An Interview with Paul Graham
If you check out my post on Hacker News I posted a couple of questions to Paul Graham [PG]. And as a very nice gesture, he replied.
So, my digital interview with Paul Graham...
MM: Hi Mr. Graham, I would like to ask some questions and possibly publish the results on my blog. I thought that YC news would be the best way to answer the questions, that way we can all read the answers right here.
Has YC ever considered investing in a not-for-profit start-up?
PG: No. We'd do charitable donations individually, not through YC.
To your recollection, are there any ideas that were rejected by YC that have made it big? If so, can you name them.
PG: I don't know of any, but that doesn't mean there aren't any.
You seem to be one of Silicon Valley's busiest/most influential/hard-working persons, why all the fuss? Haven't you earned a respite?
PG: I like the stuff I work on. You don't need a respite from work you like.
Have you ever thought about franchising the YC brand?
PG: We wouldn't trust anyone else enough. We'd rather see if we can cook up some clever way of doing everything ourselves.
In your spare time, what does Paul Graham like to do?
PG: Write essays.
Rumor has it that you studied the Arts in University, at what point did you realize that you were more capable with the keyboard, if ever?
I haven't given up on painting. But the web has opened a window for writing essays that never existed before, so I decided I'd spend a couple years mostly writing.
MM: Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. They are as much a personal interest of mine as I'm sure they are for many others.
Mark Molckovsky
So, my digital interview with Paul Graham...
MM: Hi Mr. Graham, I would like to ask some questions and possibly publish the results on my blog. I thought that YC news would be the best way to answer the questions, that way we can all read the answers right here.
Has YC ever considered investing in a not-for-profit start-up?
PG: No. We'd do charitable donations individually, not through YC.
To your recollection, are there any ideas that were rejected by YC that have made it big? If so, can you name them.
PG: I don't know of any, but that doesn't mean there aren't any.
You seem to be one of Silicon Valley's busiest/most influential/hard-working persons, why all the fuss? Haven't you earned a respite?
PG: I like the stuff I work on. You don't need a respite from work you like.
Have you ever thought about franchising the YC brand?
PG: We wouldn't trust anyone else enough. We'd rather see if we can cook up some clever way of doing everything ourselves.
In your spare time, what does Paul Graham like to do?
PG: Write essays.
Rumor has it that you studied the Arts in University, at what point did you realize that you were more capable with the keyboard, if ever?
I haven't given up on painting. But the web has opened a window for writing essays that never existed before, so I decided I'd spend a couple years mostly writing.
MM: Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. They are as much a personal interest of mine as I'm sure they are for many others.
Mark Molckovsky
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