# Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders

An episode of [Y Combinator Startup Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236907421), 5 Sep 2026, 21 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/8c1524bc/podcast/play/125222193/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-4%2F431209191-44100-2-a7e65b9e8e208.mp3

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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