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Graham, When will you stop ranting about Viaweb? I understand it was your single achievement, but it was essentially a fluke. There were hundreds of startups t
by joshua_steffan 19y ago
Graham,
When will you stop ranting about Viaweb? I understand it was your single achievement, but it was essentially a fluke. There were hundreds of startups trying, one of them got lucky. And where's Viaweb now? It was a long time ago, and you should considering moving on with your life.
Now, as a self-proclaimed nerd, you know of Gary Gygax? Well, if Viaweb was your D&D, YC is your Lejendary Adventures: a heartbreaking attempt of a spent man to recreate his former success.
And just as Gygax died, Arc is your death.
You're dead, Paul. You're as dead as that Lisp of yours which you keep rambling about. Even people who leech your money can't keep up with your delusions of Lisp; Reddit, for example, was redone in Python as soon as the mad old grandpa loosened the sack.
And that's why Arc is depressing and smells of rot.
Rest in peace.
- jwolpert 17y agoWow! Tough words. For a lot of us, Y Combinator is showing us a way forward during troubled times. Paul is definitely not dead. His name and thinking come up nearly every day among my colleagues across many companies. Funny - even though Paul says he is a hacker, it is his impact on business model innovation that will last.