A conversation. A date. A speaking role.
Paul Graham: The Art of Funding a Startup
A catalog-attributed interview edition and primary-source reading room
The name on a cover can identify a subject without identifying an author. This historical interview edition points toward a conversation with Paul Graham about startups. Begin with the original interview and his official essays, keeping their dates and publication roles visible.
Begin reading
01 / A place to begin
A spoiler-light introduction.
Begin with the original conversation.
The name on a cover can identify a subject without identifying an author. This historical interview edition points toward a conversation with Paul Graham about startups. Begin with the original interview and his official essays, keeping their dates and publication roles visible.
Mixergy published Andrew Warner's interview with Graham on February 10, 2010. Public catalogs later recorded a short Hyperink ebook, but its primary edition record, identifiers and licensing were not recovered. Graham's official bibliography does not list this title; that absence does not prove it was unauthorized.
Historical startup writing: keep each interview and essay’s date visible. This reading room offers no funding guarantee, endorsement or current financial guidance.
Sources: Mixergy — original Paul Graham interview · Paul Graham — official books bibliography · Public historical Goodreads catalog record
Reader note
Historical startup writing: keep each interview and essay’s date visible. This reading room offers no funding guarantee, endorsement or current financial guidance.
- First publication
- Not verified
- Form
- Interview and essay reading room
- Original language
- English
- Publication note
- Public catalogs report a September 2011 Hyperink interview ebook. Primary edition metadata remains unconfirmed. Andrew Warner’s original Mixergy interview was published February 10, 2010.
02 / Ways of looking
Choose a reading lens.
Three original prompts. Pick the question you want to carry into the book.
Your reading prompt
Voice
Identify who is speaking.
Keep interviewer, interviewee and later ebook packaging separate. How do the questions shape the account?
History
Keep the date beside the claim.
Read a fundraising essay in its publication context. Which assumptions belong to that investor environment?
Evidence
Read an argument beside its examples.
What would support the claim in a different case? Historical startup writing cannot establish the terms of a current funding arrangement.
03 / The copy desk
Reading routes and a bibliographic note
The original interview and author-hosted essays provide reading routes. The historical ebook card records an unconfirmed catalog attribution. They determine stock, prices, condition, eligibility, and waits. Routes and bibliographic details checked .
All 6 reading routes shown.
Historical Hyperink interview edition — unconfirmed
Kindle ebook (public catalog report; primary format not confirmed)
Retain as an archive reference to the title visible on the reading list. Read the verified original interview instead of promoting an unconfirmed ebook.
- Publisher
- Hyperink (catalog report)
- ISBN
- Not verified
- Edition date
- Not verified
- Pages
- Not verified
- Extra material
- Public catalogs credit Andrew Warner / Hyperink and report a 32-page Kindle edition in September 2011. A primary edition record, ISBN/ASIN, editorial roles and licensing have not been established. This is an archive reference; the original interview is linked below.
Original interview
Read the original Mixergy interview
Andrew Warner's original interview with Paul Graham, published February 10, 2010, with a transcript on the original publisher's page.
Link to the publisher's own page. This is not a public-domain claim or proof of the Hyperink ebook's license.
Reading sourceAuthor’s essay
How to Fund a Startup
Graham's November 2005 essay on startup funding sources and investor relationships.
Official author-hosted reading. Historical essay; do not reuse dated legal or numerical details as current guidance. No republication/public-domain permission established.
Reading sourceAuthor’s essay
A Fundraising Survival Guide
Graham's August 2008 discussion of fundraising pressure, distraction and founder independence.
Official author-hosted reading, copyrighted. Link at source; no general reuse or financial-advice claim.
Reading sourceAuthor’s essay
How to Convince Investors
Graham's August 2013 essay on founder capability, market opportunity and evidence of progress.
Official author-hosted reading, copyrighted. Historical argument, not a guarantee of obtaining funding.
Reading sourceAuthor’s essay
How to Start a Startup
Graham's March 2005 discussion of founders, customers and spending.
Official author-hosted reading. Keep its historical context; no public-domain or current legal/financial guidance claim.
Reading sourceThe historical ebook’s licensing and authorship remain unconfirmed. The original Mixergy interview and Graham’s official essays are available at their publishers’ pages; public reading access does not grant republication rights. No book text or cover is reproduced.
04 / Alongside the book
Keep a thread.
01 / Begin with the source
Begin with the source.
Read the original Mixergy interview, where the interviewer and interviewee are identified. Treat a later edition's packaging as separate evidence.
02 / Read Graham directly
Read Graham directly.
Use the official essay index and a dated fundraising essay. Distinguish an argument about startup practice from the terms or legal details of any current funding arrangement.
03 / Compare historical perspectives
Compare historical perspectives.
Compare two dated essays. Ask which assumptions depend on the investor environment of their moment and which questions remain useful for reading another case.
05 / After reading
Let the questions stay.
Optional deeper reading. The panels below may discuss later events or the ending. They begin closed so you can choose when to continue.
Deeper themes · possible spoilersLook beneath the surface.
Original PointCast interpretations and prompts, rather than the author’s stated meaning. Open after reading if you want to preserve the discovery.
Interview and essay
What does an interview reveal differently from a written essay?
Publication roles
Which claims depend on the startup environment at the time of publication?
A claim in its historical setting
How does the interviewer shape the questions and the account?
Reading group · discussion spoilersBring it into conversation.
These questions concern the whole work. Return to the edition you are reading for examples and compare passages rather than page numbers.
- What evidence would distinguish authorship, participation, awareness and licensing?
- How does a cover or title change the reader's expectations about who is speaking?
- Which claims would require fresh evidence before being applied to a current case?
06 / The next door
Nearby readings.
Sources / Follow the evidence
The reading is personal.
The references are inspectable.
A companion with its sources.
Primary original interview publisher
Mixergy — original Paul Graham interview
How Y Combinator Helped 172 Startups Take Off, February 10, 2010. Identifies Andrew Warner as interviewer and Paul Graham as interviewee; transcript provided. Does not establish the ebook license.
Primary author bibliography
Paul Graham — official books bibliography
Lists On Lisp, ANSI Common Lisp and Hackers & Painters. Historical interview title is absent; absence alone does not establish unauthorized publication.
Primary author resource
Paul Graham — official essay index
Official index links startup and fundraising essays. Author-hosted public reading does not imply public domain.
Primary author essay
How to Fund a Startup — Paul Graham
November 2005. Historical account of funding sources and investor relationships; dated legal/numerical details are not current guidance.
Primary author essay
A Fundraising Survival Guide — Paul Graham
August 2008. Founder pressure, fundraising distraction and independence.
Primary author essay
How to Convince Investors — Paul Graham
August 2013. Founder capability, market opportunity and progress; no claim that reading secures investment.
Primary author essay
How to Start a Startup — Paul Graham
March 2005. Founders, customer needs and spending in its publication context.
Secondary historical bibliography
Public historical Goodreads catalog record
Reports Andrew Warner/Hyperink credits, 32-page Kindle edition and September 9, 2011 publication. No private account, ratings or reviews used. Primary edition details remain unconfirmed.
Secondary catalog corroboration
Bookmate — historical alternate-title record
Longer title includes A Mixergy Interview and credits Andrew Warner. This page asks the visitor to upload a file; it is not a verified licensed-reading or sales route.
Introductions, reading lenses, pathways, and discussion prompts are original editorial copy. No book text is reproduced on this page.
The artwork was generated as an original editorial atmosphere. It is not an official cover, archival evidence, an author’s artwork, or a publisher endorsement.