@paulg it's interesting, though, that those on the margin often times need to be blessed by insiders before getting anywhere meaningful
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@ChrisSaad YC's model is to help startups, not bless them. And we started as outsiders; we only became insiders by helping them well.
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@paulg: I wrote this 8 years ago but recently reread it. It's an interesting topic rarely analyzed in depth. http://paulgraham.com/marginal.html ” -
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This is really good. RT
@paulg: I wrote this 8 years ago. It's an interesting topic rarely analyzed in depth. http://paulgraham.com/marginal.htmlThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg thanks for bumping this. Energizing.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg: I wrote this 8 years ago but recently reread it. It's an interesting topic rarely analyzed in depth. http://paulgraham.com/marginal.htmlThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg 8 years and this post was a fantastic read still: http://paulgraham.com/marginal.html .Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg An essay I'll go back to several times ... just like beating the averages!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Awesome piece.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg the Confed was fighting for slavery, the union against secession, it's almost like 2 sides in a war can fight abt different things!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg let's yell at Paul for not being sufficiently reverent abt the civil war in an old essay NOT about the civil warThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg lol at the PC trolls pearl clutching here. Must've been like this in the inquisitionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg My favorite line was "just try hacking something together". It's astonishing how much you learn when you try to do that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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