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Paul Graham on Start-ups, Innovation, and Creativity

Aug 3, 2009
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
How We Are Using Mass Production Techniques to Venture Funding
01:52 • 2min
3
The Common Materials of Y Combinator's Mass Production
04:04 • 2min
4
How to Be a Successful Y Combinator Partner
05:50 • 3min
5
How to Fund a Startup in the First Batch
08:22 • 2min
6
The Importance of Y Combinator Startups
09:59 • 2min
7
Why It's Cheaper to Start a Startup
12:21 • 3min
8
The Importance of Volume in Startups
14:57 • 2min
9
Why Angels Are Riskier Than VCs
17:02 • 2min
10
The Importance of Learning From the Past
18:53 • 2min
11
The Hayekian Idea of Trial and Error
20:41 • 2min
12
How to Build a Product for Smart, Impoverished Outsiders
22:42 • 2min
13
The Importance of Having an Incubator
24:15 • 3min
14
The Importance of Reputation in Startups
27:20 • 2min
15
The Impact of the Macroeconomic Recession on Silicon Valley
29:25 • 2min
16
The Impact of the Bad Economy on Startup Valuations
31:05 • 2min
17
How Cities Can Capture the Startup Market or Attract Venture Money
33:05 • 2min
18
The Bizarre Idea of St. Louis Startup Culture
34:40 • 2min
19
The Role of Cities in Innovation in America
36:52 • 2min
20
The Similarities Between Hackers and Painters
38:50 • 3min
21
How to Be a Better Hacker
41:43 • 2min
22
The Right Brain Division in Hacking and Painting
43:49 • 5min
23
Facebook Kills TV
48:23 • 2min
24
The Role of Technology in Social Networking
50:10 • 2min
25
The Distractions of Social Networking
52:29 • 2min
26
The Impact of Immigration on the Startup Market
54:54 • 2min
27
How to Survive High School
56:26 • 3min
28
How Little I Remember of My High School Experience
59:39 • 3min