Paul Graham

Paul Graham is a programmer, essayist, and investor who co-founded Viaweb and Y Combinator. Viaweb became Yahoo Store, and his essays and books helped shape how founders think about startups, programming, and making things.

Career

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Y Combinator

2005 — 2014

Co-founder and Former President

Co-founded Y Combinator with Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris, and Trevor Blackwell, and led it until Sam Altman became president in 2014.

Viaweb

1995 — 1998

Co-founder

Co-founded the pioneering web application company, which Yahoo acquired in 1998 and renamed Yahoo Store.

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Paul Graham

Y Combinator

Viaweb

Cornell University

Harvard University

RISD

Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence

Products & media

What I Worked On

Do Things that Don't Scale

Hackers and Painters

A Conversation with Paul Graham - Moderated by Geoff Ralston

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