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" There are plenty of smart people who get nowhere. "
Paul Graham
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" I get a lot of criticism for telling founders to focus first on making something great, instead of worrying about how to make money. And yet that is exactly what Google did. And Apple, for that matter. You'd think examples like that would be enough to convince people. "
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" Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as 'suits'. "
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