On: Founder Books

[ssamuli]

Looking at first 5 or so pages, I've read a lot of these. Good stuff but seems very unilateral view on the world and I think could be unhealthy for founders to focus too much on startups.

Not sure what is the right mix, but some of the most motivating reads for me were:

- Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

- iWoz

- The Soul of a New Machine

- Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

- Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

- The Mighty Micro: Impact of the Computer Revolution

- Accidental Empires

- The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity

- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

[xenator → ssamuli]

I know only two from your list:

- Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

These 2 is one of the best books about philosophy and the world of ideas I've ever read.

[W-Stool → ssamuli]

Soul of a New Machine and Masters of Doom are both outstanding. They're at the top of my list.