# Paul Graham, Co-Founder of Y Combinator and Viaweb

**Author:** The Social Radars
**Type:** Essay
**URL:** https://www.ycombinator.com/library/JV-paul-graham-co-founder-of-y-combinator-and-viaweb


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In this episode of The Social Radars, Jessica Livingston and Carolynn Levy talk to Paul Graham, Co-Founder of Y
Combinator and Viaweb. Before he invented the accelerator with Y Combinator, he invented the web app — in this episode,
you’ll hear how it all happened.

