Paul Graham on Twitter: "I had forgotten about this interview I did in 2009, but I just listened to it and it's an interesting snapshot of early YC. We still didn't know then if YC was going to work. https://t.co/UtelMeKMsB"

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1. Amer Bin Breik‏ @Amerf1 1 Sep 2019
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  Good reminder of how fragile startups can be in the first few months!
  
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1. TFA Shorty‏ @yuckycatbreath 1 Sep 2019
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  Love Russ
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1. Cindy Bi ‏ @CindyBiSV 1 Sep 2019
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  Thanks for sharing PG! I recently rediscovered your essay “Black Swan Farming” in 2012 when searching internal notes for something else. When more essays pls?https://twitter.com/cindybisv/status/1167494602321879040?s=21 …
  
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  Interestingly, just discovered (when searching for something else from my internal notes) this HN thread, 7 years ago, by @paulg "Black Swan Farming" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4497461 https://twitter.com/CindyBiSV/status/1167482794819252224 … pic.twitter.com/ItFKdOhvVX
  
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1. Nolan :/ !‏ @sneakin 1 Sep 2019
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  Webify all the things?
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1. Alec Kinahan‏ @ajkinahan 1 Sep 2019
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  @paulg thanks for sharing!
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1. AymPlanet‏ @AymPlanet 1 Sep 2019
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  Interesting. VCs optimize for plausible failure, angels optimize for plausible success.
  
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1. MillenniFacts‏ @MillenniFacts 1 Sep 2019
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  Lol hey here’s a 10 year old interview but we shan’t mention the timeline
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1. Marko Jak‏ @markojak_ 1 Sep 2019
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  The comments on that site from 2009 are entertaining especially the pompous gentleman advising you on your eloquence.
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1. Dave Font‏ @davefontenot 1 Sep 2019
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  Wow you sound so much like @sama in this interview.
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1. Maxim‏ @Maxim54619878 2 Sep 2019
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  I still listen to it with a great pleasure
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