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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject A hardware startup's firstcustomer should be ahyperscaler, because only… LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 Big companies have software designed by committee to avoid disasters, so a startup wins design wars by having the same people design and implement the product. Big companies havesoftware designed by… PG Paul Graham — holds since 2003-05-01 Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how. Founders, designers anddevelopers need to… KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2012-09-02 A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. A belief nobody elseshares is a warning… SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. A founder cannotdelegate judgment: the… MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. A founder needsambition rather than a… PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 A large cargo airship is probably not fundable as a startup, because it stays capital-intensive and risky until late in development. A large cargo airshipis probably not… ED Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 ED Eli Dourado — turned since 2024-10-14 A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at. A startup does not haveto set out to build the… AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 A startup does not need a growth team to start growing, because the first wave of growth has to be founder-led. A startup does not needa growth team to start… EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19
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