Random Endpoint
GET /api/
Returns a random passage from one of Paul Graham's great essays.
GET /api/
{ "url":"http://paulgraham.com/notnot.html", "essay":"Why to Not Not Start a Startup", "quote":"Really this just codifies what we do already. We put little weight on the idea. We ask mainly out of politeness. The kind of question on the application form that we really care about is the one where we ask what cool things you've made. If what you've made is version one of a promising startup, so much the better, but the main thing we care about is whether you're good at making things. Being lead developer of a popular open source project counts almost as much.", "short":"notnot", "slug":"B5otNAKC" }
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Quotation Endpoint
GET /api/:slug
Returns the passage corresponding to the slug from one of Paul Graham's great essays.
GET /api/oatgLDgw
{ "essay":"How to Present to Investors", "url":"http://paulgraham.com/investors.html", "quote":"Don't worry if your company is just a few months old and doesn't have an office yet, or your founders are technical people with no business experience. Google was like that once, and they turned out ok. Smart investors can see past such superficial flaws. They're not looking for finished, smooth presentations. They're looking for raw talent. All you need to convince them of is that you're smart and that you're onto something good. If you try too hard to conceal your rawnessby trying to seem corporate, or pretending to know about stuff you don'tyou may just conceal your talent.", "short":"investors", "slug":"oatgLDgw" }
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Notes
All responses carry MIME type application/json
HTTP requests will respond with a 301 to the HTTPS endpoint
Made by Isaac Diamond. Thanks to Michael Shi.