The counterintuitive thing about startups is that you can actually create something new.

- Paul Graham

The way to have good startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas.

- Paul Graham

Startup founders are not normal people. They are more determined, more risk-taking, and more ambitious than most.

- Paul Graham

You can think of startup ideas as a kind of test. You're trying to prove to yourself that you're a good enough entrepreneur to make it work.

- Paul Graham

The best startup ideas usually look like bad ideas at the time.

- Paul Graham

The most important thing to do when you have an idea is to start working on it right away.

- Paul Graham

If you have a startup idea, and you know how to implement it, that’s usually a bad sign.

- Paul Graham

The most successful startups are usually started by people who are trying to solve a problem they personally have.

- Paul Graham

The best startup ideas are the ones that are least like ideas.

- Paul Graham

A good idea is a surprising idea.

- Paul Graham

Startup ideas are things that are both hard and valuable.

- Paul Graham

In a startup, you can be one person against a huge company and still win.

- Paul Graham

The most dangerous thing about startup ideas is that they’re so easy to fool yourself about.

- Paul Graham

The best way to get startup ideas is to look for problems.

- Paul Graham

Most startup ideas are bad, and that's perfectly fine.

- Paul Graham

When you have a startup idea, you have to be willing to be wrong.

- Paul Graham

A startup founder should be a little bit crazy.

- Paul Graham

Startups are a kind of intellectual adventure.

- Paul Graham

The way to have startup ideas is not to have them, but to have problems.

- Paul Graham

When you start a startup, you’re basically jumping off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down.

- Paul Graham

To succeed in a startup, you have to be both smart and stubborn.

- Paul Graham

If you’re not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.

- Paul Graham

Don’t worry about failing, worry about succeeding at things that don’t matter.

- Paul Graham

It’s better to build something people want, than to make them want what you’ve built.

- Paul Graham

A great idea doesn’t have to be complex. In fact, the best ones are often deceptively simple.

- Paul Graham

One of the most counterintuitive parts of startups is that they don’t require brilliant ideas.

- Paul Graham

The most counterintuitive thing about startups is that you want to focus on the small details that make the product better.

- Paul Graham

One of the biggest mistakes founders make is thinking that startups are all about the idea. Execution matters more.

- Paul Graham

Startups are more about iteration than perfection.

- Paul Graham

The best startup founders are always questioning their assumptions.

- Paul Graham

If you're not willing to go all-in on your startup, you should probably reconsider doing it at all.

- Paul Graham

In a startup, you’re not just building a product; you’re building a new way of doing things.

- Paul Graham

It's okay to start with a small market if you believe it will eventually grow.

- Paul Graham

The most successful startups are often the ones that look like bad ideas at first.

- Paul Graham

You don't need to have all the answers before you start a startup. You just need to start.

- Paul Graham

The key to a great startup idea is that it solves a real problem for real people.

- Paul Graham

The hardest part of a startup is not coming up with the idea; it's the relentless execution.

- Paul Graham

Sometimes, the best startup ideas are the ones that are hiding in plain sight.

- Paul Graham

Startup founders should focus on building something users love. If you do that, everything else will follow.

- Paul Graham

The most important thing in a startup is to keep going, even when it’s tough.

- Paul Graham

You can learn more in a week of working on a startup than in years of thinking about it.

- Paul Graham

If you're not willing to pivot, you probably won't succeed as a startup founder.

- Paul Graham

The most valuable startups are the ones that solve hard problems.

- Paul Graham

In startups, it's often the little things that make the biggest difference.

- Paul Graham

A good startup idea doesn't need to be original; it just needs to be better.

- Paul Graham

Startups are about solving problems, not just creating products.

- Paul Graham

The best startup ideas are the ones that seem obvious in hindsight.

- Paul Graham

A startup is a company designed to grow fast.

- Paul Graham

The most successful startups are often the result of relentless experimentation.

- Paul Graham

The biggest risk in a startup is not taking risks.

- Paul Graham

The key to having startup ideas is to be immersed in the problem you’re trying to solve.

- Paul Graham

The best startup founders are relentless about solving problems.

- Paul Graham

If you want to have startup ideas, don't start by trying to think of ideas. Start by solving problems.

- Paul Graham

In startups, execution is everything. Ideas are just the starting point.

- Paul Graham

To have good startup ideas, focus on problems that you personally care about.

- Paul Graham

In startups, it's more important to have the right problem than the right solution.

- Paul Graham

The best startup ideas often seem like bad ideas at first, because they’re counterintuitive.

- Paul Graham

In startups, the best ideas often come from the most unexpected places.

- Paul Graham