Paul Graham 101

What it does

I read every essay Paul Graham has published. Here's a free 49-page summary.

A summary of Paul Graham's 200+ essays. I first published this summary as a blog post on my website. It's free.Now there's a Google Docs version (which is a lot easier to navigate). This is also free, but if you'd like to support my work, you can choose to enter any price at checkout.Hope you enjoy it!

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  Paul Graham Essay Translations2016 · gigster.com · ▲144

  Collection of 174 essays covering up to 13 languages

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  Paul Graham's Essays Visualized2019 · ▲238

  Startup and entrepreneurship advice from PG in visual form

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  Paul Graham Essay Tracker2025 · pgessays.com · ▲213

  Track your progress reading PG's essays

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  Paul Graham Essays Search2014 · brandbucket.com · ▲177

  Paul Graham Essays - Searchable by topic, type, and stage

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  Summaries of Paul Graham's essays2014 · adamzerner.herokuapp.com · ▲7
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  Talk to Paul2025 · talk-to-paul.vercel.app · ▲19

  Chat with Paul Graham's essays

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲911

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 2d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 14d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 15d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 8d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 13d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 22d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Cron▲1,207

  Next-generation calendar for professionals and teams

  Work · 2021 · cron.com

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  My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-name app to prepare▲1,077

  Life & fun · 2021 · nomdebebe.app

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  I'm 48 and finally learning how to be a game developer▲985

  Dev tools · 2021 · apps.apple.com

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  Intercom for Startups▲976

  Eligible startups get Intercom features at a 95% discount

  Growth · 2021 · intercom.com

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  Long Range E-Bike▲876

  Life & fun · 2021 · jacquesmattheij.com

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  The New Gumroad▲767

  Sell what you know and see what sticks

  Growth · 2021 · gumroad.com