1. Jessica Livingston

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    2. Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas

      Explore Paul Graham (May 11 2012) Productivity

      ...s a bridgehead. Thanks to Sam Altman, Trevor Blackwell, Paul Buchheit, Patrick Collison, Aaron Iba, Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris, Harj Taggar and Garry Tan for reading drafts of this. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   Apple   Trevor Blackwell

    3. How Dropbox Became The Startup Steve Jobs Wished To Own – with Drew Houston

      Explore mixergy.com (Dec 26 2011)

      How Dropbox Became The Startup Steve Jobs Wished To Own – with Drew Houston ... these big companies with so many orders of magnitude more resources. There’s “Founders at Work” by Jessica Livingston. It really gives a good flavor of how these companies get started. I think that’s one of the bigges... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   Eric Reis   Boston

    4. Choosing A Minimally Viable Co-Founder

      Explore On Startups by Dharmesh Shah (Oct 5 2011)

      Choosing A Minimally Viable Co-Founder ...may think your idea is, your idea will likely change. A great book to read is “Founders at Work” by Jessica Livingston. It's a great collection of stories from some great entrepreneurs and you'll see a recurring patter... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   Harvard   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    5. What You'll Wish You'd Known

      Explore Paul Graham (Sep 7 2011)

      ... administration. Thanks to Ingrid Bassett, Trevor Blackwell, Rich Draves, Dan Giffin, Sarah Harlin, Jessica Livingston, Jackie McDonough, Robert Morris, Mark Nitzberg, Lisa Randall, and Aaron Swartz for reading drafts ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Henry Ford   Jessica Livingston   Trevor Blackwell

    6. Launching Tech Ventures: Part IV, Readings

      Explore Platforms and Networks (Apr 10 2011)

      ...ross a range of topics from TechStars entrepreneurs and mentors.Founders at Work, by Y Combinator's Jessica Livingston, collects her interviews with two dozen founders relating their lessons learned.Tom Hulme at IDEO h... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   John Mullins   London Business School

    7. Founder Control

      Explore Paul Graham (Dec 7 2010) Funding

      ...ell, Paul Buchheit, Brian Chesky, Bill Clerico, Patrick Collison, Adam Goldstein, James Lindenbaum, Jessica Livingston, and Fred Wilson for reading drafts of this. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   Mark Pincus   Fred Wilson

    8. What We Look for in Founders

      Explore Paul Graham (Oct 23 2010)

      ...gue, like all founders, but I have never once sensed any unresolved tension between them. Thanks to Jessica Livingston and Chris Steiner for reading drafts of this. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   Emmett Shear   Sam Altman

    9. Lessons from Startup School from the Founders of Facebook, Groupon, GitHub and More

      Explore ReadWriteWeb (Oct 16 2010)

      Lessons from Startup School from the Founders of Facebook, Groupon, GitHub and More ...tup, a likely-more-successful-startup dies." Mark Zuckerberg: Founder, Facebook Interviewed by Jessica Livingston "If you just work on stuff that you like and you're passionate about, you don't have to have a m... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reid Hoffman   Greylock   Jessica Livingston

    10. The Future of Startup Funding

      Explore Paul Graham (Aug 6 2010) Funding

      ...ison, Ron Conway, Matt Cohler, Chris Dixon, Mitch Kapor, Josh Kopelman, Pete Koomen, Carolynn Levy, Jessica Livingston, Ariel Poler, Geoff Ralston, Naval Ravikant, Dan Siroker, Harj Taggar, and Fred Wilson for reading ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   Fred Wilson   Jeff Clavier

    11. How to Lose Time and Money

      Explore Paul Graham (Jul 7 2010)

      ...the worst thing is, they're not even fun. Thanks to Sam Altman, Trevor Blackwell, Patrick Collison, Jessica Livingston, and Robert Morris for reading drafts of this. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   Trevor Blackwell   Robert Morris

    12. What the Bubble Got Right

      Explore Paul Graham (May 21 2010)

      ...of 2004, as reported in their IPO filing. Thanks to Chris Anderson, Trevor Blackwell, Sarah Harlin, Jessica Livingston, and Robert Morris for reading drafts of this. The Long Tail Russian Translation Japanese Translati... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   America   Jessica Livingston   Enron

    13. What I Did this Summer

      Explore Paul Graham (May 21 2010)

      What I Did this Summer ...ot table Kate Courteau designed for us. Photo by Alex Lewin. Thanks to Sarah Harlin, Steve Huffman, Jessica Livingston, Zak Stone, and Aaron Swartz for reading drafts of this. Romanian Translation Japanese Translation (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   Steve Huffman   Microsoft

    14. The Venture Capital Squeeze

      Explore Paul Graham (May 21 2010) Funding

      ... frightening: you are now competing directly with Google. Thanks to Trevor Blackwell, Sarah Harlin, Jessica Livingston, and Robert Morris for reading drafts of this. Romanian Translation Hebrew Translation Japanese Tra... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   David Heinemeier Hansson   India

    15. Good and Bad Procrastination

      Explore Paul Graham (May 21 2010)

      ...close to the wind as you can, and you'll leave the right things undone. Thanks to Trevor Blackwell, Jessica Livingston, and Robert Morris for reading drafts of this. Romanian Translation Russian Translation Hebrew Tran... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   Trevor Blackwell   Robert Morris

    16. Learning from Founders

      Explore Paul Graham (May 21 2010)

      Learning from Founders January 2007 (Foreword to Jessica Livingston's Founders at Work.) Apparently sprinters reach their highest speed right out of the blocks, and sp... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   Apple   Steve Wozniak

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