Ask HN: Who is your role model for startups besides Paul Graham?

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by amichail • 17 years ago

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For me, I would have to say Austin Meyer, author of X-Plane.

TallGuyShort• 17 years ago

John Britten http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Britten

nreece• 17 years ago

DHH

philwelch2• 17 years ago

Since childhood, Steve Jobs. For too many reasons to mention.

kyro• 17 years ago

We don't need these fanboy comments 'round here!

philwelch2• 17 years ago

Believe it or not, if I went on to discuss every single reason why I admire Steve Jobs, it would have been even more fanboyish.

mrduncan• 17 years ago

Totally agree. His resume is pretty tough to beat, Apple, NeXT, and Pixar. I'd also argue that he has almost single handedly brought design to the forefront of the computer industry. Overall, a tough businessman who you can't help but like.

mannicken• 17 years ago

Steve Pavlina. As much as I hate his idiotic articles, he slammed himself in deep levels of crap and then got out gloriously :)

tjr• 17 years ago

I've learned a lot from Philip Greenspun.

vorador• 17 years ago

Why is he downvoted ?

hs• 17 years ago

plentyoffish, balsamiq and other single founder guys

of course, single-founder startup is romanticized only by fool, like me ^@^

buggy_code• 17 years ago

Jim Clark. Read "The New New Thing"

BTW, the question implies PG is a role model for me. As awesome as he is, he's not.

Poiesis• 17 years ago

Lots, but for I'd go for Patrick McKenzie for someone I could realistically emulate. Because 1) He hasn't achieved the oh-my-god millions and millions kind of success, but something more realistic and reachable, 2) He's constantly trying to help everyone else to do it, too, and 3) He is continuing to build upon his earlier success and continues to improve. Oh, and 4) He's doing it on time constraints similar to my own. Thanks, Patrick--I hope to follow in your footsteps.

Ask HN: Who is your role model for startups besides Paul Graham?

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