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I'm sure this is the magazine's fault, but the headline could easily be misconstrued: "Paul Graham has launched 145 companies. His formula? Smaller Cheaper Fast
by johnnybgoode 17y ago
I'm sure this is the magazine's fault, but the headline could easily be misconstrued: "Paul Graham has launched 145 companies. His formula? Smaller Cheaper Faster"
I guess it depends on what you mean by "launched", but if I didn't know about this stuff already, I'd think they were trying to tell me PG literally started 145 companies as a founder.
Again this is a knock on the magazine and not PG. They're probably just trying to sell more copies.
- jrockway 17y agoI agree. "Paul Graham gave 3 months of rent to some people" doesn't sound quite as nice.
- grinich 17y agoI'm pretty sure YC does more than that...
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- johnnybgoode 17y agoI'm just saying the headline is ambiguous, and Paul Graham did not start 145 companies as a founder. I don't see why that seems to trivialize his role. It's not as if I said he doesn't advise the founders. I know some HNers can get quite defensive of PG, but it really isn't necessary here.
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- johnnybgoode 17y agoFor the record, I did not edit my comment.