Where will the next generation of trillion-dollar tech companies emerge from?
Replied byPaul Graham
Co-Founder at Y Combinator
Niche: Finance
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Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Started: 2005
Generational companies will not emerge from generic trend categories but from exceptionally formidable founders. Founders with deep technical mastery, relentless drive, and high resilience will discover and build the defining platforms of the coming decades.
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