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#2306 Polsia: AI Agent + Zero Employees = $10M Run Rate May 27, 2026 · 1 mention

#2297 Elad Gil backed 40 unicorns. This is next Feb 24, 2026 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 4:03 Andrew Warner Paul Graham said, look to people who are creating toys, that's the future, and we look at people who created these little things that almost seemed like they were features on somebody else's thing, and then they ended up becoming big…

#2295 Ryan Carson: How AI does my marketing for me Jan 26, 2026 · 1 mention

#2283 How Dan Shipper uses AI to build artisanal AI apps Oct 30, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 35:01 Andrew Warner He was, I don't know that a fan is a way to do, is a way to really explain it, but in the same way that the, that the Reddit guys were, were reading Paul Graham, and they said, okay, I like the way he thinks we are aligned, and I want more…

#2281 Garry Tan: Y Combinator Startups Growing 5X Faster – Here’s What Changed Oct 17, 2025 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 35:35 Garry Tan Like, I love quoting Paul Graham, or Alan Watts, or
  • ▶ 37:53 Garry Tan He was part of the selection process when they were looking at candidates for this job, and, ah, the second I got in the role, like, I mean, my board is, ah, Brian, and obviously, Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, the original founders, ah,… 2 times in the scene

#1001 The 1,000 interview celebration Apr 9, 2014 · 6 mentions

#400 Reddit Founder: “I Wish I Still Owned Reddit Now” – with Steve Huffman Oct 20, 2010 · 27 mentions

  • ▶ 2:36 Andrew Warner I had, um, uh, Paul Graham.
  • ▶ 8:28 Andrew Warner So Alexis told me the initial, the initial audience came from Paul Graham's community, that he emailed the people in his address book, he said check out this site, and they came in, and they were active. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 12:12 Andrew Warner When I asked Paul Graham about how, about Hacker News, he said that it takes a lot of time for him to manage that community. 5 times in the scene
  • ▶ 31:09 Steve Huffman You don't want to let down Paul, or you don't want to let down all of these investors you're going to be presenting in front of.
  • ▶ 33:11 Steve Huffman Uh, you know, so with Reddit, we, we had Paul on our ear constantly. 18 times in the scene

#216 How Clever Entrepreneurs Turned 3 Air Mattresses Into Airbnb, The Site That Makes Any Home A Bed And Breakfast – with Brian and Joe Jan 28, 2010 · 29 mentions

  • ▶ 42:41 Andrew Warner Alright, were you guys, what Paul Graham calls ramen profitable, were you guys ramen profitable before the cereal? 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 46:23 Brian Chesky Um, Paul Graham really helped us focus on like a single market. 6 times in the scene
  • ▶ 58:33 Andrew Warner Let's assume five minutes afterwards, Andrew Warner walks up to you and says, guys, I'm going to give you the exact same money as Paul Graham. 20 times in the scene
  • ▶ 1:13:35 Brian Chesky Our advice is, you know, Paul Graham says, make something people want, and we kind of,

#214 How To Produce Like A Linchpin By Understanding Your Lizard Brain – with Seth Godin Jan 25, 2010 · 8 mentions

  • ▶ 32:36 Andrew Warner I, I actually read a post by Paul Graham, the, the guy behind Y Combinator, who said that he has a separate computer that he goes to when he needs to get work done, and I tried that, but it's impossible, because then I need to go check…
  • ▶ 38:41 Seth Godin I'm talking about Paul Graham. 7 times in the scene
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