“The first piece of startup wisdom I heard was ‘increasing your sales will fix all problems,’ ” Altman wrote in a 2013 blog post titled “Growth and Government” that thanked Graham and Thiel for shaping his ideas. “This turns out to be another way of phrasing Paul Graham’s point that growth is critical.” For startups, more sales meant more capital meant better talent and fewer internal tensions. For countries, more growth meant more technological innovation meant a higher quality of life. The dysfunction in the US government was threatening this growth cycle, Altman added. “Either you’re
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