Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days (2007) is a book written by Jessica Livingston composed of interviews she did with the founders of famous technology companies concerning what happened in their early years.
Interviews Max Levchin - PayPal Sabeer Bhatia - Hotmail Steve Wozniak - Apple Computer Joe Kraus - Excite Dan Bricklin - Software Arts Mitch Kapor - Lotus Ray Ozzie - Iris Associates, Groove Networks Evan Williams - Pyra Labs (Blogger.com) Tim Brady - Yahoo Mike Lazaridis - Research in Motion Arthur van Hoff - Marimba Paul Buchheit - Gmail Steve Perlman - WebTV Mike Ramsay - TiVo Paul Graham - Viaweb Joshua Schachter - del.icio.us Mark Fletcher - ONElist, Bloglines Craig Newmark - craigslist Caterina Fake - Flickr Brewster Kahle - WAIS, Internet Archive, Alexa Internet Charles Geschke - Adobe Ann Winblad - Open Systems, Hummer Winblad David Heinemeier Hansson - 37signals Philip Greenspun - ArsDigita Joel Spolsky - Fog Creek Software Steve Kaufer - TripAdvisor James Hong - HOT or NOT James Currier - Tickle Blake Ross - Creator of Firefox Mena Trott - Six Apart Bob Davis - Lycos Ron Gruner - Alliant Computer, Shareholder.com
Reception Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine stated "this book offers both wisdom and engaging insights straight from the source." The Motley Fool says "The stories are fascinating, filled with many valuable lessons."
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