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Y Combinator’s Paul Graham Sees an Opening for Startups to Take on Amazon Thanks to 1 Recent Decision

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09.10.2026

Y Combinator’s Paul Graham Sees an Opening for Startups to Take on Amazon Thanks to 1 Recent Decision

This is ‘the first opportunity I’ve seen since Amazon was founded for a startup to create an Amazon competitor,’ Graham wrote.

BY AARON MOK, STAFF REPORTER

Paul Graham. Photo: Getty Images

Looking to start an AI company? Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham has some unsolicited inspiration.

Earlier this week, the investor behind the legendary startup incubator gave his two cents on X about Amazon’s decision to ban AI agents—bots that complete tasks on behalf of humans—from shopping on its site. The e-commerce giant began........

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