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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 13 Apr 2017

      The next Microsoft was a search engine. The next Google was a social network. What will the next Facebook be?

      252 replies 589 retweets 1,088 likes
    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 13 Apr 2017
      Replying to @paulg

      Asking "what is the next Facebook?" is not the way to find it. You find it by making something you want, probably as a side project.

      21 replies 235 retweets 530 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 13 Apr 2017

      One reason there are so few really big startups founded by MBAs is that MBAs don't do side projects.

      3:05 AM - 13 Apr 2017
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        2. Matthew Prince‏Verified account @eastdakota 13 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          🙄

          1 reply 1 retweet 19 likes
        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Apr 2017
          Replying to @eastdakota

          You're one reason I wrote "so few" instead of "no."

          3 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
        4. Matthew Prince‏Verified account @eastdakota 14 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          there's no one path. Broad minds are rich minds. Your comment was surprisingly narrow minded for someone with as broad a mind as you.

          1 reply 3 retweets 42 likes
        5. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Apr 2017
          Replying to @eastdakota

          It wasn't just "MBAs suck." It's an important and subtle point that the best startups grow organically out of the founders' lives.

          1 reply 3 retweets 22 likes
        6. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg @eastdakota

          The really big cos weren't meant to be cos at first. They were just tinkering. That's harder for MBAs.

          5 replies 2 retweets 17 likes
        7. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg @eastdakota

          I've seen the pattern over and over in YC interviews.

          2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
        8. Matthew Prince‏Verified account @eastdakota 14 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          ah, now I understand: you have a sample set bias problem. Agree MBAs who apply to YC are less likely to be on path toward success.

          3 replies 3 retweets 30 likes
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        2. The Drake‏ @floxed1 13 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          do MBAs really do anything?

          3 replies 1 retweet 60 likes
        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 13 Apr 2017
          Replying to @floxed1

          The degree was designed to create the officer corps of big companies. They're probably good at that.

          3 replies 19 retweets 102 likes
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        2. Aaron Schwartz‏ @AaronSchwartz35 14 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Can you take a few Tweets to discuss how people with MBAs bring unique insights that *can* add value to startups? Cc @benthompson

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Apr 2017
          Replying to @MosesOfWatches @benthompson

          It wouldn't be as much of a stretch for them to learn to be managers once the co got big. That's sometimes hard for hackers.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        4. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg @MosesOfWatches @benthompson

          And they'd be good at startups that intrinsically consist of management, like e.g. a delivery service.

          1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
        5. Aaron Schwartz‏ @AaronSchwartz35 15 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg @benthompson

          help with negotiations? Or leadership? Or hiring / team building? Or mktg channels or...? It doesn't define you, can augment your talent.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        2. Oswald Yeo‏ @Oswaldyeo 14 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          As an investor do you see a founder having a MBA as a 1) positive 2) negative or 3) irrelevant data point for funding him/her?

          1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Apr 2017
          Replying to @Oswaldyeo

          The MBA itself is irrelevant.

          4 replies 5 retweets 23 likes
        4. Jeremy Liew, Partner at Lightspeed‏ @jeremysliew 15 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg @Oswaldyeo

          I think this is the key point. A person is an entrepreneur or not, with an insight or not. Whether MBA or hacker or any other grouping.

          0 replies 2 retweets 15 likes
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        2. FP Marcil‏ @FPMarcil 13 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          MBAs need pairing services (with tech talent) more than incubation?

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 13 Apr 2017
          Replying to @FPMarcil

          "Cofounder dating" is a bad idea. Cofounders should be friends before starting the company.

          7 replies 20 retweets 94 likes
        4. Tommy Nicholas‏ @tommyrva 13 Apr 2017
          Replying to @paulg @FPMarcil

          An MBA is as much a degree designed for entrepreneurship as a History Bachelors. Perhaps less. Do History Majors need a founder match svc?

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        5. FP Marcil‏ @FPMarcil 13 Apr 2017
          Replying to @tommyrva @paulg

          Yes, they do. What I am describing is simply the friction for ALL non-tech entrepreneur, in a tech world.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        6. Tommy Nicholas‏ @tommyrva 13 Apr 2017
          Replying to @FPMarcil @paulg

          That's backwards. There's no excuse for being non-tech. Most value to tech startups is not developer talent, but it's all tech talent.

          2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
        7. Jeremy Liew, Partner at Lightspeed‏ @jeremysliew 15 Apr 2017
          Replying to @tommyrva @FPMarcil @paulg

          In the consumer tech world today and for the last 5 years, the tech has gotten relatively easy so a unique consumer insight is the 1st value

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        8. Varun Fatehpuria‏ @varunfatehpuria 15 Apr 2017
          Replying to @jeremysliew @tommyrva and

          yes but i think SV is the biggest hypocrite. They'll say the above and still run the ground to just hire technical ppl.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        9. Varun Fatehpuria‏ @varunfatehpuria 15 Apr 2017
          Replying to @varunfatehpuria @jeremysliew and

          i know its easy to validate and measure the value of a technical person through samples, projects, github. Not so much for non-tech.

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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