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An article [0] that takes a critical stance on Paul Graham/Y Combinator, specifically Graham's advice that you should stop focussing on passing tests, despite Y Combinator being entirely built around passing tests.

[0] http://benjaminrosshoffman.com/approval-extraction-advertise...

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The 'tests' YC is focused around are getting users and customers. Startups are strongly discouraged from working on anything else, including fundraising before Demo Day.

I recommend reading this blog post and drawing your own conclusion.

My conclusion is PG's "I can lay out what I know to be the right thing to do, and still not do it."

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