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Ask YC: Read any good books lately?
I'm currently reading Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128 by Annalee Saxenian, and I'm loving it. It covers the history and tech culture of Silicon Valley vs Boston. I'd recommend it to anyone trying to get a grip on what makes Silicon Valley unique. I was suprised, but a lot of the Valley's distinct high tech culture flows from the early years of Fairchild, HP and Intel. This book provides great readable insight into that culture.
What are you reading that's good?
- sammyo 19y agoBorn Standing Up by Steve Martin, wry observations on growing up to become really really creative. It makes me less sad that I left magic tricks behind me.
- jyothi 19y agoYou might want to explore someone of your taste here: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2406120893 http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2406120893 I was one of the initial creators, not involved any more. They should have pretty good suggestions for you and I can bet you will bump into your biblo-twin there.
- pg 19y agoEileen Powers' Wool Trade in English Medieval History, Geary's Before France and Germany, Dorrie's 100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics, Saga's Confessions of a Yakuza, and a terrible book on Klee that I bought for the illustrations. If you want to understand Silicon Valley, I would not recommend Saxenian's book. Lecuyer's seems better.
- iamelgringo 19y agoAre you referring to: Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970 ?
- zinxq 19y agoInfluence by Robert Cialdini. This book is required reading for any entrepreneur who will eventually be a marketer (i.e. all of them)
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