Probably because when you are trying to startup you need to live that minimalist lifestyle, at least in a business sense. Think about the term ramen profitabili

Probably because when you are trying to startup you need to live that minimalist lifestyle, at least in a business sense. Think about the term ramen profitability. Also pg wrote an article about getting rid of "stuff" at one point. http://www.paulgraham.com/stuff.html http://www.paulgraham.com/stuff.html