Life timeline of Paul Graham
Programmer, essayist, and investor; co-founder of Viaweb and Y Combinator.
Location
Family moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Graham and his family moved from England to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1968.
2016 – present
Relocated to England
In late 2016, Graham and his family moved to England.
Education
1982 – 1986
Undergraduate studies at Cornell University (BA in Philosophy)
Graham received his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Cornell University in 1986.
1986 – 1990
Graduate studies at Harvard University (MS and PhD in Computer Science)
He earned a Master of Science in 1988 and a PhD in 1990, both in computer science from Harvard University.
Work
Published "On Lisp" (Prentice Hall, 1993)
Graham published the Lisp programming book "On Lisp" in 1993.
Published "ANSI Common Lisp" (Prentice Hall, 1995)
He published the introductory Lisp textbook "ANSI Common Lisp" in 1995.
Published "Hackers & Painters" (2004)
Graham published the essay collection "Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age" in 2004.
Career
Jul 1995 – Jun 1998
Co-founded Viaweb (software startup)
Also in Work
Graham co-founded Viaweb in July 1995. This web-based application service was later sold to Yahoo! in June 1998.
Viaweb acquired by Yahoo (June 1998)
Yahoo! announced the acquisition of Viaweb in June 1998 for about $49 million.
Other life moments
2005 – 2014
Y Combinator leadership years
He co-founded the Y Combinator startup accelerator in 2005 and served as its president until 2014.
Relationships
Married Jessica Livingston
Graham married fellow Y Combinator co-founder Jessica Livingston in 2008.