Paul Graham on Twitter: "Partly because I looked at VCs' logos and they were all either dark red, dark blue, or dark green. Partly because I like orange. It's the warmest color. VCs look conservative to appeal to LPs. I wanted to look dynamic to appeal to founders.… https://t.co/YEl90n6uZI"

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1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Jan 2019
  Replying to @paulg @CorentinVL @ycombinator
  
  The form of the logo, however, was an inside joke.pic.twitter.com/jDvubSEJKN
  
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1. Rosary Coloma‏ @rosecoloma 10 Jan 2019
  Replying to @paulg @oliverdamian and
  
  I like the symbolism of orange in a logo too. Warmth, sunrise (possibility), etc. My @BenecoFutures logo is orange too.
  
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1. Holly Leslie (◡‿◡✿)‏ @hollzleslie 10 Jan 2019
  Replying to @paulg @CorentinVL @ycombinator
  
  I kinda wish YC was a neon colour, neon coral is my fave, so my non-startup friends would be intrigued and ask me about YC or look them up.
  
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1. VKM‏ @vkmimani 10 Jan 2019
  Replying to @paulg @CorentinVL @ycombinator
  
  Did it work?
  
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1. Nathan (Ofer) Rahat‏ @OferRahat 10 Jan 2019
  Replying to @paulg @CorentinVL @ycombinator
  
  Which beg the q: are VCs conservative?
  
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1. Luis Shemtov ‏ @shemtovo 10 Jan 2019
  Replying to @paulg @CorentinVL @ycombinator
  
  #D92977 pink for the same reasons. I am yet to meet the LP Edo doesn't love it.
  
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1. Sumeet Yashpal Mehta‏ @mehtasumeet 10 Jan 2019
  Replying to @paulg @CorentinVL @ycombinator
  
  @LEADschool2 is orange too because we wanted to stand out in the dusty interiors of India!
  
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1. Marcin Mackiewicz‏ @its_MAcki 10 Jan 2019
  Replying to @paulg @CorentinVL @ycombinator
  
  Orange is the sky color when day starts and end ^^
  
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1. Slavik Shen‏ @slavikshen 10 Jan 2019
  Replying to @paulg @justinkan and
  
  I think founders only want to see green backs from VC XD
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1. BiggerBetterGreener‏ @biggergreener 10 Jan 2019
  Replying to @paulg @CorentinVL @ycombinator
  
  Orange is famous for being the best converting color online. Obviously worked here too. Startups took action and applied.
  
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