Lecture 3 - Before the Startup (Paul Graham)

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  • @dinner173
    @dinner173 9 ปีที่แล้ว +617

    This video is gold. Those who are complaining about the speaker's attitude probably have no experience with a startup. He's the perfect speaker. No bullshit, no fluff. And the best part is that he keeps focused on what matters, rather than getting sidetracked by irrelevant theory. In the startup world, most people will WASTE YOUR TIME with abstract motivational fluff.

    • @snowman7234
      @snowman7234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      100%, could not agree more.

    • @RasHmiR91
      @RasHmiR91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks for highlighting this!

    • @pfdemuizon
      @pfdemuizon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics."

    • @aguilarcruz215
      @aguilarcruz215 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      S

    • @ryanbennett6801
      @ryanbennett6801 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sup Ryan

  • @Tom_Mos
    @Tom_Mos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    Counterintuitive points
    1. 1:25 Startups are so weird, that if you follow your instincts, they will lead you astray (You can trust your instincts about people.)
    2. 5:28 What you need to succeed in a startup, is not expertise in a startup. What you need is expertise in your own users. (Don't go through the motions of having a startup, focus only on making something people want)
    3. 11:25 Starting a startup is where gaming the system stops working.
    4. 14:30 Startups are all consuming. (Don't start a startup at college)
    5. 21:50 Starting a startup is really hard, and you can't tell if you'll be any good at it! (It's unlikely you have any comparable experiences to indicate whether you'll be able to do it)
    6. 24:35 The way to get startup ideas is not to try think of startup ideas. The way to come up with good startup ideas is to take a step back, turn your brain into the type of brain that has startup ideas unconsciously, so unconsciously that you don't even realize that they are startup ideas. How to turn your brain into the type that has startup ideas unconsciously; 1) learn a lot about things that matter 2) work on problems that interest you 3) with people you like and respect. The best way to prepare yourself for a startup is to gratify your interest in genuinely interesting problems. A good place to look for interesting problems is on the leading edge of technology.

    If you want to start a startup; what should you be doing now in college. You only need two things, an idea and cofounders. And the way you do this, is to follow Counterintuitive point #6. The component of entrepreneurship that really matters is domain expertise, see Counterintuitive point #2. The ultimate advice to young would be startup founders is; JUST LEARN.

    • @Him_Dante
      @Him_Dante ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not all heroes wear capes. But I’m pretty sure you do ! 🤧 Thanks for the advice, Tomas.

    • @eliasn.9960
      @eliasn.9960 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks a lot :)

    • @tarsemlal1720
      @tarsemlal1720 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are a legend

    • @pushkarsingh1819
      @pushkarsingh1819 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks for summerizing

    • @DhairyaMehta1234
      @DhairyaMehta1234 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you bro....❤

  • @hoodasaurabh
    @hoodasaurabh 10 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    there is a sense of purity (no showoff, no jargons, talk like average dude, be natural self) in Paul Graham!!

    • @AlbertNikanorovtscosj
      @AlbertNikanorovtscosj 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ***** hmmmm

    • @abcdxx1059
      @abcdxx1059 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Saurabh Hooda 3 yrs ago

    • @abcdxx1059
      @abcdxx1059 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Saurabh Hooda hey do you have a start-up

    • @movocode
      @movocode 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Paul Gra...hum...

    • @3nityC
      @3nityC ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you easily annoyed?

  • @RC404
    @RC404 8 ปีที่แล้ว +863

    hum...Great lecture

    • @SagefulSolutions
      @SagefulSolutions 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      LOLOLOL! Even more funny on 2x speed.

    • @azs2152
      @azs2152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I was confused by this...I’m no longer am

    • @podium732
      @podium732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM :))

    • @maniac50ae14
      @maniac50ae14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You'll never get as many likes as the amount of times he said, "humm"

    • @RC404
      @RC404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maniac50ae14 🤣

  • @nabinghimire2183
    @nabinghimire2183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Isn't it so fascinating to think. A boy living in mountains of Nepal can hear Paul Graham lectures. wow boom 💥💥 💥 💥

    • @bikashkaziswar6271
      @bikashkaziswar6271 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It’s been a year , did you use it🌻

    • @Lens_lores
      @Lens_lores 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bikashkaziswar6271i am from nepal and i am gonna soon

    • @sushildeshmukh1904
      @sushildeshmukh1904 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      india

    • @st_evengm9811
      @st_evengm9811 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Basically I am kind of that boy watching the video from Costa Rica, so yes you are rigth, it is facinating.

