I think on Sam Altman's part this is deliberate. He has distilled the core message of Grahamsian thought beautifully into slides. YC has been espousing this spe

I think on Sam Altman's part this is deliberate. He has distilled the core message of Grahamsian thought beautifully into slides. YC has been espousing this specific philosophy for a while, and I think Sam & PG both represent this school of thought. This is part of the reason I believe PG picked Sam, he thought Sam internalized & helped form the YC approach to startups. The two are like Epicurus & Lucretius; Leucippus & Democritus.