Paul Graham shares a founder's brass plaques: "Build Stuff" and "Talk to Users"
paigeinsf · x · 2026-09-17
Paul Graham retweeted that a founder of a startup he funded had brass plaques made for his and his cofounder's desks reading "Build Stuff" and "Talk to Users" — turning PG's two cardinal startup rules into desk-side mottos.
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