    • @karanpun1191
      @karanpun1191 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      100% 🇳🇵

  • @laronburrows7958
    @laronburrows7958 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Anyone thinking of starting a startup should start with this video. They can save a lot of time.

  • @OmerAbashar
    @OmerAbashar 10 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    PG is just a funny guy, smart, knowledgable and humble, I have enjoyed every minute of this lecture and all the other lectures, and I already watched them 6 times.

    • @mrbillgoode
      @mrbillgoode ปีที่แล้ว

      Look at this man with his shiny bald-head talking about binge watching this shit.

  • @jnsantos
    @jnsantos 9 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    What a privilege and learning to watch a masterclass from the person in the world that know more about starting a startup. Thanks Paul!

  • @suchoudh
    @suchoudh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Note how he reiterates every question that is asked to him. Its a very good habit esp as the person asking question may NOT have a microphone and then the recording only contains an ANSWER where there is no clue as to what the question was.

  • @markaaronbarrett
    @markaaronbarrett 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I'll never afford a place like Stanford, seriously- thank you so much for access to these lessons!

  • @JWu-jt7fz
    @JWu-jt7fz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love how the first 2 episodes were information packed with knowledge to build a foundation. And now there is elaborate explanation on those points to further understand what they're trying to say.

  • @chriscfedrizzi
    @chriscfedrizzi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    No BS, listen to him guys. I've been starting and trying startups for 6 years, he really knows the deal.

    • @angeljimenez7374
      @angeljimenez7374 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You ever think that not everybody is like you?

    • @chriscfedrizzi
      @chriscfedrizzi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@angeljimenez7374 What do you mean?

  • @Zbigniew_Piatek
    @Zbigniew_Piatek 9 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    He's really funny and talking important things in the same time!

    • @youngmarker9925
      @youngmarker9925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! I think that's an essential ingredient to effectively communicating valuable ideas!

  • @christopherarmstrong2710
    @christopherarmstrong2710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    5:57 What you need to succeed in a startup is not expertise in a startup, what you need is an expertise in your own users. Mark Zuckerberg succeeded despite being a complete noob at startups, because he understood his users very well (customers, fans).
    7:30 The one thing that’s actually essential is to make something people want.
    11:28 Starting a startup is where gaming the system stops working.
    18:18 What you need to know are the needs of your own users, and you can’t learn those until you actually start the company.
    30:50 At it’s best, starting a startup is merely an ultimatum for curiosity.
    33:00 What business school was designed for is to teach people management. And management is only a problem if you’re sufficiently successful. *So really what you need to know early on is developing products. So you’re much better off going to design school. But honestly the best way to start a startup is to just go out and start it. You might not be successful, but you’ll learn faster if you just do it.* Business schools were designed to train the officer Corp of large companies.

  • @ituramphozo3466
    @ituramphozo3466 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don’t enjoy most business lectures mostly because they don’t accommodate the audience in non-developed countries. But this was so fun to watch. My own version of standup mixed with incredible insights.

  • @peterjones9087
    @peterjones9087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What a legend. Love his essays. Changed my life.

  • @sebastianwalls7001
    @sebastianwalls7001 8 ปีที่แล้ว +531

    Paul Gra-hum...

    • @pancanitamanalu9041
      @pancanitamanalu9041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he hummm alot.

    • @Everything00523
      @Everything00523 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @meghaseth5815
      @meghaseth5815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I CAN'T STOP NOTICING IT NOW!!!! 😭

    • @nuwandakoh
      @nuwandakoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i knew this was coming in the comment section i knew it!!!

    • @samuelh5
      @samuelh5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Goddamnit I didn’t notice this before... knowledge is a curse

  • @derrickthornton386
    @derrickthornton386 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I have a dynamite idea and am in the process of building the idea and team. Sky's the limit. These lectures aren't the end-all-be-all but they are a great start. Thanks to Paul and the collective for providing this priceless information.

    • @LCTesla
      @LCTesla ปีที่แล้ว +8

      how'd that turn out?

    • @fabio.1
      @fabio.1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      following

    • @omarmassoud6499
      @omarmassoud6499 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      how'd it go?

  • @aryansolanki5897
    @aryansolanki5897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He is so good. I absolutely love his dialogue delivery.

