Startup School
I’m liveblogging from Paul Graham’s Startup School, which is best described as a nerd revival meeting. Highlights so far:
- Paul Graham: Brought down the house with (and I paraphrase, not so well) A metaphor is like a function with the wrong arguments – so presumably your brain must support dynamic typing.
- Michael Mandel, Chief Economist, Business Week: “People who start companies and are willing to fail are doing God’s work.” Loud applause. Whooping. (I wish – wish! – someone had screamed “Preach it, brother!” I should have.)
- Woz: high-speed 30 minute speech on the design of the Apple I and Apple II. I was rapt – my notebook reads “Woz. Amazing.” – so was everyone else. He got a standing ovation. I’m glad I didn’t have to follow that act.
About 99.5% of the audience (which filled Science Center D, a 500-seat audtiorium) is male.