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Paul Graham

Paul Graham

The Y Combinator co-founder whose essays on startups and software defined the culture of Silicon Valley.

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

Gabe Newell
Gabe Newell
Paul Graham
Paul Graham

Read by Gabe Newell, Paul Graham

byJessica Livingston
2007456 Pages

Probably the single most valuable book a startup founder could read.

Paul Graham

Source: Paul Graham's Website (RAQs)

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Alex Hormozi
Alex Hormozi
Chip Wilson
Chip Wilson

Read by Warren Buffett, Alex Hormozi, Chip Wilson and 7 others

byDale Carnegie
1936291 Pages

The one book we encourage startup founders to read is Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. It's critically important for anyone in business.

Paul Graham

Source: Y Combinator Blog

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant
Sean Carroll
Sean Carroll

Read by Elon Musk, Naval Ravikant, Sean Carroll and 1 others

byRobert A. Heinlein
1997382 Pages

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress made me want to work on AI, which led to Lisp.

Paul Graham

Source: Paul Graham's Twitter

Medieval Technology and Social Change

Sam Altman
Sam Altman
Paul Graham
Paul Graham

Read by Sam Altman, Paul Graham

byLynn White Jr.
1966224 Pages

White's Medieval Technology and Social Change is the most fabulous book.

Paul Graham

Source: Paul Graham's Twitter

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