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Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
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Product Description
For would-be entrepreneurs, innovation managers or just anyone fascinated by the special chemistry and drive that created some of the best technology companies in the world, this book offers both wisdom and engaging insights—straight from the source.
— Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, and author of The Long Tail
"All the best things that I did at Apple came from (a) not having money and (b) not having done it before, ever." —Steve Wozniak, Apple
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days is a collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days. These people are celebrities now. What was it like when they were just a couple friends with an idea? Founders like Steve Wozniak (Apple), Caterina Fake (Flickr), Mitch Kapor (Lotus), Max Levchin (PayPal), and Sabeer Bhatia (Hotmail) tell you in their own words about their surprising and often very funny discoveries as they learned how to build a company.
Where did they get the ideas that made them rich? How did they convince investors to back them? What went wrong, and how did they recover?
Nearly all technical people have thought of one day starting or working for a startup. For them, this book is the closest you can come to being a fly on the wall at a successful startup, to learn how it's done.
But ultimately these interviews are required reading for anyone who wants to understand business, because startups are business reduced to its essence. The reason their founders become rich is that startups do what businessesdo—create value—more intensively than almost any other part of the economy. How? What are the secrets that make successful startups so insanely productive? Read this book, and let the founders themselves tell you.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #7296 in Books
- Published on: 2007-01-22
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 500 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Jessica Livingston is a founding partner at Y Combinator, a seed-stage venture firm based in Cambridge, MA, and Mountain View, CA. She was previously VP of marketing at investment bank Adams Harkness. In addition to her work with startups at Y Combinator, she organizes Startup School. She has a BA in English from Bucknell.
Customer Reviews
Essential reading for someone thinking about starting a software company
As someone who is in the middle of trying to get a software company off the ground, I can say that the stories in this book tell the real story of what it means to found a startup. I highly recommend it to anyone thinking about starting a software/tech company, because it will give you a great insight into what to expect.
The book can get technical at times, so it will be best appreciated by someone with a background in computer science. And all the stories are about software companies as well (not apparent from the title). All in all, a great book!
Simply Amazing
Inspiring and amazing! Originally borrowed from library, then decided I had to own a copy of my own. One of the best purchases I've made all year!
a reward for those who struggle
This book's stories will reward anyone struggling with a start-up idea, especially whether or not to go for it. In combination with books that more straightforwardly tell the reader how to get up to speed (like my own book "The Expert's Edge") and outdistance the competition, "Founders At Work" will help you survive your ups and owns, i.e., doubts and emotions, as you battle your way through the process. Don't give up the fight!
