Re:Ask HN: I want to start a web company what books should I...
by infinite8s on Monday August 02, 2010 @02:45PM
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The problem with the interviews is that those early days are colored by the fact that they were successful. It would be interesting (although impossible) to have interviews before they actually reached measurable success.
It is a series of interviews of the founders of companies like Apple, Paypal, etc about the very very early stages of their start-up before they ever knew they would be successful. It is a great book to read both for motivation and for lessons learned.
You can read some of it here: http://www.foundersatwork.com/
Good luck with your start-up!