Startup School ‘08 Quotes

[Update: The best SuS video is on Omnisio! check it out!]

Here is a collection of some remarkable quotes from the YC startup school:

“Stop using the internet.” – Paul Graham, Partner, Y Combinator; Founder, Viaweb
[Paul said this jokingly, while trying to setup his special 280 north presentation. And asked the bloggers to quit hogging the bandwidth.]

“Don’t just not be evil. Be good!” – Paul Graham, Partner, Y Combinator; Founder, Viaweb
[I think I have found my company's moto: "Be Good!"]

“Cisco systems networks networks.” – Greg McAdoo, Partner, Sequoia Capital
[One-sentence Pitch for Cisco]

“A great entrepreneur does not fall off his board…” – Greg McAdoo, Partner, Sequoia Capital
[Wow, commentary to an impressive surfing video]

“1. Great Application; 2. ??? Price; 3. Profit!” – David Heinemeier Hansson, Creator of Rails; Partner, 37Signals

“Finding a good cause is incredibly hard and time-consuming” – Craig Newmark
[From David's Presentation]

“Listen -> Decode -> Interpret -> Understand” – Paul Buchheit, Founder, FriendFeed; Creator, Gmail

“Limited Life Experiences + Overgeneralization = Advice” – Paul Buchheit, Founder, FriendFeed; Creator, Gmail

“If someone says: ‘That’s impossible;’ You should understand it as: ‘According to my very limited experience and narrow understanding of reality, that’s very unlikely.’ ” – Paul Buchheit, Founder, FriendFeed; Creator, Gmail

“We only want to write stories that you don’t want written – use that to your advantage” – Mike Arrington, Founder, TechCrunch

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