founders, there is no track record to prove greatness. How do they convince the talent that they are better than their highly funded competitors?

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 26 Apr 2020
      Replying to @Mayuresh500

      By definition. Part of being a great founder is being convincing.

      6:41 AM - 26 Apr 2020
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        2. Mayuresh Masurekar  💎‏ @Mayuresh500 26 Apr 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          Thank you. So, founders should have vision and passion (and maybe a roadmap) that should inspire talent to work for them despite being paid less.

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        3. Michael Lin‏ @so_cosmic 26 Apr 2020
          Replying to @Mayuresh500 @paulg

          Real recognize real. Great founders are more likely to be able to recognize great talent.

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        1. Killuminati‏ @AndoAnima 26 Apr 2020
          Replying to @paulg @Mayuresh500

          It’s one thing to convince investors, another to convince an engineer. Sorry if this sounds harsh but investors often have superficial knowledge of the products and companies they’re interested in. Founders can learn how to bullshit an investor, but not an engineer.

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        1. Gad Ashkenazy‏ @gadashkenazy 26 Apr 2020
          Replying to @paulg @Mayuresh500

          This is somewhat of a paradox. A great founder that couldn’t raise that much money makes it difficult to convince potential employees they have the goods. I would argue that most of the greatness is seen in hindsight.

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