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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Jan 2016

    My predictions from 2007 when the current startup boom was just getting rolling: http://paulgraham.com/webstartups.html …

    10:41 PM - 11 Jan 2016
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      2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Jan 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        (This talk was so controversial at the time that the conference organizer got up afterward to give a spontaneous rebuttal.)

        6 replies 8 retweets 41 likes
      3. Colin Percival‏ @cperciva 11 Jan 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg I'm curious, which specific parts were controversial? Most of it seems obvious in hindsight.

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      4. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Jan 2016
        Replying to @cperciva

        @cperciva The part about startup hubs persisting, and in particular the implication that one should move.

        3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Colin Percival‏ @cperciva 11 Jan 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg I'm sure the bay area could fail by making housing even more expensive but that would just push startups to the closest cheap locale.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Carlos Ribeiro‏ @carribeiro 12 Jan 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg Q2) What changes in character as startups have to survive in a crowded environment? Wouldn't the gap to growth stage become wider?

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 12 Jan 2016
        Replying to @carribeiro

        @carribeiro Like I said, you can't sit on an idea. But once you start execution looks the same.

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      2. Carlos Ribeiro‏ @carribeiro 12 Jan 2016
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        @paulg Q1) What are your thoughts now about dealing with the increasing volume of startups?

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 12 Jan 2016
        Replying to @carribeiro

        @carribeiro You mean within YC? They seem up to it.

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      2. Saad Zaeem‏ @SaadZaeem 11 Jan 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg and the web design from 1997

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Jan 2016
        Replying to @SaadZaeem

        @SaadZaeem That is a remarkably accurate guess. I think that is the exact year.

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      4. Saad Zaeem‏ @SaadZaeem 11 Jan 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg started my web design company around then, haha

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Adam Draper  💸  🛸  🌏‏ @AdamDraper 12 Jan 2016
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        @paulg the only prediction that doesn't hold true is that colleges aren't changing and adapting to the startup life as fast.

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      1. K‏ @rehack20 11 Jan 2016
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        @paulg You inspire. My Startup education was mainly through your essays (starting 2005). 2007 took the plunge. Best decision of my life.

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      1. Adam Draper  💸  🛸  🌏‏ @AdamDraper 12 Jan 2016
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        @paulg other than universities. Nice job predicting the next 8 years of startups! Pretty incredible.

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      1. Balu Chandrasekaran‏ @whynotbalu 11 Jan 2016
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        @paulg i presume a 2016 version is in the works?

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      1. Artur Adib‏ @r2r 12 Jan 2016
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        @paulg well, you sort of shaped that future :)

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      1. Scott Wessman‏ @scottew 11 Jan 2016
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        @paulg I wonder how you look at the predictions about schools--it seems elite schools continue to play a huge role in who gets hired/funded.

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