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Programming and early-stage company building connect the different parts of Paul Graham's career. The British-born computer scientist, programmer and essayist co-founded Viaweb, an early web-based application for creating online stores. He later co-founded Y Combinator in 2005, helping establish a s...
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Y Combinator reshaped startup formation and backed elite companies; essays and community influence remain widely respected.
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Adora Cheung is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur and technology investor. She co-founded Homejoy, an online service that connected customers with independent home cleaners, helping make household cleaning part of the on-demand service economy. After Homejoy, Cheung became a partner at Y Combinator,...
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Homejoy was prominent but failed amid unit-economics and labor issues; later investing role modestly helps.
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