Comments on: The F|R Interview: Y Combinator’s Paul Graham http://gigaom.com/2008/05/03/the-fr-interview-y-combinators-paul-graham/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:46:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Why Small Really Is Beautiful - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/05/03/the-fr-interview-y-combinators-paul-graham/#comment-879286 Why Small Really Is Beautiful - GigaOM Wed, 21 May 2008 04:00:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13285#comment-879286 [...] Box, which was spun out of Y Combinator with $18,000 in seed financing and has taken another $100,00 from undisclosed angels, currently has [...] [...] Box, which was spun out of Y Combinator with $18,000 in seed financing and has taken another $100,00 from undisclosed angels, currently has [...]

]]> By: Dan http://gigaom.com/2008/05/03/the-fr-interview-y-combinators-paul-graham/#comment-877858 Dan Sun, 11 May 2008 20:59:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13285#comment-877858 I'm still waiting for a Y combinator startup that actually does something useful. Paul Graham is just a big fish in a very small world. Good for him that he can pull the burlap sack over a bunch of 20-year old engineers. The IQ comment reeks of his own lack of IQ. I’m still waiting for a Y combinator startup that actually does something useful. Paul Graham is just a big fish in a very small world. Good for him that he can pull the burlap sack over a bunch of 20-year old engineers.

The IQ comment reeks of his own lack of IQ.

]]> By: Dennis Wonica http://gigaom.com/2008/05/03/the-fr-interview-y-combinators-paul-graham/#comment-877131 Dennis Wonica Tue, 06 May 2008 21:32:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13285#comment-877131 Question: Is it fair to say that most of the funded start-ups have been WEB 2.0? Any hardware companies funded? Question: Is it fair to say that most of the funded start-ups have been WEB 2.0? Any hardware companies funded?

]]> By: Quickthink » Blog Archive » QuickNews May 5, 2008 http://gigaom.com/2008/05/03/the-fr-interview-y-combinators-paul-graham/#comment-876893 Quickthink » Blog Archive » QuickNews May 5, 2008 Mon, 05 May 2008 10:15:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13285#comment-876893 [...] Combinator - In the old days, business incubation was an idea that sounded great but rarely worked. Phil Graham at Y Combinator has changed that. Giga has an [...] [...] Combinator – In the old days, business incubation was an idea that sounded great but rarely worked. Phil Graham at Y Combinator has changed that. Giga has an [...]

]]> By: Inkling Markets’ GodFather Speaks Out. | Midas Oracle .ORG http://gigaom.com/2008/05/03/the-fr-interview-y-combinators-paul-graham/#comment-876799 Inkling Markets’ GodFather Speaks Out. | Midas Oracle .ORG Sun, 04 May 2008 17:03:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13285#comment-876799 [...] his propos and applying them to Adam Siegel and Nate Kontny, you’d get [...] [...] his propos and applying them to Adam Siegel and Nate Kontny, you’d get [...]

]]> By: Paul Graham http://gigaom.com/2008/05/03/the-fr-interview-y-combinators-paul-graham/#comment-876670 Paul Graham Sat, 03 May 2008 16:50:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13285#comment-876670 The questions (and often answers) have been edited so much that the implications of what I'm saying are often significantly different. If anyone wants to read what I actually said, they can find it at http://paulgraham.com/frinterview.html The questions (and often answers) have been edited so much that the
implications of what I’m saying are often significantly different.
If anyone wants to read what I actually said, they can find it at
http://paulgraham.com/frinterview.html

]]> By: Don Jones http://gigaom.com/2008/05/03/the-fr-interview-y-combinators-paul-graham/#comment-876662 Don Jones Sat, 03 May 2008 15:42:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13285#comment-876662 I wonder what Paul's reaction would be to Umair Haque's article, basically saying that so many startups today are solving small problems: http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/haque/2008/04/an_open_challenge_to_silicon_v.html I wonder what Paul’s reaction would be to Umair Haque’s article, basically saying that so many startups today are solving small problems:

http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/haque/2008/04/an_open_challenge_to_silicon_v.html

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2008/05/03/the-fr-interview-y-combinators-paul-graham/#comment-876650 Om Malik Sat, 03 May 2008 14:05:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13285#comment-876650 @ Sebastian, You are correct. That is wrong, and I have corrected that information. Apologies for posting incorrect information. Error is deeply regretted. @ Sebastian,

You are correct. That is wrong, and I have corrected that information. Apologies for posting incorrect information. Error is deeply regretted.

]]> By: Sebastian http://gigaom.com/2008/05/03/the-fr-interview-y-combinators-paul-graham/#comment-876636 Sebastian Sat, 03 May 2008 10:45:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13285#comment-876636 Xobni has not yet sold, at least there's no confirmation, just rumors. On the contrary, rumors have it that they went away from the deal. Xobni has not yet sold, at least there’s no confirmation, just rumors. On the contrary, rumors have it that they went away from the deal.

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