  • @Dorian_Barber
    @Dorian_Barber ปีที่แล้ว +10

    10 seconds in and I love how real the vibe is.

    • @mrbillgoode
      @mrbillgoode ปีที่แล้ว

      You surely buy books because of its color. Numbnut!

  • @_digital_dan
    @_digital_dan 10 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Thank you so much Paul! You answered my most disturbing questions. I'm a high school student who wanted to start a startup but now I see that the question is in what domain to work.

    • @gubby740
      @gubby740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hey, how is your startup going?

  • @mccarthyroderick
    @mccarthyroderick 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This man is brilliant!! Great 48 minutes of my life!!

  • @inspiredink07
    @inspiredink07 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Some people aren't aware about this, this is one of the great course i found on TH-cam ever 🔥

  • @alwaysfallingshort
    @alwaysfallingshort 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love this guy, I feel like we'd really get along. I love when he was flustered with the kinds of questions being asked.

  • @Nick_Tag
    @Nick_Tag 10 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    What a hero. I feel a bit bad for the tech bubble guy that got an earful though - "DON'T ACT LIKE A REPORTER!!"

    • @purelogic4533
      @purelogic4533 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The guy was right they were making a bubble - he answered rudely because as investors they are only hopeful that technology startups will spur the economy and create more wealth even though funding rates cant afford to be kept low any further

    • @Channel-gv2gw
      @Channel-gv2gw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What did he say ? I can't say .. pls elaborate

  • @vineetk1998
    @vineetk1998 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Major takeaway is to "learn" what you like, follow your passion and new ideas will spring on the way

  • @carlossolis1
    @carlossolis1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Paul Graham makes the best lectures ever!

  • @vizvan
    @vizvan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Seemed a very sincere and kind advice. May I add greed-less advice, especially since many of the viewers/listeners would be aiming at Y-Combinator.

  • @syguy
    @syguy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Question: what are your recurring systems in your work and personal life that make you efficient?
    Answer: having kids is a good way to be efficient; because you have no time left. So if you want to get anything done the amount of done you do per time is high.
    GOLDEN! 😅🔥 This lecture is awesome.

  • @ethanjyx
    @ethanjyx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So true. Domain expertise is so important.

  • @arielf9587
    @arielf9587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow. I'm gonna rewatch this slowly, pausing and taking notes. This is a great video!

  • @Akh6one2
    @Akh6one2 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was going to stop watching this video because of the comments, however surprisingly I continued and could say that this was probably the most informational video I’ve ever watched.

  • @SachinMahajan223
    @SachinMahajan223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A lecture worth millions...

  • @Thebaron666
    @Thebaron666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Love the content.. My only beef with these lectures (and many, many others) is that it seems that their metrics for success are limited to Apple, Google, and Mark Zuckerberg. Every example is based off of what Zuckerberg did or what Google did, etc. Give me some more real examples of Bob down the street that started a shipping company from nothing and turned it into a successful company. I don't know.. Just something I've noticed.

    • @duanestanford2827
      @duanestanford2827 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      True -- I think because he's looking at it from a YC perspective, and YC's goal is specifically to create huge monoliths.

    • @deepaksrinivasmondal
      @deepaksrinivasmondal 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true!

    • @Crafterthecaster
      @Crafterthecaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@@duanestanford2827 I disagree. From what I've read of his essays Paul Graham knows A LOT of great people. Before I read his essays I thought I knew a lot of great leaders, but I recognised only 20-40% of the people he mentions in his essay. And YC's goal is not specifically to create huge monoliths. If you look at the list of startups YC funds, you will see that most of them won't be huge monoliths. And even if you're talking about VCs and not YC, it isn't true either. What most VCs ended up doing is funding safe startups and ignore the super-risky ones, which guarantees that they will turn down the next Google.

    • @Crafterthecaster
      @Crafterthecaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If you love this video, then I think you should check out Paul Graham's essays mate.
      www.paulgraham.com/articles.html
      Check whichever ones that seems interesting to you. There's like a hundred essays and they don't seem to cover one particular topic, but the couple dozens I've read so far are pure fucking gold. I can't say which one is the best for you, but I can say that my absolute favourites were "What You'll Wish You'd Known", "How to Do What You Love" and "Undergraduation".

    • @singularityhq
      @singularityhq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Google indiehackers. You'll get better step by step instructions.

  • @peace_and_blessings1111
    @peace_and_blessings1111 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    25:56
    How to make your mind, the kind of mind that generates start up ideas unconsciously:
    1. Learn a lot about things that matter
    2. Work on problems that interest you.
    3. Work with people you like and respect.

