Do Things that Don't Scale
BlogPaul GrahamJun 14, 2013
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The biggest mistake new founders make: assuming startups are like 'getting a ship to fly', when they're like 'cranking a flywheel by hand'. Recruit users one by one. Provide insanely good service to your first 10 customers. Manual hacks that won't scale are how you find what does.
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Want to start a startup? Get funded by Y Combinator. !Image 6 July 2013 One of the most common types of advice we give at Y Combinator is to do things that don't scale. A lot of would-be founders believe that startups either take off or don't. You build something, make it available, and if you've…
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