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Guide to Career Planning, Part 3: Where to go and whyEssay

Guide to Career Planning, Part 3: Where to go and why

Marc Andreessen

Oct 2007 · 9 min read

How to pick the industry, company, and role where your opportunities will compound.

How Things Get DoneEssay

How Things Get Done

Sam Altman

3 min read

Things get done through focus on two or three priorities and strong personal relationships.

Advice for Ambitious 19 Year OldsEssay

Advice for Ambitious 19 Year Olds

Sam Altman

4 min read

Build something real while staying around smart people, regardless of whether you choose college, a company, or a startup.

AdviceEssay

Advice

Patrick Collison

3 min read

Go deep on multiple things, make internet friends, read widely, and resist pressure to follow standard paths.

The Days Are Long But The Decades Are ShortEssay

The Days Are Long But The Decades Are Short

Sam Altman

6 min read

Altman's closing line and title — the frame for the entire list of life lessons written on his 30th birthday.

How To Invest In StartupsEssay

How To Invest In Startups

Sam Altman

9 min read

How to succeed as a startup investor by accessing deals, picking great founders, and getting them to choose you.

Idea GenerationEssay

Idea Generation

Sam Altman

3 min read

How to get good at generating startup ideas through environment, tectonic shifts, and founder-company fit.

How To Be SuccessfulEssay

How To Be Successful

Sam Altman

15 min read

Altman's personal filter for what's worth working on next.

The Top Idea in Your MindEssay

The Top Idea in Your Mind

Paul Graham

Sep 2022 · 10 min read

Most startup problems repeat across companies, so the key to advising founders is helping them focus on what actually matters most.

Cities and AmbitionEssay

Cities and Ambition

Paul Graham

May 2008 · 16 min read

Graham's argument for why where you live matters far more than the 'couple percent' you'd expect.

Guide to Startups, Part 3: 'But I don't know any VCs!'Essay

Guide to Startups, Part 3: 'But I don't know any VCs!'

Marc Andreessen

Jun 2007 · 10 min read

Andreessen's prescription for outsiders trying to break into the VC network.