Paul Graham: YC's Real Advantage Isn't the Money, It's the Peers
garrytan · x · 2026-09-04
Paul Graham argues YC's biggest value isn't capital but breaking the loneliness of startups: founders work on their own companies side by side, like sharing an office with colleagues, while learning from what the other startups are doing at the same time. Garry Tan amplified the clip.
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