Entrepreneurship learning recommendations
Online reading
| Source for notes/articles | About the authors | About the notes | Book form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Graham's articles | Paul Graham is co-founder of Y Combinator, one of Silicon Valley's top startup accelerators. He earlier co-founded a startup that was sold to Yahoo! and became its online store. Here's his Wikipedia page. | The essays are widely cited as a good starting point for budding entrepreneurs, and people in Y Combinator's programs are strongly advised to read them. | The book Hackers & Painters by Paul Graham includes and elaborates on some of his earlier essays. |
| Peter Thiel's CS183 notes (compiled by Blake Masters) | Peter Thiel was co-founder of PayPal. He also co-founded and works at Founders Fund and Clarium Capital. Thiel and Founders Fund are known for investing in innovative startups with a higher success rate than outsiders might anticipate. | The notes are based off of the CS183 class Thiel taught at Stanford University. | A book titled Zero to One, based on the notes, is scheduled for release in Summer 2014. |