Paul Graham

Programmer, Organization founder

1965 –

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Who is Paul Graham?

Paul Graham is an English programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist. He is known for his work on Lisp, for co-founding Viaweb, and for co-founding the Y Combinator seed capital firm. He is the author of On Lisp, ANSI Common Lisp, and the book Hackers & Painters.

Famous Quotes:

  • An ideal world is left as an exercise to the reader.
  • It can be interesting to study ancient philosophy, but more as a kind of accident report than to teach you anything useful.

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Born
1965
Weymouth, Dorset
Also known as
  • 保罗·格雷厄姆
  • Пол Грэм
  • Грэм, Пол
Spouses
Profession
Education
  • Doctorate, Harvard University
  • Cornell University
  • Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze
  • Rhode Island School of Design
Employment
  • Partner, Y Combinator

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on July 23, 2013

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