Paul Graham

The Toddler At Y Combinator

For three months, Julia Kurnia took her nonprofit through the famed startup accelerator—all while caring for her 2-year-old son, alone.

Why Do I Suck So Badly At Technology?

On a hunt for answers, I learned we Luddites may be psychologically different from early adopters and programmers.

Why Distraction Apps Matter

We need to quit paying lip service to old ways of communicating–and start realizing the huge potential of the little “distraction apps” we use daily.

Y Combinator Opens Up Applications For Nonprofits

The accelerator won’t have a financial stake in nonprofits, which will receive charitable donations.

The Secret That Defines Marketing Now

What do Marc Andreessen, Paul Graham, and Twitter know that you don’t?

Paul Graham And Buster Benson On Why Slogging And Schlepping Are Key Startup Values

Don’t let the real hard work scare you. Everyone has to do it.

The Aha! Moments That Made Paul Graham’s Y Combinator Possible

When it comes to funding startups, Y Combinator is an incubation machine. And behind it all are founder Paul Graham’s unique insights about what constitutes true innovation.

Y Combinator’s Harj Taggar: Mark Zuckerberg Would Hate Corporate Incubators

Accelerators and incubators are sprouting everywhere, which is why entrepreneurs should be even more careful about choosing the right one.

5 Things I Learned About Entrepreneurship From Y Combinator’s Paul Graham

Wish you were one of Y Combinator’s chosen few? Here’s a crash course in a few of the live-or-die-by tenets you’d learn from the startup incubator’s founder, Paul Graham.

Paul Graham: Why Y Combinator Replaces The Traditional Corporation

Watch Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Salute RISD, Whip Off His Robe, Dance Like Michael Jackson

Inside Stripe, The PayPal Competitor Backed By PayPal Founders Peter Thiel, Elon Musk

Infographic of the Day: How to Argue Online Without Resorting to F-Bombs

Could Start-Up Company Founder’s Visas Solve the H1-B Problem?

How Y Combinator Schools Tech Startups

Jessica Livingston along with Trevor Blackwell (center), Paul Graham, and Robert Morris, cofounded Y Combinator, which trains early-stage tech startups for a “semester” to help them navigate companyhood.

How Y Combinator Schools Tech Startups