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> Second: I don't think we should "idolize" Paul Graham. He's certainly an intelligent and cultured man, but there's no reason to think that his book suggestion

> Second: I don't think we should "idolize" Paul Graham. He's certainly an intelligent and cultured man, but there's no reason to think that his book suggestions are either amazing or current. He's one of the best identifiers of and advisors of startups in this generation. If you are interested in startups, the subject of this site, it's hard to think of many people whose suggestions there's more of a reason to follow. The average of everyone's recommendations will get you average results. Some people want to beat the averages.

nefitty 6y ago
How about an HN-user focused recommendation aggregator?
- m00x 6y ago
  Results uncertain, but definitely would have missed out on Dropbox.
  - muzani 6y ago
    While HN gives poor career advice, the books recommendations around here have been top notch.
walleeee 6y ago
Obviously YC is about startups, but startups aren't exactly the subject of HN. Only a small minority of posts here are actually about them.