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Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days (Recipes: a Problem-Solution Ap)
by Jessica Livingston
from Apress

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Compelling Look @ the Minds Behind Some of the Most Famous Technology Companies
  Jessica Livingston's Founders at Work is a collection of interviews with an interesting array of entrepreneurs, engineers, and tactful business people (many being all three) who started successful companies in the high technology field. The main focus of the interviews is not necessarily what the company has become, but how it had gotten there. Livingston seemed most concerned with having the people she interviewed focus mainly on the start up days when they didn't know when the next paycheck was coming, or... more info

• Y Combinator Interview in Paperback Edition
  It is worth buying the paperback even if you own the hardcover. An additional chapter consists of Jessica Livingston being interviewed (by Paul Graham) about the early days of Y Combinator. It is filled with interesting information about Y Combinator itself and great anecdotes about the first batch of founders, such as the Reddit guys.

• 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... more info

• 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!

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