Paul Graham

English-American programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist

  1. I hear all these stories about how AI is solving famous open problems in math, and I can't even get it to answer questions about when restaurants are open.
    Paul Graham · Y Combinator Startup Podcast · Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders · 2026-09-05
  2. you know, microprocessors or AI or like the internal combustion engine. It's always the same stuff.
    Paul Graham · Y Combinator Startup Podcast · Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders · 2026-09-05
  3. 'Cause they can't say it was always terrible. They have to admit it was once great. So if they wanna attack it, they have to say it's fallen, right?
    Paul Graham · Y Combinator Startup Podcast · Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders · 2026-09-05