When you’re forced to be simple, you’re forced to face the … - Paul Graham

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When you’re forced to be simple, you’re forced to face the real problem. When you can’t deliver ornament, you have to deliver substance

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Paul Graham (born 1964) is an English computer scientist, essayist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author. He is best known for his work on the programming language Lisp, his former startup Viaweb (later renamed Yahoo! Store), cofounding the influential startup accelerator and seed capital firm Y Combinator, his essays, and Hacker News.

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When you’re forced to be simple, you’re forced to face the real problem. When you can’t deliver ornament, you have to deliver substance - Paul Graham

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