# Paul Graham > > Graham tended to put his foot in his mouth when he gave interviews, often reinforcing suspicions that the Valley elite was dominated by white brogrammers. He once wrote in a blog post that he'd be "reductant to start a startup with a woman who mad small children, or was likely to have them soon." > Graham tended to put his foot in his mouth when he gave interviews, often reinforcing suspicions that the Valley elite was dominated by white brogrammers. He once wrote in a blog post that he'd be "reductant to start a startup with a woman who mad small children, or was likely to have them soon."