Paul Graham is a partner at Y Combinator, which gives startups seed funding and mentorship. He’s known for his work on a new Lisp dialect called “Arc,” his essays, and for founding and administeringHacker News. Previously, he co-founded Viaweb, which was sold in 1998 and became Yahoo! Store.
The video is somewhat long and painful (based on the interviewer) but great information on starting a startup. http://mixergy.com/y-combinator-paul-graham/
Also, here is a
link to Paul's original manifesto.