A new essay by Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham has Silicon Valley leaders debating the extent to which executives should delegate work to their employees–or get down in the muck themselves. Graham ...

Nothing churns the waters in Silicon Valley like an edgy blog post. Graham cites Airbnb founder and CEO Brian Chesky as the best example of the founder mode mantra in practice. Chesky is a proponent ...

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Brian Chesky is the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, a global online marketplace for lodging and tourism experiences. Chesky recently spoke at a Y-Combinator event. Y-Combinator is a highly influential ...

SIGN UP for Plaintext and tap Steven's unique insights and unmatched contacts for the long view on tech. Specifically, Graham was moved by Chesky’s confession that during Airbnb’s rise, he listened to ...

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Today marks the 20th anniversary of Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that has fostered companies that have changed the world. YC has brought us innovations like “making everything an app” and ...