How to Make Wealth

By Paul Graham

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How to Make Wealth A restaurant can afford to serve the occasional burnt dinner.Startups usually involve technology, so much so that the phrase "high-tech startup" is almost redundant.Instead IBM ended up using all its power in the market to give Microsoft control of the PC standard.Steve Jobs once said that the success or failure of a startup depends on the first ten employees.The other catch is that the payoff is only on average proportionate to your productivity.The closest you can get is by selling your startup in the early stages, giving up upside (and risk) for a smaller but guaranteed payoff.A restaurant can afford to serve the occasional burnt dinner.Found this useful? Follow for more, and save this post.
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  1. How to Make Wealth

    A restaurant can afford to serve the occasional burnt dinner.

  2. Startups usually involve technology, so much so that the phrase "high-tech startup" is almost redundant.

  3. Instead IBM ended up using all its power in the market to give Microsoft control of the PC standard.

  4. Steve Jobs once said that the success or failure of a startup depends on the first ten employees.

  5. The other catch is that the payoff is only on average proportionate to your productivity.

  6. The closest you can get is by selling your startup in the early stages, giving up upside (and risk) for a smaller but guaranteed payoff.

  7. A restaurant can afford to serve the occasional burnt dinner.

  8. Found this useful?

    Follow for more, and save this post.

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