Entrepreneurship learning recommendations
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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. |
Books with general ideas for product design and marketing
Eric Ries and the lean startup stuff.
Historical books
Books about the history of specific companies that grew big
PayPal Wars, Amazon.com (Specter), Facebook Effect (Kirkpatrick), Hatching Twitter, Inside the GooglePlex
Books with individual chapters on various companies and products that grew big or seemed poised to grow big
Include books by Jessica Livingston and Sarah Lacy.