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Strongly agree, this is one of PG’s worst essays IMO (I’m also generally a fan of his essays). On top of it feeling sales-y, it really gives the vibe of someone
by yashap 4y ago
Strongly agree, this is one of PG’s worst essays IMO (I’m also generally a fan of his essays). On top of it feeling sales-y, it really gives the vibe of someone who DOESN’T listen to users. There’s essentially nothing concrete that he’s learned from users in this essay, despite that supposedly being the topic, just “they have similar problems and don’t know how to prioritize.”
- quickthrower2 4y agoHe could have spilled the beans about what the top problems founders have. These are probably covered in the online startup course YC runs though - so not a "secret" but maybe he didn't want this to be a startup advice piece, but more abstract.