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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 27 Jan 2016

      Startups: Instead of appearing on Shark Tank, spend that energy fixing whatever makes your product so unappealing you think you need to.

      66 replies 354 retweets 782 likes
    2. Chris Sacca  🇺🇸‏Verified account @sacca 27 Jan 2016
      Replying to @paulg

      @paulg Yeah, because a free 10-minute pitch to 7 million Americans is something every startup should turn down.

      38 replies 110 retweets 672 likes
    3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 27 Jan 2016
      Replying to @sacca

      @sacca Nothing is less free for a startup than something that costs the attention of the founders.

      24 replies 55 retweets 181 likes
    4. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 27 Jan 2016
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      @sacca Building the best product is how most startups win, not by marketing. http://goo.gl/3Zl8Zs 

      25 replies 78 retweets 223 likes
    5. Semil‏Verified account @semil 27 Jan 2016
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      @paulg @sacca wouldn't appearing on TV just be like being at a pitch competition or a demo day, just at scale?

      5 replies 5 retweets 100 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 27 Jan 2016
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      @semil It's more distracting. YC is set up so DDay is top of mind for a week, max, because founders should be building, not pitching.

      8:05 PM - 27 Jan 2016
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        1. Mack Flavelle‏ @MackFlavelle 27 Jan 2016
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          @paulg @semil every YC founder I ever met thinks about that demo day every night from the moment they get accepted.

          1 reply 0 retweets 26 likes
        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 Jan 2016
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          @MackFlavelle But the way they think about it is by thinking "How can we grow?" which is what they should be thinking about.

          0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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        1. Jesse Genet‏ @jessegenet 28 Jan 2016
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          @paulg @semil Late to this party but as someone who has done ST and YC demo day I'd say they're neck and neck for fretting and prep.

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        1. Max happy long‏ @Thanako68544773 28 Jan 2016
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          @paulg @semil yes I understand.

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        1. Guy Gal‏ @guygal 28 Jan 2016
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          @paulg @semil haha you may think founders think about dday for a week but yesterday a current batch co already met w/ me to talk about it

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        1. Anthony Sanz‏ @apere006 28 Jan 2016
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          @paulg @semil Ha I doubt they think about demo day for a week. Also, prepping for YC application takes more than a week.

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