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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 May 2017

      It's dishonest to claim that working at e.g. Google is merely targeting ads, not improving the world.

      26 replies 89 retweets 381 likes
    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 May 2017
      Replying to @paulg

      Google search improves the world immensely. Ads are how they pay for it. Ads are Google's day job, not its whole focus.

      14 replies 78 retweets 276 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 May 2017

      The fact that making money is not Google's whole focus is part of the reason it makes so much money.

      1:14 AM - 28 May 2017
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        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 May 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          That is the secret weapon of nearly all big Silicon Valley companies. And it is one I can't imagine Wall Street ever duplicating.

          11 replies 53 retweets 259 likes
        3. David Aron Levine‏ @davealevine 28 May 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Actually, this is simply a leading indicator. Every firm, even finance firms, must be Mission Driven in the long run or they don't exist.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. David Aron Levine‏ @davealevine 28 May 2017
          Replying to @davealevine @paulg

          You see, your company is a "Wall Street" company, you manage money for people. But @ycombinator is still young.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        5. David Aron Levine‏ @davealevine 28 May 2017
          Replying to @davealevine @paulg @ycombinator

          Yours and @pmarca's and @firstround's and @foundersfund are innovative approaches in the investment business but we need more cc @cdouvos

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        6. David Aron Levine‏ @davealevine 28 May 2017
          Replying to @davealevine @paulg and

          The entire investment world must also be Mission Driven in the long run. "Wall Street" must catch on too. And they will.

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        7. David Aron Levine‏ @davealevine 28 May 2017
          Replying to @davealevine @paulg and

          We see signs in companies like @Aspiration @artivest @Betterment @Wealthfront @FutureAdvisor #Bitcoin @AngelList but we are VERY early.

          1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes
        8. David Aron Levine‏ @davealevine 28 May 2017
          Replying to @davealevine @paulg and

          There are $280T of capital markets to upgrade. It will take time :-). The post by @balajis and @naval on Bitcoin today also points the way.

          1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
        9. David Aron Levine‏ @davealevine 28 May 2017
          Replying to @davealevine @paulg and

          The anti "Wall Street" vibe is tilting at dinosaurs a little. The old ones are already dead, they just don't know it yet.

          0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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        2. Manuel Antonio Cuba‏ @Macc21st 28 May 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          This is a very tough message to explain in the corporate world.Most #executives look at you like a #crazy person if you explain it to them.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 May 2017
          Replying to @Macc21st

          Try starting with the market caps of companies who do it.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        4. Manuel Antonio Cuba‏ @Macc21st 28 May 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          I did, some got kind of angry, others indiffirent. Very few get it. Sometimes I wonder if I am living in a different dimension.

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        2. Marcel Weiher  🇪🇺‏ @mpweiher 28 May 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Very much, if not more so, for Apple. At the engineering levels, money hardly ever comes up, just doing right by the customer.

          3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Eugene‏ @8gene 28 May 2017
          Replying to @mpweiher @paulg

          Yes, Apple is the only IT company which single-handedly works on beauty as a value, and makes the whole industry to try to do the same.

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        2. K‏ @rehack20 28 May 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Agree with other points in your thread. But on this one, have doubts. Creating value is not automatically rewarded. There are exceptions.

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        3. K‏ @rehack20 28 May 2017
          Replying to @rehack20 @paulg

          In fact, Startup world is littered with unprofitable(or barely) value creation. With winners rewarded for their competitors efforts as well.

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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        1. Ranjan‏ @ranjanprj 28 May 2017
          Replying to @paulg @clipperhouse

          I am sorry but that sounds a bit naive to me

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        1. Anmol Arora‏ @anmolarora07 28 May 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Money is an effect. Google and other big companies focus on the cause. They do understand you need money to get better at the cause

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