  • @Novu_ai
    @Novu_ai 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just uploaded a video from Paul Graham's essays. Paul is truly an inspiration.

  • @omieuno
    @omieuno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That Q and A was GOLD!

  • @zohayer.mehtab
    @zohayer.mehtab ปีที่แล้ว +1

    26:09
    How to get startup ideas(and cofounders) unconsciously:
    1. Learn things that matters.
    2. Work on problems that matters to you.
    3. With people you like and respect.

  • @LuanaVasco88
    @LuanaVasco88 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The value of these lessons is insane

  • @Dannykim722
    @Dannykim722 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic lecture. To the point. No BS

  • @tedcarr
    @tedcarr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I love how dissapointed and deflated he sounds everytime he says Humm
    /Watching this in Thailand. Arrived with just a backpack.
    Now living in Chiang Mai, the #1 ranked Digital Nomad spot in the world.

    • @Ahmad-ps9zh
      @Ahmad-ps9zh 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      What are you doing in Chiang Mai? How is it? Videos please :)

    • @masukuma
      @masukuma 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol

    • @danpena344
      @danpena344 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      nomadlist.com/ this is how you would rank it

    • @denisblack9897
      @denisblack9897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      worst air in the world

  • @wholeness
    @wholeness 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    hummm is the sound before accessing advanced intelligence.

  • @DaffodilPClimited
    @DaffodilPClimited ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great lecture!! This video is more precious than diamond.

    • @mrbillgoode
      @mrbillgoode ปีที่แล้ว

      You're a fool. You know nothing about diamonds.

  • @yaxxee
    @yaxxee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love to listen to this man, he cuts through the bullshit like no one else. He also gives me the confidence that I can start something of my own. Although I did think he was quite rude at 36:30.. But then the startup world is not for someone who gets hurt easily

  • @goranstankovic2501
    @goranstankovic2501 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great insight! enjoyed the rawness of the talk!

  • @simonsmashup
    @simonsmashup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    33:50 I guess I agree with this.
    I started my startup career right after college graduate, and I have doubted if I don't learn enough to run a business from work experience.
    Got my first successful startup after several attempts. (well, technically it's just small business in some sense and it's not that scalable like tech giants, but certainly did hire some 20 people to run the business) And I am glad to be lucky enough to have family support to let me do it. It's still fucking hard.
    It's kinda like you just have little idea on how to swim and you decide to jump into the ocean. If you don't wanna die, you will find a way to get shit done.

    • @swex-smile
      @swex-smile 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      but what if you jumped in a ocean where you can never sink , dude : what you wanna say is , you should never have sex since you have never sex done before 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @phillip4822
    @phillip4822 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lmao, 12:10 god this thing is being recorded 😂.
    Well done, 10 years later. Has still been a very good talk

  • @KingMalekDelane
    @KingMalekDelane ปีที่แล้ว

    Real advice, perspective, and insight..Priceless.

  • @abutahermuhammad4827
    @abutahermuhammad4827 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think I'm currently working on project that taking my full time. discussing with friends, family, communities!

  • @AlanAspera
    @AlanAspera 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Some questions at the end are looking for magic wand answers. Read the book , 'The Hard Thing about Hard Things', by Ben Horowitz. Some situations in business cannot be answered by simply looking at a flow-chart. Sometimes, you will have to find the answer to the problem as they come along. The same solution to that problem may not work at another start-up.There's no such thing as a 'catch all' solution for every problem.

  • @MaiFast
    @MaiFast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great lecture. I am going to start startup in next couple of years.

  • @sandeepreddy7831
    @sandeepreddy7831 ปีที่แล้ว

    chapters:
    0:00:00 | combinator function | Y Combinator, function was to tell ignore..
    0:03:33 | yc ski | YC is ski instructors and instructors.. words together, as
    0:06:37 | startup college | How to start a startup in college?
    0:09:27 | automata theory | Automata Theory.. and look at the questions and essentially.
    0:12:36 | people want | What people want.. extend that you do..
    0:14:10 | startups consuming | Startups are all consuming.. will take over your life for
    0:16:56 | startup student | How to start a startup or be a student?
    0:20:16 | startup 20 | How to start a startup at 20?
    0:23:00 | combinator combinator | Y Combinator, Y Combinator, Y Combinator
    0:26:46 | begging | begging the question if genuinely interesting interest energetically is yourself
    0:29:18 | harvard | Harvard, back in the mid 90s, friends Robert and voiceover
    0:31:33 | founder startup | Founder most startup?
    0:35:45 | bubble | How to get into a bubble..
    0:38:15 | labs startups | Where people start labs that startups, it might work.. That
    0:43:59 | startup monoculture | How to start a startup with a monoculture?

