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Mind the Gap

Paul Graham, subject: Essay on wealth, productivity, and technological leverage

An essay whose ‘lever of technology’ section David develops into a theme about productivity variance among founders.

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About the book

Published in May 2004, the essay distinguishes wealth creation from zero-sum extraction and argues that technology widens differences in individual productivity even as mass production narrows many material differences between rich and poor.

Why read it

Best if you want to follow David’s reading of the essay’s lever-of-technology section and his theme about productivity variance among founders.

Key themes

  • Technology as a lever
  • Productivity variance among founders

Evidence and original sources

This record is supported by 3 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.

  • Paul Graham's Essays Part 3 — David develops the essay's 'lever of technology' section into a theme about productivity variance among founders.

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