Perplexity, which offers an AI-based “answer engine” with ~10M MAUs to compete with Google, raised $74M at a $520M valuation from IVP, Jeff Bezos, and others
if they continue on their current trajectory, I bet Google buys them for $2B within the year. Talia Goldberg / @taliagold : In October 2022, I wrote a piece about a trillion dollar opportunity in sear...
Interview with YC partner Paul Buchheit about how he got started with programming, joining Google and creating Gmail, becoming a great engineer, and more
On Becoming a Programmer … One moment I remember really getting into programming came while playing a fantasy RPG video game. Tweets: @garrytan and @carnage4life Tweets: Garry Buidl Tan / @garrytan : ...
In Y Combinator reorg, Paul Buchheit, Gmail creator and FriendFeed founder, is now managing partner of core YC program, Altman remains president
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In Y Combinator reorg, Paul Buchheit, Gmail creator and FriendFeed founder, is now managing partner of core YC program, Altman remains president
YC Switches Up Its Management, As Altman Shifts Focus — Famed accelerator Y Combinator has grown a lot under the direction of Sam Altman …
What bubble? With so many high-growth companies building sustainable businesses, the unicorn boom has just begun
What Bubble? The Unicorn Boom Has Just Begun — For the anxious throng worried about spiraling startup valuations-a group now big enough to pass for conventional wisdom … Tweets: @paultoo , @mikesim...
How Gmail Happened: The Inside Story of Its Launch 10 Years Ago Today
Courtesy Paul Buchheit … What Does Google Email Look Like? … Going Public
You've Got FMail
The news on Monday appears to be that Facebook will reinvent email. TechCrunch says it's the long awaited Gmail killer. Others say it's Gmail inventor Paul Buchheit's project since he came to Facebo...
Facebook's Paul Buchheit talks about Facebook, Google and his new gig
Earlier today we reported that Paul Buchheit, who created Gmail and founded FriendFeed,was leaving Facebook to join Y Combinator. We caught up with Buchheit on his last day at Facebook. — Q: What w...
Y Combinator announces two new partners, Paul Buchheit and Harj Taggar
We're delighted to announce that Y Combinator is getting two new partners, the first we've added since we started YC in 2005. — In case anyone doesn't already know who he is, Paul Buchheit was respo...
Best Buds: Gmail Creator Joins Facebook Co-Founder, Donates 100K To Legalize Marijuana
It's pretty easy being green if you're a Silicon Valley notable apparently. We just got word that Paul Buchheit, creator of Gmail, Friendfeed and now a Facebook employee, has surpassed Facebook co …