Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days (2007) is a book written by Jessica Livingston composed of interviews she did with the founders of famous technology companies concerning what happened in their early years.[1]
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| Author | Jessica Livingston |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Apress |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 1-59059-714-1 |
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
- Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine stated "this book offers both wisdom and engaging insights straight from the source."
- The Motley Fool says "The stories are fascinating, filled with many valuable lessons."[2]