“Google never did any advertising. They're like dealers; they sell the stuff, but they know better than to use it themselves.”

—  Paul Graham

"How to Start a Startup" http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html, March 2005

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English programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist 1964

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