Why are Silicon Valley moguls David Sacks and Paul Graham fighting?
A public tiff is unfolding on X (formerly Twitter) platform between David Sacks of Craft Ventures and the All-In podcast and Paul Graham who’s largely known for his involvement with Y Combinator. While the animus is only now being made public, the manner in which Graham replied to Sacks makes it appear as though it’s been simmering for years. Here’s a summary of the accusations being thrown around and why this decade-long beef hasn’t been squashed. Do you really want the full story of what you did to Parker to be told publicly? Because it's the worst case of an investor maltreating a founder that I've ever heard, and I've heard practically all of them. — Paul Graham (@paulg) July 25, 2024 Zenefits and Conrad Parker Sacks and Graham’s online feud is largely down to Conrad Parker, a well-known Silicon Valley tech VC who founded and led a software as a service (SaaS) company called Zenefits . Sacks was brought on board as the company’s COO, wh...