Show HN: I turned Paul Graham's essays into per topic navigable knowledge maps

1 kanodiaashu 0 6/30/2025, 10:22:19 PM proread.ai ↗
Instead of reading Paul Graham's essays one by one, you can now explore them through interactive knowledge maps organized by topic.

I've always found PG's essays incredibly valuable, but there's a problem: they're scattered across 20+ years and 200+ pieces. You read "How to Get Startup Ideas" and it's brilliant. Six months later you read "Organic Startup Ideas" and realize they're deeply connected, but you've lost track of the specifics; the connections get lost.

So I organized his essential insights into 6 focused knowledge maps covering startup ideas, wealth creation, great work, programming, design, and writing. Each map shows you the big picture first, then lets you drill down to specific concepts and source material.

Key features: - Interactive hierarchical maps that show how concepts connect - AI Q&A to explore ideas and get insights from the source material - Clone any collection to edit, annotate, and build upon with your own research, and share with friends - Create your own knowledge maps using PDFs, URLs, or web search

The goal isn't to replace reading the original essays, but to give you a scaffold for understanding how his ideas fit together. Once you see the landscape, you can dive deeper into whatever interests you most.

Looking for feedback if you try it!

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