Essays of Paul Graham

The most beautiful articles ever written from YC founder

Essays of Paul Graham launched on September 16, 2015 with 22 votes, #1,429 of 3,463 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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LaunchedSep 16, 2015

Launch day▲ 22 votes, 2 commentstop 41% of 3,463 that month

Websitepaulgraham.comonline, checked September 2026

CategoryLife & fun

MakersPaul Graham

TopicsWeb App, Tech

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of 3,463 launches in September 2015: 50%
of 2015's launches got fewer votes: 169
launches landed the same day: 11 yrs
on, the site is still online (checked September 2026)

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