Paul Graham shares chart showing AI startup's explosive two-year hockey-stick growth
garrytan · x · 2026-11-06
Paul Graham reposted a growth chart with the caption "AI startups grow fast." The chart shows a startup that launched in mid-2024, plateaued for nearly two years, then went nearly vertical from March 2026 — with monthly metrics doubling repeatedly through an all-time high in October.
The founder, dakshgup, corrected that he had accidentally attached an outdated chart (ending at September) in a late-night investor update, and shared the corrected version including October data.
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