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Patrick Collison, co-founder of Stripe, keeps a cool reading list with tons of books, color coded by the impact they had on him. He's clearly a voracious reader
by doomlaser 7y ago
Patrick Collison, co-founder of Stripe, keeps a cool reading list with tons of books, color coded by the impact they had on him. He's clearly a voracious reader on a wide range of topics. I happened to find it yesterday and found tons of books and authors to add to my Amazon wishlists: https://patrickcollison.com/bookshelf https://patrickcollison.com/bookshelf
If you're interested in games / startup stories, I have to recommend Masters of Doom, about the early days of id. It's thrilling and exciting to read: https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture/dp/0812972155 https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Cult... - It's also in the news that USA has ordered a pilot for a TV adaptation. Here's hoping it's good!
- bemmu 7y agoSivers also has a list: https://sivers.org/book https://sivers.org/book
- pimmen 7y agoMasters of Doom had a much bigger impact on me then I thought it would. Can really recommend it!
- ElCapitanMarkla 7y agoI read that a year or two ago and find myself quite often thinking about it. It really is very good
- anderspitman 7y agoOne of very few books I've read twice and intend to read again in the future.
- tossaway127 7y agoKeep in mind, he claims to have read about half the books on the list and it's not clear which half...
- backslash_16 7y agoMasters of Doom is such a fun, good book. I ended up power reading a few summers ago. If you grew up playing Doom, and all the other shareware games like Hexen, Heretic, etc... reading about Id Software's start and history is more interesting than I ever thought it would be. Another book that drew me in was "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels". It's a collection of short-ish game creation stories packaged into a book. Really candid interviews and writing.
- robodale 7y agoI've read Master's of Doom 4 times...and loved each time through it.
- wenxin 7y agolove this list