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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Nov 2015

    YC interview tip: use fewer buzzwords. Works outside of YC interviews too.

    9:40 AM - 10 Nov 2015
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      2. Keith Rabois‏ @rabois 10 Nov 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg shockingly, I need to dispense this advice weekly.

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      3. Matthew Panzarino‏Verified account @panzer 10 Nov 2015
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        @rabois @paulg Seems like you could maximize your shortform along ancillary axes to generate synergistic uplift in holistic understanding.

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      4. Matthew Panzarino‏Verified account @panzer 10 Nov 2015
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        @rabois @paulg like, blog post, man

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      1. Brian Hertzog‏ @bhertzog 10 Nov 2015
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        @paulg We actually A/B tested it. Conversions are higher with fewer buzzwords. #disruption

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      1. Chino Lex‏ @chinomakes 13 Nov 2015
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        THANK YOU @paulg. If I hear "growth hack" one more effing time... 😳

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      1. Yuri Sagalov‏Verified account @yuris 10 Nov 2015
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        .@paulg and as a follow up: be concise.

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      2. 𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐙𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆 ᴳᵉᶰ ᶻ ᵂʰᶤˢᵖᵉʳᵉʳ  🦓‏Verified account @TZhongg 10 Nov 2015
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        @paulg think this is a general life tip.

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      1. Sankara‏ @sankara 10 Nov 2015
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        @paulg buzzwords give away laziness. It's a good filter.

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      1. Sed Seyedi‏ @sed_seyedi 10 Nov 2015
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        @paulg you are better off not to know them (buzzwords) at all.

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      1. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 10 Nov 2015
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        @paulg I also modestly propose that Russell's "How I Write" might be worth the attention of would-be Y-Combinators. http://bit.ly/1SGgTd0 

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      1. Laurens Gunnarsen‏ @MathPrinceps 10 Nov 2015
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        @paulg Perhaps Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" should be better known among those interviewing at YC. http://bit.ly/1SgjcCY 

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      1. Hugo Alves  🌶 💆🏻‍♂️‏ @Ugo_alves 10 Nov 2015
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        @paulg we're launching the HN of buzzwords in the end of this week. I'll invite you if you want.

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      1. Chris Oslund‏ @EightTwo_Three 10 Nov 2015
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        .@paulg more of a whole life tip really :)

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      1. Andy D Lee‏ @andy_d_lee 10 Nov 2015
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        @paulg And if you do use them, you damn well better be able to explain what why and how you're using. #IWillCallBS

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      1. Luis Revilla‏ @LuisRevilla 10 Nov 2015
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        @paulg We wrote "growth hacks" on the Fellowship application. So ashamed. But we are aware of what's important, what needs to be done.

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