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保罗·格雷厄姆：如何创造财富·第1则
保罗·格雷厄姆《《如何创造财富》》· How to Make Wealth · 财富 · 认知 · 行动 · 投资
If you wanted to get rich, how would you do it? I think your best bet would be to start or join a startup. That's been a reliable way to get rich for hundreds of years. The word "startup" dates from the 1960s, but what happens in one is very similar to the venture-backed trading voyages of the Middle Ages. Startups usually involve technology, so much so that the phrase "high-tech startup" is almost redundant. A startup is a small company that takes on a hard technical problem. Lots of people get rich knowing nothing more than that. You don't have to know physics to be a good pitcher. But I think it could give you an edge to understand the underlying principles. Why do startups have to be small? Will a startup inevitably stop being a startup as it grows larger?
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定位：Essay, additional excerpt 1 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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想变富，最好的办法可能是创办或加入一家初创公司。几百年来这都是可靠路径。“初创”一词虽来自1960年代，但做的事很像中世纪有风险投资的远航贸易。初创通常涉及技术，所以“高科技初创”几乎多余。初创就是小公司去攻克一个困难的技术问题。很多人光知道这点就富了，就像当好投手不必懂物理。但懂底层原理可能给你优势。为什么初创必须小？公司变大后，会不会必然不再是初创？
上下文
保罗·格雷厄姆在《如何创造财富》开篇，把初创公司比作中世纪远航贸易，探讨其本质。
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你身边有没有一个困难的技术问题，小团队可以着手解决？
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