If you’re interested in understanding the culture of software startups run don’t walk to Paul Grahams collection of essays. Paul knows of what he speaks. He runs Y-Combinator an unconventional incubator for starups in Boston and the valley. Though as if to prove that no one’s perfect he’s a serious Lisp-head. 
When I first read some of Paul’s “Hackers and Painters” essays I felt I finally found someone that articulated the obscure, inchoate thoughts feelings I’ve had about programming and startups. No one has ever captured the strange and wonderful subtleties of this area like Paul Graham.
His latest is called “You Weren’t Meant to have a Boss” I love the Corn Syrup sections where big companies are likened to high-fructose corn syrup and startups are fresh organic food. Love it. Live it. Part of the reason I love startups is that they stretch me as a person.
Whats your favorite essay of Paul’s
