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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 Aug 2015

    Why It's Safe for Founders to Be Nice: http://paulgraham.com/safe.html 

    1:47 PM - 28 Aug 2015
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      2. Gaurav Sharma  🤷‍♂️‏ @gsharma 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg was this published before intended date? It says September 2015 at the top of the article.

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @gsharma

        @gsharma Oops, living in the future. Fixed.

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      2. Lisha Ruan‏ @lisha_ruan 11 Nov 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg Does this only apply to B2C startups? ("Startups usually win by making something so great that people recommend it to their friends")

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Nov 2015
        Replying to @lisha_ruan

        @lisha_ruan No. People in Bs have friends too.

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      4. Lisha Ruan‏ @lisha_ruan 11 Nov 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg Haha, true. But does a B2B startup usually get more customers through friends' recommendations or by selling?

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      2. Nicky Williamson  🌏 ✈️ 🌏 ✈️ 🌏‏ @NickyWill100 28 Aug 2015
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        @paulg the cognitive effects of good leadership increase brain size of leaders AND their employeespic.twitter.com/x66hpawEc0

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      1. Somkiran‏ @somkiran 29 Aug 2015
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        @paulg It is better to have small share of the increasing pie rather than larger or the largest share of the shrinking pie...

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      1. Nicky Williamson  🌏 ✈️ 🌏 ✈️ 🌏‏ @NickyWill100 28 Aug 2015
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        @paulg neuroscience of leadership is a fascinating topicpic.twitter.com/eD2qaob4lg

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      1. Papermine‏ @goPapermine 30 Aug 2015
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        “@paulg: Why It's Safe for Founders to Be Nice: http://paulgraham.com/safe.html ” great reading thanks

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      1. Vasu‏ @vasusrini 29 Aug 2015
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        "...he said he worried that he was fundamentally soft-hearted and tended to give away too much for free." http://paulgraham.com/safe.html  via @paulg

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      1. محمد سنجر‏ @mzeezm131 28 Aug 2015
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        @paulg @DanielleMorrillhttps://twitter.com/mzeezm131/status/637365110713937920 …

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        محمد سنجر @mzeezm131
        @ElBaradei ماتوا من أجل الحرية #حريتهم_هي_حريتنا pic.twitter.com/bA3OIyyNtS
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      2. Stuart Marks‏ @stuartmarks 28 Aug 2015
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        @paulg Is there a point after which it's no longer safe for a founder to be nice?

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      3. Raquel Smith‏ @raquel_m_smith 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @stuartmarks

        @stuartmarks @paulg I would really hope not. I think there's a difference between being nice and letting people take advantage of you.

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      4. Raquel Smith‏ @raquel_m_smith 28 Aug 2015
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        @stuartmarks @paulg it's the second one that becomes dangerous.

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      2. Eric Powell‏ @powell_eric 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg assumes nice = less extracted value per customer, but what if it also means less extracted value per team member? -a nice founder

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      3. Eric Powell‏ @powell_eric 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @powell_eric

        @paulg fwiw, I don't believe that to be true, but the popular narrative often differs (Gates, Jobs, Musk, etc.)

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      1. Paul Mumma‏ @PaulMumma 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg do you actually believe this observation is unique to "startup founders"? From my experience, true of successful people everywhere

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