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How to Be Relentlessly Resourceful [a practical guide]

by @jasonshen jasonshen.com published 2012-01-1913 min read

Relentlessly resourceful. This is the essential quality of a good startup founder according to Paul Graham, cofounder of Y Combinator. When asked by Forbes what he looks for in founders, four out of the five elements [http://paulgraham.com/founders.html] relate to resourcefulness. He’s written two essays (Relentlessly

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