Founder connections
- Paul GrahamForeword and recommendation
“It is probably the single most valuable book a startup founder could read.”
Graham writes the book’s foreword and recommends it as a guide to what happens in a startup’s first days.Source
Summary
Jessica Livingston interviews technology founders about the first days of their companies. They explain where their ideas came from, how they persuaded investors, what went wrong and how they recovered. The collection includes accounts from Apple, PayPal, Flickr, Hotmail and other companies, as well as Paul Graham’s experience at Viaweb.
Why read it Our view
Read it to compare the problems founders faced before their companies became well known. The interviews offer concrete accounts of finding an idea, seeking support and recovering from mistakes, which can help you question a polished story of how a company began.
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- Paul GrahamInterview subjectLivingston interviews Graham about Viaweb in the book’s Paul Graham chapter, pages 205–222.Source
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