Paul Graham: From Viaweb to Y Combinator – Age, Net Worth and Career Highlights

Paul Graham is a computer scientist and technology investor. He was born in England in 1964 and grew up in Pennsylvania. He holds degrees from Cornell, RISD and Harvard. In 1996 he co-founded Viaweb, an early online store platform later acquired by Yahoo. In 2005 he and his wife helped launch Y Combinator, the seed accelerator that has backed hundreds of startups. He is also known for essays collected in Hackers & Painters and for proposing the hierarchy of disagreement. Now 61 years old, Graham lives in England with his wife Jessica Livingston and their two children. His entrepreneurial success has earned him an estimated net worth of $50 million.

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