Paul Graham
Co-founder of Y Combinator; essayist
Paul Graham is a co-founder of Y Combinator and an essayist on startups and programming.
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Recommended Books
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The Black Riders
Born Red
Autobiographies
Diocletian and the Roman Recovery
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Hard Drive
An Empire of Wealth
Benjamin Franklin
A Mathematician's Apology
Boyd
Books by Paul Graham
Source & Proof
“Another great old children's book.”
“Book recommendation:”
“@csallen I recently read Darwin's, and reread Trollope's and Gibbon's.”
“One of the best books about the late 3rd century:”
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“@ribas_artur @LauraHuangLA I know of no other collections of interviews with founders. The closest you can get is probably books about specific startups. Hard Drive, about Microsoft, is good.”
“Recently enjoyed reading Americana by @bhu_srinivasan ... Any other favorite books on economic history Three more favorites: Birth of Plenty/Splendid Exchange by Bernstein Empire of Wealth by Gordon Ascent of Money by Ferguson”
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“Rereading Hardy's _Mathematician's Apology_, slowly to make it last. Among the most inspiring books I know.”
“Probably the greatest postWWII military strategist; he developed the F15 and F16, revolutionized ground tactics in war and covertly designed the US battle plans for the Gulf War.”
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