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    1. DHH‏Verified account @dhh 26 Aug 2014

      "There are no shortcuts to success", they say, "only hard work". They're wrong. Shortcuts are everywhere if you know how to look.

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    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 26 Aug 2014
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      @dhh The problem is, most people already err too far in the direction of trying to win through shortcuts.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 26 Aug 2014

      @dhh E.g. YC constantly has to remind founders to focus on making users happy, instead of "growth hacks."

      11:56 AM - 26 Aug 2014
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        1. DHH‏Verified account @dhh 26 Aug 2014
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          @paulg "Growth hacks" is generally just a euphemism for being an unethical ass. Like Uber growth hacking Lyft. Fuck that.

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        2. DHH‏Verified account @dhh 26 Aug 2014
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          @paulg But that's entirely different from taking shortcuts on your own journey to learning and building a company.

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        3. Justyn Howard‏Verified account @Justyn 26 Aug 2014
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          @dhh @paulg everything all of us do is in search of shortcuts of some sort. Shortcut to digging a well in Africa, shortcut to collaboration

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        1. Thomas Diong‏ @ThomasDiong 26 Aug 2014
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          @paulg @dhh which is why the only metric that is useful is usage

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        2. Alexandru Stanciu‏ @ducu 26 Aug 2014
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          @paulg @dhh .. or pursuing success. Success should merely be an effect, rather than the motivation for any startup.

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        3. Rick‏ @DownhillMoney 26 Aug 2014
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          @ducu @paulg @dhh many people fail so they try everything.

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        1. darius vasefi‏ @dariusvasefi 26 Aug 2014
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          @paulg @dhh completely agree, and this applies to all size companies, not only startups.

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        1. Sanja Gauthier  🌸 ❤️‏ @sanjagauthier 26 Aug 2014
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          @paulg: YC constantly has to remind founders to focus on making users happy, instead of "growth hacks." @BossYosh @nwkwan @MikeGranados

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