Paul Graham: Founders' strength comes from having experienced weakness
santoshpanda · x · 2026-09-07
Paul Graham argues that one of founders' unique sources of strength is that they've experienced weakness. Hired CEOs tend to take their company's power for granted, while founders remember when the company was so weak it could only survive by delighting users — which keeps them closer to customer needs.
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