  • @tinashe695
    @tinashe695 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank for the valuable information and the wonderful humour Paul. :)

  • @robbartlett1221
    @robbartlett1221 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent startup advice, this guy is spot on.... Funny the question around the 42:00 minute mark is exactly how I work. Either you're forced to work on something less interesting or it comes to you.

  • @jslbrt
    @jslbrt 10 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I loved the talk, but why was Paul dressed as a country club coke dealer? I'm teasing of course. Paul is the best.

  • @larap.1850
    @larap.1850 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Work with people you genuinely like and respect and who you have known for long enough that you are sure."

  • @datofadzlishah7566
    @datofadzlishah7566 10 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Funny how when PG goes 'hummmm...' it doesn't sound so much like he's nervous/puzzled/thinking internally as it does like he's out of breath. strange public speaking technique?

    • @SamA-zf9sp
      @SamA-zf9sp 10 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He's just being himself.

    • @fhoplist
      @fhoplist 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fadzli Anuar It is just his mannerisms. I know people who do the same thing.

    • @AlbertNikanorovtscosj
      @AlbertNikanorovtscosj 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fhoplist hmmmm

    • @RasHmiR91
      @RasHmiR91 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh wow! Great to see some prominent name in our country here!

  • @sofiyaely
    @sofiyaely 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pure genius eloquence

  • @amarvanee
    @amarvanee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is no reason Sam would want to tell if he had done it several times. Great timing on that joke. Hum. This by the way is perhaps the best resource on learning how's. Thanks

  • @bluecuracao6478
    @bluecuracao6478 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you a lot for this genuine lecture and sharing! Lots of essential knowledge unless then an hour

  • @bonaventureBarry
    @bonaventureBarry 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can summarized this talk with these words: "Grit, foolishness, and courage".

  • @vinabe-welistenweshare.568
    @vinabe-welistenweshare.568 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the way he delivered!

  • @RahulMahat-s3d
    @RahulMahat-s3d 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bhaisaab aise teacher ho to cls karne ka majaa hi ku66 aur hai 😂😂😅😅❤❤❤

  • @stephanotto212
    @stephanotto212 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy is a great investor!!!

  • @BescoutedOfficial
    @BescoutedOfficial 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Every word i hear is so true. Nice lecture.

  • @nayandhabarde
    @nayandhabarde 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That thing to stop thinking of ideas consciously is so true

  • @whatever-wn1nk
    @whatever-wn1nk 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I realize I made starting a startup sound kind of hard... If I haven't, let me try again - starting a startup is REALLY HARD.
    hahahaha

  • @raonyguimaraes
    @raonyguimaraes 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is gold! Thank you...

  • @vkris81
    @vkris81 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “If you work on things you like, you don’t have to force yourself to be efficient”

  • @rafidhoda
    @rafidhoda 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Paul Graham, the GOAT

  • @aramsam
    @aramsam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely brilliant lecture!

  • @quickesttutorial
    @quickesttutorial 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I periodically watch this lecture when I'm down mentally

  • @absbox_
    @absbox_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant Paul, as always

  • @maxtradepro
    @maxtradepro ปีที่แล้ว

    Still relevant today! Love it

  • @agustinbjr
    @agustinbjr ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I’m the guy who always asked the dumb questions in class (and I didn’t go to Stanford), so I’ll keep that energy: “Why was it dumb for Facebook to incorporate as a Florida LLC?

    • @mallyosih7455
      @mallyosih7455 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Not an American so its a stab in the dark, but it could be that there are obviously advantageous states in which to declare an LLC , i know delaware is popular for those advantages.

    • @DakshGuptaCuriosium
      @DakshGuptaCuriosium 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      LLCs have a cap on how many shareholders you can have so they can’t go public, you need a C-Corp for that.
      Delaware is the state nearly all startups incorporate in because of knowledgeable courts and favorable laws among others.
      So the default is Delaware C Corp.

  • @DHEERAJKUMAR-dn2li
    @DHEERAJKUMAR-dn2li 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you, sir, today I got some wonderful knowledge .

