Episode Synopsis "Ep 3.1: Read-aloud of 'Do Things That Don't Scale' by Paul Graham"

Written in 2013, Do Things that Don't Scale remains one of the topmost essays ever written by our beloved Paul Graham. It talks of how startup in its initial days must do things that seem impossible to scale but are extremely valuable to be done in the early days.  Drawing from examples of Airbnb and Stripe, Paul makes a compelling case for founders to focus on the user and simply do whatever it takes to delight them.  The essay reading is done by Minal Desai of Amara Ventures, an angel investment firm in India. To know more about them visit www.amaraventures.co

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