Founders

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• selykg · Jul 24, 2023 · Recommends

  I don't think this is the end game. If you haven't read The Founders by Jimmy Soni, I'd recommend it. Musk has had a fascination with "X" for a long long long time. This is just his latest attempt to make a platform that does everything. It's what he wanted PayPal to…

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• jacktribe · Mar 15, 2023 · Recommends

  …3. Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss - it might seem a bit gimmicky but negotiation always comes off gimmicky Motivational stories: 4. The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson 5. The Founders by Jimmy Soni 6. The Upstarts by Brad Stone 7. Hatching Twitter by Nick Bilton 8. That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph 9. Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's by Ray Kroc Can't skip: 10. Zero…

  on “Ask HN: What books helped you in your entrepreneurship journey?” ↗
• TheDom · Apr 6, 2024 · Recommends

  …Friendship, and Betrayal by Nick Bilton Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley by Jimmy Soni That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Marc Randolph (Netflix Cofounder) I'm…

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• AlchemistCamp · Apr 10, 2024 · Recommends

  …brought back Thiel as CEO. The board sided with Levchin, Theil returned and Musk was out of day-to-day operations. If you’re interested in the PayPal story, I highly recommend Jimmy Soni’s book, The Founders. https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Paypal-Entrepreneurs-Shaped-...

  on “Twitter's pivot to x.com is a gift to phishers” ↗
• stonlyb · Jan 12, 2025 · Recommends

  …25. The Box by Marc Levinson - Shipping container revolution. 26. Latitude by Nicholas Crane - Cartography innovations. 27. When the Heavens Went on Sale by Ashlee Vance - Space startups. 28. The Founders by Jimmy Soni - PayPal's early days. 29. The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester - Precision engineering. 30. The Little Engine That Could - Children's classic. 31. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell - Success…

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• AlchemistCamp · Apr 25, 2022 · Recommends

  If you’re genuinely interested in the history, Jimmy Soni's new book, The Founders, is a great starting point.

  on “Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources” ↗
• julianeon · Dec 2, 2023 · Recommends

  …and I’d say I’ve cut my usage of both by about 75%. Which was a good outcome for me, because it switched me from learning many topics shallowly, to learning a few from ebooks deeply (example, Soni’s The Founders book on PayPal’s history).

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• imdsm · Nov 27, 2024 · Mentions

  I love looking at books in people's photos. Here's what I found in yours. I hope you don't mind! ---- Bad Blood by John Carreyrou - A detailed account of the Theranos scandal. The Founders by Jimmy Soni - Explores the early days of PayPal and its impact on Silicon Valley. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight - Memoir by the founder of Nike. Measure What Matters by John Doerr - A book about OKRs (Objectives…

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