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A Conversation with Paul Graham

Startup School by Y Combinator

CHAPTER

The Danger of Building

If you have ten people who really love your product, that's a good place to be. The other danger is what they need is what you think and cleanse the world of sin. You can't push this too far. I mean, i myself would not start some company making junk food or something like that. But if you are making food, don't, or something where need and want are very different.

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