@paulg: I spend a lot of time encouraging founders. Startup founders have a reputation for overconfidence, but this is just sam…
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Paul Graham discusses the overconfidence of startup founders, attributing it to sample bias, and emphasizes the importance of encouraging founders as many underrate themselves.
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