Ask HN: We are preparing for interviewing with Paul Graham. Your questions?

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Post by turingbook » Sat, Mar 03, 2012, 2:24 AM UTC

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Post by michaelpinto » Sat, Mar 03, 2012, 3:16 AM UTC

A bit over a month ago Graham "declared war" on Hollywood — and while it's a bit early to see how that turns out, I would like to know if he's started investing in that direction and what feedback he got as a result of that push

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Post by shanleyenator » Sat, Mar 03, 2012, 3:47 AM UTC

Why didn't you use LISP ?

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Post by tnuc » Sat, Mar 03, 2012, 4:02 AM UTC

Why does he persist on using the method he does for showing page 2(etc.) on HN?

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Post by thiagofm » Sat, Mar 03, 2012, 12:20 PM UTC

If you were starting over again, just out of college(or dropping out of it), what would you do?

For how long do you want to run ycombinator like it is(with you working somehow close to the startups instead of just hiring people to do it)?

Do you regret your "venture" in painting? If not, why?

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Post by thetabyte » Sat, Mar 03, 2012, 2:55 PM UTC

What advice would you have for a student just entering college interested in working in development for tech startups? What should they prioritize out of just academics?

It's often said that it's more about the team then the idea. From your experience with YCombinator, what are the signs of an effective team member. Moreover, what can you do to prepare yourself to be an effective member of a startup team?

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Post by andrewhillman » Sun, Mar 04, 2012, 5:35 AM UTC

How about asking him some q's unrelated to yc. Like, what does he miss most about not living in New England anymore? What does he do when he is not working? Fav TV show? Fav food/drink. Type of mobile phone or computer has uses?

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Post by lispython » Sat, Mar 17, 2012, 2:23 AM UTC

andrewhillman wrote: post #7

How about asking him some q's unrelated to yc. Like, what does he miss most about not living in New England anymore? What does he do when he is not working? Fav TV show? Fav food/drink. Type of mobile phone or computer has uses?

> Type of mobile phone or computer has uses?

You can find the answer to this question here http://paul.graham.usesthis.com/.