Lecture 3 - Before the Startup (Paul Graham)
YC Root Access
Why leaders watch it
Early-stage startup advice from Graham on generating ideas and common misconceptions about founding.
Paul Graham's lecture in the 'How to Start a Startup' course, covering counterintuitive parts of startups and how to have ideas. It is the video form of his essay 'Before the Startup'.
Takeaways
- Work on problems you have
- Build something users want
- Start with what is interesting and doable
Topics: Startups & entrepreneurship, Innovation & creativity
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