Paul Graham on Twitter: "@sama I don't know how general that recipe is, but it worked for YC."

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1. Don Richard‏ @DonaldRichard 11 Mar 2015
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  @paulg @sama great advice! Thanks, guys!
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1. BeaconOutlet‏ @BeaconOutlet 11 Mar 2015
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  @paulg @sama Great steps and as a huge admirer of you both I think forgot to add one piece you both did, "work hard & fast"
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1. Hong 關鴻‏ @Quan 11 Mar 2015
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  .@paulg @sama Maybe true, but when you started YC, did you think you were going after a good market? Or did your success create the market?
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1. leahci‏ @btcsatochi 11 Mar 2015
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  @paulg @sama learn to identify unproven talent? hmm...
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1. Asad Badruddin‏ @sasadb 11 Mar 2015
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  @paulg @sama how does one learn to identify unproven talent?
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1. Nikola Anđelić‏ @nikolaandelic 11 Mar 2015
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  @paulg @sama my dad always told me its not what you know, it's who you know, and I don't know neither of you guys :(
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