Paul Graham

4 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 27, 2023 by Ben Braverman · said 19 times in 12 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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Jan 27, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Braverman: Paul Graham identified Flexport as breakout before official YC acceptance
“Paul Graham had already identified Ryan and Flexport as a breakout from YC before he went into YC, and you know that because he got called on stage at startup school by Paul before he was officially accepted into YC.”
Ben Braverman Jan 27, 2023 ▶ 31:54 CRO Confidential: Sales Recruitment and Hiring Managers With Ben Braverman
Sep 19, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lemkin: Paul Graham Never Ran A Founder-Led Sales Company
“Paul Graham may or may not, he's much smarter than I am, much richer, much better investor, but he never ran a founder-led sales company, ok?”
Jason Lemkin Sep 19, 2024 ▶ 6:34 How to Hire a Great VP of Sales Today with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin
Sep 19, 2024 negative
Opinion
Lemkin: 'Founder Mode' Does Not Work For Scaling Inside Sales
“Founder mode does not work for sales. It does not work for inside sales.”
Jason Lemkin Sep 19, 2024 ▶ 3:10 How to Hire a Great VP of Sales Today with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin
Jul 29, 2026
Assertion Supported
Lee: Gamma's launch tweet went viral after Paul Graham threw shade
“We got Paul Graham to respond, throwing a little shade at us and the tweet ended up going viral.”
Grant Lee Jul 29, 2026 ▶ 10:06 $0 to $100M ARR Fast. How Gamma Scaled Quickly without a Sales Team
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