The second day of TechCrunch Disrupt NYC just kicked off with a bang as Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham sat down with world-renowned interviewer and journalist Charlie Rose. The topic of conversation: what is Paul Graham looking for when it comes to identifying the people who are most likely to succeed? Graham says that when people come to him and say they've got a great idea, his first response is, "Tell me about your cofounders". In general the idea is less important, though he says that if it's a really terrible idea that might reflect poorly on the founders, and a really great idea might lift them up. "There are some people who just get what they want in the world. If you want to start a startup you have to be one of those people. You can't be passive and wishy-washy," Graham says. Dienstag, 24. Mai 2011
Y Combinator?s Paul Graham: We?re Looking For People Like Us
The second day of TechCrunch Disrupt NYC just kicked off with a bang as Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham sat down with world-renowned interviewer and journalist Charlie Rose. The topic of conversation: what is Paul Graham looking for when it comes to identifying the people who are most likely to succeed? Graham says that when people come to him and say they've got a great idea, his first response is, "Tell me about your cofounders". In general the idea is less important, though he says that if it's a really terrible idea that might reflect poorly on the founders, and a really great idea might lift them up. "There are some people who just get what they want in the world. If you want to start a startup you have to be one of those people. You can't be passive and wishy-washy," Graham says.
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