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Paul Graham, founder of ycombinator, wrote several very lengthy, very well thought out essays saying exactly that. Also, ycombinator exists as an incubator spe
by ryanx435 9y ago
Paul Graham, founder of ycombinator, wrote several very lengthy, very well thought out essays saying exactly that.
Also, ycombinator exists as an incubator specifically for companies that are trying to create a massive market dominating company.
The "boogeyman", as you put it, is at the very core of who and what ycombinator and hacker news are all about.
- AndrewKemendo 9y agoNo way. All of his articles are about mechanics and lessons around starting and operating a startup. Nowhere does he advocate that it's better than doing a smaller business or that a startup is better.
- gknoy 9y agoI disagree: some of his essays have a _very clear_ bias towards advocating that doing a startup is a Great Thing. > If you wanted to get rich, how would you do it? I think your best bet would be to start or join a startup. ( http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html ) He also argues in other essays that now [2001/3/now] is a great time to start a startup -- and since doing so is such an all-in proposition, it seems reasonable to infer that he is also arguing that it's better to start a startup _than some other option_.