The Aha Moments That Made Y Combinator Possible

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Post by _halcyon_ » Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 4:07 PM UTC

The Aha Moments That Made Y Combinator Possible
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Post by bfe » Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 5:27 PM UTC

This article states that YC is now valued at $13.7 billion. Actually, the cited source credits pg recently saying that is the current valuation of all of the YC startups, not of YC itself.

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 5:31 PM UTC

bfe wrote: post #2

This article states that YC is now valued at $13.7 billion. Actually, the cited source credits pg recently saying that is the current valuation of all of the YC startups, not of YC itself. [edited for clarity]

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Post by robmil » Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 5:32 PM UTC

Did pg really invent backend web development?

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Post by redthrowaway » Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 5:34 PM UTC

robmil wrote: post #4

Did pg really invent backend web development?

It's impossible to know for sure, but Viaweb is considered to be the first web app.

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Post by GuiA » Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 5:34 PM UTC

> "Then, with enough money saved, [pg] would quit the job and devote his time to his real love—art and painting—until the money ran out, and then he would scramble for another job."

PG, is that what you do between YC batches? When will we get to see some of your paintings? :)

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 5:38 PM UTC

bfe wrote: post #2

This article states that YC is now valued at $13.7 billion. Actually, the cited source credits pg recently saying that is the current valuation of all of the YC startups, not of YC itself. [edited for clarity]

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Post by Arjuna » Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 5:38 PM UTC

Was Viaweb First?

http://www.paulgraham.com/first.html

http://ycombinator.com/viaweb

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 5:43 PM UTC

GuiA wrote: post #6

> "Then, with enough money saved, [pg] would quit the job and devote his time to his real love—art and painting—until the money ran out, and then he would scramble for another job." PG, is that what you do between YC batches? When will we get to see some of your paintings? :)

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Post by pg » Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 5:44 PM UTC

GuiA wrote: post #6

> "Then, with enough money saved, [pg] would quit the job and devote his time to his real love—art and painting—until the money ran out, and then he would scramble for another job." PG, is that what you do between YC batches? When will we get to see some of your paintings? :)

No, what I do between batches is work on YC. In the very beginning we considered time between batches as time off, but YC is so big now that there's always something that needs to be done.