Episode
Paul Graham, Founder, Y Combinator
- Podcast
- The Social Radars
- Published
- Mar 19, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3764
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- https://thesocialradars.captivate.fm
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Summary
Paul Graham is back in the latest episode of The Social Radars. This time we focus on what was going on behind the scenes at Y Combinator back in the early years. If you really want to understand what YC is like and what made it that way, this is the episode for you.