Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders

5 Sep 2026 · 21 min

Episode Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders

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YC Visiting Partner Vivian Shen sits down with Paul Graham at the original YC office in Mountain View to talk about startups, AI, ambition, and what makes great founders.

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