About
Paul Graham co-founded Viaweb, one of the first web application companies, and sold it to Yahoo before starting Y Combinator in 2005 with Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris, and Trevor Blackwell. YC's batch model reshaped how early-stage startups are funded, producing companies like Airbnb, Stripe, and Dropbox. His essays on startups, programming, and ambition are among the most-read writing in the technology industry.
Paul Graham @paulg
1960 Longines automatic with a cal 291 movement. Longineses are among the best bargains in vintage watches. For $700 you can get a golden age manual-wind Longines that's still accurate to 5 seconds a day (dial up). https://t.co/fDMifftzrA
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Paul Graham @paulg
I was asking ChatGPT a question about programming languages and it started talking about me. But when I tried fishing for a compliment I got what I deserved. https://t.co/18oxWXkRNs
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Paul Graham @paulg
It's the strangest thing how many Americans, most of whom have presumably never visited the UK, are determined to believe that it's some kind of dystopia. It's almost an article of religious faith with them.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsFintechHardwareSaaS
Books by Paul Graham
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Paul GrahamPaul Graham on Why Sam Altman Took over as President of Y Combinator in 2014 - YouTube
This Week in Startups Clips
Y Combinator's Paul Graham sits down with Jason at LAUNCH Festival 2014 - YouTube
This Week in Startups
Paul Graham, Founder of Y Combinator, Live from Stockholm - YouTube
Y Combinator
Paul Graham, Founder, Y Combinator - YouTube
The Social Radars Podcast
