Paul Graham

www.paulgraham.com

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English computer scientist, essayist, entrepreneur, investor, and author. Known for his work on the programming language Lisp, co-founding Viaweb (later Yahoo! Store), and co-foundi... Show More

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Paul Graham @paulg · Oct 11, 2023

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One of the most thoughtful analyses I've read recently:

Tweet Oct 10, 2023

People ask me all the time if I am "pro-Israel" because I am a Jew who has lived in Israel, and my answer is that being "pro-Israel" or being "pro-Palestine" or being a "Zionist" does not properly capture the nuance of thought most people do or shoul

by Isaac Saul

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Paul Graham @paulg · Oct 5, 2023

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Y Combinator likes to fund startups that grow organically out of their founders' lives. If you really want to understand YC, read this, which explains how YC grew out of Jessica's.

Article

Grow the Puzzle Around You

by Jessica Livingston

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Paul Graham @paulg · Oct 2, 2023

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"A lot of people think that they need to bring a bunch of energy and pizzazz and sizzle and shark-tankiness to a pitch. You don't. You actually stand out by being concise and easy to understand."

Video Aug 8, 2023

"How to Pitch Your Seed Stage Startup" with @ycombinator's Michael Seibel | SaaStr Annual

by Michael Seibel

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Tommy Collison @tommycollison · Sep 3, 2023

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What have you been reading this weekend? 📚

Paul Graham @paulg · Sep 3, 2023

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Book 1981

Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)

by C.J. Cherryh

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Paul Graham @paulg · Aug 25, 2023

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"On the central and northern regions, hard coral cover reached 33% and 36% this year, respectively, the highest level recorded in the past 36 years of monitoring, the report said."

Article Aug 4, 2022

Parts of Great Barrier Reef show highest coral cover seen in 36 years

by Emma Newburger

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Paul Graham @paulg · Aug 23, 2023

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"If there's one thing that we should be teaching kids, it's how to fight addiction. How not to get addicted to stuff. Because that is where it's all headed."

Video Aug 23, 2023

Joseph Gordon-Levitt | AI and the Film Industry

by Liv Boeree and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen · Jul 14, 2023

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I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?

Paul Graham @paulg · Jul 14, 2023

Answered to I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?
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Book 1956

Wing Leader (Fighter Pilots)

by Johnnie Johnson

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Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen · Jul 14, 2023

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I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?

Paul Graham @paulg · Jul 14, 2023

Answered to I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?
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Book May 17, 1985

I Want to Be a Mathematician: An Automathography

by Paul R. Halmos

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Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen · Jul 14, 2023

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I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?

Paul Graham @paulg · Jul 14, 2023

Answered to I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?
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Book 1956

My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)

by Gerald Durrell

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Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen · Jul 14, 2023

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I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?

Paul Graham @paulg · Jul 14, 2023

Answered to I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?
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Book 2009

by William Dalrymple (historian)

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Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen · Jul 14, 2023

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I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?

Paul Graham @paulg · Jul 14, 2023

Answered to I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?
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Book 1976

Adventures of a Mathematician

by Stanislaw M. Ulam

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Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen · Jul 14, 2023

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I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?

Paul Graham @paulg · Jul 14, 2023

Answered to I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?
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Book Jan 1, 2000

The Wright Brothers: A Flying Start (Snapshots: Images of People and Places in History)

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