Paul Graham says launching a startup is the least efficient way to look cool

News Source : Business Insider

News Summary

"Starting a startup is just about the least efficient way to do it," Paul Graham said.
Graham is one of YC's four founders and a prolific startup sage.
YC has backed some of best-known tech companies, including Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase, DoorDash, Dropbox, Reddit, and OpenAI.
If a startup succeeds, he said, "it's like your life's work" "What kind of badge is a failed startup?
Not much of a badge," he added.

Graham pushed back on the idea of treating a startup as another credential to add to a rsum.Bloomberg/Getty Images Paul Graham advised against starting startups just to seem cool.

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