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Articles (by Ycombinator/Paul Graham)

How to Start a Startup
Build something users love, and spend less than you make.

Startups in 13 Sentences
Above all, understand your users.

You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss
Startup founders seem to be working in a way that's more natural for humans.

Why to Not Not Start a Startup
All the reasons you aren't doing it, and why most (but not all) should be ignored.

A Student's Guide to Startups
Starting a startup could well become as popular as grad school.

Ideas for Startups
The initial idea is not a blueprint, but a question.

Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas
A hacker who has learned what to make, and not just how to make, is extraordinarily powerful.

Be Relentlessly Resourceful
You have to keep trying new things.

The Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn
Some things about startups are kind of counterintuitive.

How Not to Die
Startups run on morale.