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Relentlessly Resourceful

Paul Graham · paulgraham.com Free Beginner

Graham argues the trait that best predicts founder success is being relentlessly resourceful, which is much of what 'why you' is really asking. When a plan breaks, will you find a new way through or stall. Read this to understand the quality investors are trying to read off you in the first ten minutes.

  • The best founders are relentless and resourceful, not just stubborn
  • Novel problems cannot be brute forced, they need new approaches
  • This trait is what early investors are really betting on
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It answers 2 questions

  1. How much does 'why you?' actually matter to investors and to success?
  2. Investors passed and said 'we love the space but aren't sure you're the right team for it'. How do I fix that?

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