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Friday, May 11, 2007

Essays on software and startups

Recently, I have read through two excellent essay collections on software and startups: Joel on Software and Paul Graham.

These essays have been very insightful in terms of understanding the mindset of an entrepreneur, and also provide handy straightforward advice. What I find impressive is how they take ideas which might be present in nascent form in many people's minds, and analyze them in full length essays that go far beyond the usual depth of a blog entry. These essays cover topics such as the divergent incentives of VCs and employees, bad reasons to not start a startup, the sociology of nerddom, and why software talent matters.

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