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保罗·格雷厄姆:创业公司就是增长·第1则

保罗·格雷厄姆《《创业公司就是增长》》· Startup = Growth · 成长 · 行动 · 投资 · 认知

A startup is a company designed to grow fast. Being newly founded does not in itself make a company a startup. Nor is it necessary for a startup to work on technology, or take venture funding, or have some sort of "exit." The only essential thing is growth. Everything else we associate with startups follows from growth. If you want to start one it's important to understand that. Startups are so hard that you can't be pointed off to the side and hope to succeed. You have to know that growth is what you're after. The good news is, if you get growth, everything else tends to fall into place. Which means you can use growth like a compass to make almost every decision you face.

出处: https://paulgraham.com/growth.html
定位:Essay, additional excerpt 1 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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初创公司就是为快速增长而设计的公司。仅仅新成立并不算初创公司,也不一定需要搞技术、拿风投或追求“退出”。唯一本质的是增长,其他特征都是增长的副产品。如果你想创业,必须明白这一点。创业非常艰难,如果你被引向歧路,就不可能成功。你必须清楚自己追求的是增长。好消息是,一旦获得增长,其他事情往往会水到渠成。这意味着你可以把增长当作指南针,来做出几乎每一个决策。

上下文

保罗·格雷厄姆在《创业=增长》中定义初创公司的核心是增长,而非其他表面特征。

今日一问

你当前的项目决策,是否以增长为指南针?

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