A student's guide to startups

Paul Graham, essay

This lesson is an essay published on paulgraham.com.

Read the essay

What you'll get

Paul Graham weighs what young founders have going for them against one main trap, building things that look like class projects. Many of the points apply to anyone early in their career.

Do this week

Name one real person who has the problem your project solves, and show them what you have built so far.