Picked it up about a year ago, and I've read it twice now. I lent it to my partner when we went into business together... she hasn't returned it yet. I don't know if that's a good sign or not. :)
Wow, my copy of this arrived 30 minutes ago from Amazon. Talk about topical.<p>In the same pile of boxes was "Software Engineering for Internet Applications" which may well be a bit dated now, but I'm sure that the basic idea of using the fewest and fastest components available still holds good.
Excellent job.<p>Would it be fair to say that the advice centers around a few principles?<p>1. Maximize possible courses of action.<p>2. Allow the environment (users, VCs, etc) to select the best course at the time.<p>3. Select the environment most representative of your goals.
yeah, it's quite a fun book. i read it before last investor day.<p>the only part i didn't like was the Lycos story. basically, a guy gets a call from a VC: "hey, we've got the idea, the technology, and the funding. can you please run the company?"
Yeah, definitely a must-read. I'd just open up the book randomly and start reading wherever I was. The particularly memorable ones were Max Levchin, Sabeer Bhatia, Josh Schachter, and TripAdvisor .
Good analysis. I'm half way through reading F.A.W. but I have a bad habit of switching books. Right now I'm on <i>How to Win Friends and Influence People</i> and then I'll go to <i>7 Habits of Highly Successful People</i> and then I'll read a few more cases. It keeps my mind fresh for each book.
I would be very interested in a digital copy (pdf) to read on my Iphone (usually in places where a book is very incvonvenient) I'd be willing to pay (to the author of course) :)<p>I was just recently reading about Macros in PG's _On Lisp_ on my Iphone - excellent work PG.
Wow, I really admire your initiative in bookmarking sentences, taking notes, etc. If I can ask, what's your motivation for doing a startup? What drives you?