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• kranner · Feb 14, 2013 · Recommends

  I believe the pool's antecedents and ideas are much more diverse than that. I recommend the recent book 'The Launch Pad' (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1591845297) as a good introduction to YC. Personally, if I were in a peer group any of whose members managed to succeed, I'd be much more motivated to give it another try even…

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• guiambros · Mar 27, 2015 · Recommends

  …statistical perspective, 80% of investments will fail. It's very likely that Magic will fail, too. But the 20% that succeed will pay for all the other ones. For anyone interested, I strongly recommend "The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator" [1], by Randall Stross. It shows in incredible detail the ins and outs of YC, and explains why angels and VCs do things that seem, at face value, crazy for outsiders. It will give…

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• adroitboss · Dec 12, 2018 · Recommends

  …book, but also not crazy memorable) Boundaries in Dating by Henry Cloud (I found the advice for the christian dating relationship to be a honest eye opener. This book taught me a lot about myself.) The Launch Pad by Randall Stross (How I found Y Combinator and Hacker news. I really enjoy the startup community and love the fact that this introduced me to it) The richest man in Babylon by George S Clason (OMG EVERYONE…

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• guiambros · Sep 11, 2016 · Recommends

  …Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft, by Paul Allen Creativity, Inc, by Ed Catmull (reading) >> Startups: The Hard Thing About Hard Things, by Ben Horowitz The Founder's Dilemmas, Noam Wasserman The Launch Pad, by Randall Stross >> Other books: Trilogy: Off to Be the Wizard (series), by Scott Meyer Search Inside Yourself, Chade-Meng Tan Joy on Demand, Chade-Meng Tan (reading)

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• guiambros · Sep 22, 2019 · Recommends

  In order of personal preference: 1) The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, by Randall Stross 2) The Founder's Dilemmas, by Noam Wasserman 3) The Hard Thing About Hard Things, by Ben Horowitz 4) Zero to One: Notes on Startups, by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters…

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• guiambros · Apr 25, 2015 · Mentions

  …Peace) http://smile.amazon.com/Search-Inside-Yourself-Unexpected-Ac... [3] The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup http://smile.amazon.com/Founders-Dilemmas-Anticipating-Found... [4] The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator http://smile.amazon.com/Launch-Pad-Inside-Combinator/dp/1591... [5] This Is Water: The Original David Foster Wallace Recording http://smile.amazon.com/This-Water-Original-Wallace-Recordin...…

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• hiddenstage · Sep 7, 2012 · Mentions

  http://www.amazon.com/The-Launch-Pad-Combinator-Exclusive/dp...

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• woodruffc · Mar 19, 2013 · Mentions

  I'm reading "The Launch Pad Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups" by Randall Stross

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