Paul Graham (born 13 November 1964) is an English-born American computer scientist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and essayist. He is best known for...
Paul Graham (born 13 November 1964) is an English-born American computer scientist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and essayist. He is best known for his work on Lisp, his former startup Viaweb (later renamed "Yahoo! Store"), co-founding the influential startup accelerator and seed capital firm Y Combinator, his blog, and Hacker News. He is the author of several programming books, such as: On Lisp (1993), ANSI Common Lisp (1995), and Hackers & Painters (2004). Technology journalist Steven Levy has described Graham as a "hacker philosopher".
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Paul Graham recommended For @Codecademy's first 4yrs, we were in the 📰 every wk. Those weeks, we made $0. The past 4 years, w...Tweet
Zach Sims
Paul GrahamA great thread about how Codecademy survived its early mistakes. If you are a recent graduate of an elite university, these are the mistakes you're going to make. https://t.co/hHLWxUpidrtwitter.com Feb 23, 2021 -
Paul Graham recommended I Want to Be a Mathematician: An AutomathographyBook
Paul R. Halmos
Paul Graham@shombuddho I bought Halmos's book on your recommendation, and it's fabulous, probably the best book I've read this year. Do you have any other recommendations?twitter.com Oct 28, 2020 -
Paul Graham recommended From Galileo to NewtonBook
A. Rupert Hall
Paul GrahamFrom its title and the fact that it's part of series, Rupert Hall's _From Galileo to Newton_ sounds like it would be a boring survey, but actually it's one of the best books I've read on the history of science.https://t.co/PxsKnxzRlBtwitter.com Oct 18, 2020 - See All Recommendations (40)
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"Some of my favorite autobiographical works:" – Paul Graham
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