Paul Graham

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Paul Graham is a British-born American programmer, essayist, and entrepreneur best known for co-founding the influential startup accelerator Y Combinator and for his widely read essays on startups and technology.

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acquiredBy Yahoo! NERFINISHED
acquisitionYear 1998
almaMater Cornell University NERFINISHED
Harvard University NERFINISHED
associatedWith Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Mountain View, California NERFINISHED
birthDate 1964-11-13
birthPlace Weymouth, Dorset, England NERFINISHED
coFounded Viaweb NERFINISHED
Y Combinator NERFINISHED
Y Combinator NERFINISHED
coFoundedBy Paul Graham NERFINISHED
Paul Graham NERFINISHED
degree Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Master of Science in Computer Science
PhD in Computer Science
doctoralThesisTopic programming languages
employer Y Combinator NERFINISHED
era 21st century
field computer science
software engineering
startup investing
venture capital
influenced early-stage startup funding models
startup ecosystem in Silicon Valley
knownFor book "Hackers & Painters" NERFINISHED
co-founding Y Combinator
essays on startups and technology
work on the Lisp programming language
laterKnownAs Yahoo! Store NERFINISHED
name Paul Graham NERFINISHED
nationality American
British
notableWork "Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age" NERFINISHED
essay "Beating the Averages" NERFINISHED
essay "Do Things that Don't Scale" NERFINISHED
essay "Hackers and Painters" NERFINISHED
essay "How to Start a Startup" NERFINISHED
essay "Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule" NERFINISHED
essay "Startup = Growth" NERFINISHED
essay "What You Can't Say" NERFINISHED
occupation author
computer programmer
venture capitalist
paradigm Lisp dialect
programmingLanguageDesigned Arc NERFINISHED
residence United States of America
surface form: United States
role Y Combinator co-founder
Y Combinator partner
spouse Jessica Livingston NERFINISHED
website http://www.paulgraham.com/
writesIn English

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Y Combinator foundedBy Paul Graham