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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 16 Jun 2020

      Startups that have one red flag usually have several. E.g. a startup with a made-up idea is more likely to have apparently unrelated problems, like a wildly uneven equity split, or founders who haven't worked together before.

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    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 16 Jun 2020

      I think the reason is that there's one path that leads to a successful startup (domain experts building something they know needs to exist) and if you're not on it, you're crashing through the bushes off to the side of the path. More than one branch will hit you in the face.

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    3. Roboto Mono‏ @donkey_doughnut 16 Jun 2020
      Replying to @paulg

      Id disagree,Jeff Bezos wasn't selling books before amazon,nor did brian chesky own a motel

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    4. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 16 Jun 2020
      Replying to @donkey_doughnut

      Selling books was not the domain Amazon was in. The important part about "internet bookseller" is the first word, not the second. And Bezos was an early convert to the potential of the web. Similarly, early Airbnb had little overlap with what hotels do.

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    5. Daniel O'Leary‏ @dkoleary88 16 Jun 2020
      Replying to @paulg

      Bezos was hardly a “domain expert” in selling things on the internet though. I feel your domain expertise condition falls apart with both Amazon and Airbnb. Would love to hear a better explanation though

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 16 Jun 2020
      Replying to @dkoleary88

      When Amazon was founded, no one was a domain expert on selling things on the internet.

      7:40 AM - 16 Jun 2020
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        1. Tim Almond‏ @timalmond 16 Jun 2020
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          I suppose the domain expertise here is that Bezos had bought things. And a lot of domain expertise is understanding what customers for a certain thing want.

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        1. Cindy Bi  ㊙️‏ @CindyBiSV 16 Jun 2020
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          Cindy Bi  ㊙️ Retweeted Joe Martin  🧤

          HPLE - “high potential, low experience” to become domain expert with early mover advantage? https://twitter.com/joedmarti/status/1272730357490581506?s=21 …https://twitter.com/joeDmarti/status/1272730357490581506 …

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          I loved how @saykay put it years ago when I first met her talking about the talent at Marketo HPLE - High Potential Low Experience
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        1. Visage‏ @Visage_1 16 Jun 2020
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          Paul have you got an theories on Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin ? Entered Airlines, Records etc without any experience as such..

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