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How to Get Rich (without getting lucky)
Article by Naval Ravikant
Originated as a massively viral 2018 tweetstorm. It has since become a foundational philosophy for modern wealth creation, shifting the focus from "working hard" to working with high leverage and specialized skills.
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Article by Patrick McKenzie (Patio 11)
Patrick McKenzie, Patio 11, details how he built and maintained Bingo Card Creator—a software business serving teachers—while working brutal 80+ hour weeks as a "Japanese salaryman" in Nagoya.
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Article by Marc Andreessen
This article, titled "The only thing that matters," is a classic essay by venture capitalist and entrepreneur Marc Andreessen. In it, he attempts to answer a fundamental question about startups: Of the three core elements of a startup—team, product, and market—which correlates most heavily to success?
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Article by Pieter Levels
Pieter Levels (@levelsio) is a well-known indie maker. This essay details his journey and philosophy on bootstrapping startups without venture capital. The Backstory Levels began his journey after graduating and running a moderately successful YouTube music channel. To avoid the monotony of working from home, he sold his belongings and became a digital nomad. When his YouTube revenue started tanking, he fell into a deep depression. To pull himself out of it, he launched a challenge: 12 Startups in 12 Months.
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Build in Community
Beating Isolation: How to Make Friends as an Adult
Article by Sherry Walling
Zen Founder discusses the pervasive issue of loneliness experienced by adults, particularly entrepreneurs and those in the "middle" stages of life.
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Article by Arvid Kahl
Transparency used to be a massive advantage for founders, generating early traction, goodwill, and validation. Today, radical transparency is actively dangerous.
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Grow and Thrive
The 50 Percent Rule
Article by Gabriel Weinberg
The Traction framework is a simple but powerful mandate for early-stage founders: You must split your time evenly between building the product and testing distribution channels, right from day one
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Take the Leap
Finding the Time for Side Projects
Article by Mubashar Iqba
A short 2017 article by Mubashar Iqbal (often known online as "Mubs"), a prolific developer who was named Product Hunt’s 2016 Maker of the Year.
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Article by Paul Graham
A classic 2005 essay by Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham. It explores the cognitive traps that cause brilliant founders—including Graham himself in his early days—to waste years building doomed startups.
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