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保罗·格雷厄姆《《认真》》· Earnestness · 投资 · 财富 · 行动

Jessica Livingston's brain , that's what her x-ray vision is seeking out in founders. Earnestness! Who'd have guessed? Reporters literally can't believe it when founders making piles of money say that they started their companies to make the world better. The situation seems made for mockery. How can these founders be so naive as not to realize how implausible they sound? Though those asking this question don't realize it, that's not a rhetorical question. A lot of founders are faking it, of course, particularly the smaller fry, and the soon to be smaller fry. But not all of them. There are a significant number of founders who really are interested in the problem they're solving mainly for its own sake. Why shouldn't there be?

出处: https://paulgraham.com/earnest.html
定位:Essay, additional excerpt 3 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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Jessica Livingston的脑子就像X光,她在创始人身上找的就是earnest!谁能想到?记者们简直不敢相信,那些赚大钱的创始人说他们创业是为了让世界更好。这局面似乎就是用来嘲笑的:这些创始人怎么这么天真,听不出自己多不可信?但问这个问题的人没意识到,这不是修辞问题。很多创始人当然在装,尤其是小角色和即将变成小角色的。但不是全部。有相当数量的创始人,真的主要是为了解决问题本身而感兴趣。为什么不能有呢?

上下文

Paul Graham回应外界对创始人动机的怀疑,指出真诚的创始人确实存在。

今日一问

当你听到别人说“为了让世界更好”时,你的第一反应是相信还是怀疑?为什么?

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