''Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days'' (2007) is a book written by
Jessica Livingston
Jessica Livingston, born 1971, is an American author and a founding partner of the seed stage venture firm Y Combinator.
She also organized Startup School. Previously, she was the VP of marketing at Adams Harkness Financial Group. She has a B. ...
composed of interviews she did with the founders of famous technology companies concerning what happened in their early years.
Interviews
# Max Levchin - PayPal
# Sabeer Bhatia - Hotmail
# Steve Wozniak - Apple Computer
# Joe Kraus - Excite
# Dan Bricklin - Software Arts
# Mitch Kapor - Lotus
# Ray Ozzie - Iris Associates, Groove Networks
# Evan Williams - Pyra Labs (Blogger.com)
# Tim Brady - Yahoo
# Mike Lazaridis - Research in Motion
# Arthur van Hoff - Marimba
# Paul Buchheit - Gmail
# Steve Perlman - WebTV
# Mike Ramsay - TiVo
# Paul Graham - Viaweb
# Joshua Schachter - del.icio.us
# Mark Fletcher - ONElist, Bloglines
# Craig Newmark - craigslist
# Caterina Fake - Flickr
# Brewster Kahle - WAIS, Internet Archive, Alexa Internet
# Charles Geschke - Adobe
# Ann Winblad - Open Systems, Hummer Winblad
# David Heinemeier Hansson - 37signals
# Philip Greenspun - ArsDigita
# Joel Spolsky - Fog Creek Software
# Steve Kaufer - TripAdvisor
# James Hong - HOT or NOT
# James Currier - Tickle
# Blake Ross - Creator of Firefox
# Mena Trott - Six Apart
# Bob Davis - Lycos
# Ron Gruner - Alliant Computer, Shareholder.com
Reception
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Chris Anderson Chris Anderson may refer to:
Sports
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,
editor-in-chief
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of
Wired Magazine
''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online magazine, online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquar ...
stated "this book offers both wisdom and engaging insights straight from the source."
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The Motley Fool
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says "The stories are fascinating, filled with many valuable lessons."
*Silicon India list it at the top of its list ''Five Books that Every Entrepreneur Must Read''
References
External links
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2007 non-fiction books
Business books
Books of interviews
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