  • @ridamalik581
    @ridamalik581 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the invaluable advice. Definitely will help in avoiding some mistakes at least I hope :)

  • @dztennessee9744
    @dztennessee9744 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    u changed my world

  • @vivekkaplingat6384
    @vivekkaplingat6384 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent talk!

  • @ractheworld
    @ractheworld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So there is aproximately 1 hour of compact wisdom and wit by the dude who sees the meta in everything and makes it work for him (Having a company that fathers other companies and profit from it) and all people take from it is "hum"? sigh~

  • @eVerseApparel
    @eVerseApparel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    38:49 “podcasting business… do those words even grammatically fit together” crazy how just a few years makes a difference

  • @gcxlc
    @gcxlc 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love seeing him call out, and not answer, the bad questions.

    • @davineuskens21
      @davineuskens21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's one of the things I dislike most about this lecture.

    • @ljunderground
      @ljunderground 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Diego Neuskens Why? Are you uncomfortable with truth?

  • @mylesbuckley9675
    @mylesbuckley9675 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was funnier than most stand up comics ahaha, and I actually learned something!

  • @shrt5828
    @shrt5828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    realest and funniest guy

  • @jackmiddleton2080
    @jackmiddleton2080 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We think that having multiple founders is causing success but it could just be that social skills is what is causing success and social people tend to want to work with others.

  • @Alterien
    @Alterien 10 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    Hummm hummm hummmm

    • @AlbertNikanorovtscosj
      @AlbertNikanorovtscosj 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jon Cal hmmmm

    • @jesusmiguel1560
      @jesusmiguel1560 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Albert Nikanorov Hmmmmmm.

    • @EricBishard
      @EricBishard 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jon Cal I love this guy. Hummmm!

    • @EricBishard
      @EricBishard 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Eric Bishard Talk about learning to suppress impulses kind of made me chuckle. But maybe that's what makes him really fun to listen to. How do I know. He's the multi-millionaire not me, he must be doing Hummmm... Something right!

    • @MrHeavyRunner
      @MrHeavyRunner 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Jon Cal Yeah, very annoying

  • @avinashdwivedi2015
    @avinashdwivedi2015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I liked when he said you shouldn't start a startup in college... The whole crowd went silent for a while ..lol

  • @reece_harding
    @reece_harding ปีที่แล้ว

    This is beautiful - currently going through this debate myself

  • @MaanayShah786
    @MaanayShah786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy is too good!

  • @stephanotto212
    @stephanotto212 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have to be ethical to not allow duality to mess your mind up. If its gonna rain tomorrow theres a 50% chance of rain. My dad taught me that clever old guy! 73 years old! A good friend had to remind me of it!

  • @kishlayrajraj
    @kishlayrajraj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    just love his lessons

  • @abhiasawa
    @abhiasawa 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So good!

  • @uscsca
    @uscsca 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Y Combinator has been great with Paul Graham.

  • @kaypakaipa8559
    @kaypakaipa8559 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    damn damn damn. great stuff, challenges the mind. makes so much sense tho. build great products

  • @sartajsinghahuja406
    @sartajsinghahuja406 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:54, Paul got that comic timing man 😂

  • @vrfjwehs29
    @vrfjwehs29 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    He is one funny smart dude. Great Lecture. Thank you.

  • @mariamsargsyan2981
    @mariamsargsyan2981 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The professor advises to do the startup after the college because it is hard. I have the same opinion about this. According from my experience, it is really hard to do startup when you are studying. At the beginning, it will seem very easy and you will think that people do not want you to succeed in young age that is why they say this. However, after some time you will realize that people are right. I cannot manage my time for both studying and leaving my student life , and doing the startup. Sometimes one of these should fall apart. Besides, i find advantages when people study and after that do startup.They have already studied the materials and can do better then during the studies, plus they trust themselves more and already have an experience. If you afraid of doing a startup or unsure the best medicine for it is to try. Try to do everything for getting your dreams and after some fails you will get there. however, do not forget that for startup there are two most important aspects. First one is the idea and the second is the co-founder.

  • @kvitkademkiv4336
    @kvitkademkiv4336 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing lecture. Thank you! 🙏

  • @אופקטוביה
    @אופקטוביה หลายเดือนก่อน

    unbelievable value.

  • @dianalastovska8386
    @dianalastovska8386 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like him. Such a smart person