Founders at Work

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. 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." Silicon India list it at the top of its list Five Books that Every Entrepreneur Must Read References