In a back-and-forth with Musk on X, Graham said the government isn’t a company, but a system.
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TheYCombinatorcofounderPaulGrahamsaidhehopedElonMuskwouldapproachtheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiencycarefully.KennyHolston-PoolviaGettyImages
PaulGrahamadvisedElonMusktoworkwiththegovernmentcarefullybecauseit’snot“justacompany.”Musk’sactionsmirrorhowheworkedin2022whenheboughtTwitter,nowX.DOGEaimstocut$1billionto$2billionfromgovernmentspending,Muskhassaid.PaulGraham,acofounderofthestartupacceleratorYCombinator,cautionedElonMuskabouthisworkwiththeDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency.
“I’mgenerallysympathetictowhatyou’redoing.ButIhopeyouwilltakeyourtimeanddoitcarefully.Thisisn’tjustacompany,”GrahamwroteonXduringaback-and-forthwithMuskonTuesday.
SiliconValleyleadershavelongsubscribedtothe“movefastandbreakthings”leadershipphilosophy.Musk,who’sleadingDOGEundertheTrumpadministration,appearstoberunningtheagencymuchlikesomeofhiscompanies.
