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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 22 Oct 2013

    Now that people pitch me nonprofits too, I sometimes have to ask which type the idea is. Probably not a good sign.

    6:26 PM - 22 Oct 2013
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      2. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg Consistent with what you'd expect based on your essay "Be Good", though: http://www.paulgraham.com/good.html 

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 22 Oct 2013
        Replying to @michael_nielsen

        @michael_nielsen There are types of nonprofits it's less good to resemble.

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      1. Adam Kazwell‏ @kaz 22 Oct 2013
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        @paulg "Google looked a lot like a charity in the beginning. At yr 1, they were indistinguishable from a nonprofit." Quoting you :)

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      1. Karyn Campbell‏ @paperkary 22 Oct 2013
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        @paulg maybe that's actually a good sign.

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      1. Edison Zhang‏ @zhanged 22 Oct 2013
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        lol “@paulg: Now that people pitch me nonprofits too, I sometimes have to ask which type the idea is. Probably not a good sign.”

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      1. Colin Percival‏ @cperciva 22 Oct 2013
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        @paulg Probably not a good sign? This is coming from the guy who said that the best startups often start out looking like nonprofits?

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      1. Ted Herman‏ @tedherman 22 Oct 2013
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        @paulg AMZN QED

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      2. Ali Hamed‏ @AliBHamed 23 Oct 2013
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        @paulg maybe it's good that people starting non-profits r taking the same efficient attitude as startup founders. Right @thegothamgal ?

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      1. Matthew Rascoff‏ @mzrascoff 28 Nov 2013
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        @paulg That sounds like a very good sign to me. Everyone talks about being mission driven, for profits and non.

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      1. Startup New Zealand‏ @StartUp_NZ 26 Oct 2013
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        @paulg inspired by your piecon speech a non profit (that makes money) and solves the email pain http://www.premail.me/nz/paulgraham 

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      1. Alan Gleeson‏ @AlanGleeson 22 Oct 2013
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        RT @paulg Now that people pitch me nonprofits too, I sometimes have to ask which type the idea is. Probably not a good sign.

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      1. Alex Metzger‏ @almetzger 22 Oct 2013
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        @paulg may be it means you are so popular that it's time to start a politician career

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      2. John Storer‏ @JDStorer 22 Oct 2013
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        @paulg @cleantechvc Maybe they should read Disciplined Entrepreneurship by @BillAulet

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      3. Bill Aulet‏ @BillAulet 22 Oct 2013
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        @JDStorer @paulg @cleantechvc Don't believe thr should b separate track for "social entrepreneurship" (whatever that is) - all same

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      1. Jay Zeng‏ @jzinthebox 22 Oct 2013
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        @paulg don't think it is a good sign. Stay focused, stay hungry

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      1. Olga V. Mack‏ @OlgaVMack 22 Oct 2013
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        @paulg u can monetize anything that ultimately betters the world. Asking makes sense 2 have a clear strategy from the outset.

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      1. Sam‏ @digitalturtle_ 22 Oct 2013
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        @paulg is for profit charity possible? i.e. use tech to id promising children, invest in education for slice of future earnings

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      1. 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐍‏ @Mitzkahdrinnen 22 Oct 2013
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        @paulg what's the n00b first step in progressive pestering, I mean do you a preferred context for pitches to be sent. Thanks regardless

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      1. Mike Gorey‏ @MGorey24 22 Oct 2013
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        @paulg Just assume nonprofit. Until you see something so great that it couldn't exist without making profit.

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