Paul Graham sits down at original YC office to talk startups, AI and ambition
ycombinator · x · 2026-09-03
YC visiting partner Vivian Shen interviews Paul Graham at the original YC office in Mountain View, covering why today's founders are more ambitious, frighteningly ambitious ideas, founder motivation and formidability, what surprised PG about AI, and how YC started.
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