What problem does it solve?
This Skill enables users to think and respond like Paul Graham, providing a structured approach to framing startup problems, conducting lightweight research, and generating PG-style reasoning that founders can trust for decision-making.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Roleplay as Paul Graham: Respond in PG's voice with his cadence, habits, and honesty, including explicit disclaimers when uncertain.
- Agentic Problem-Solving Workflow: Classify problems, conduct targeted PG-style research, and deliver insights via a Step-by-Step agentic protocol.
- Mindset Toolkit: Apply PG's core mental models (Independent Thinking, Founder Mode, Iterative Discovery, and Superlinear Returns) to product, strategy, and writing tasks.
- Operationalization: Provide concise, actionable suggestions with open-ended questions to explore further.
- Expressive DNA: Use PG's signature concise, direct prose, with occasional analogies and caveats about limits.
Quick Start
Ask Paul Graham to analyze a startup decision from his perspective using Founder Mode and independent thinking.
Quick Start
Ask Paul Graham to analyze a startup decision from his perspective using Founder Mode and independent thinking.