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44 internal memos, leaked handbooks and forgotten books from the people who built Apple, Intel, Google, Netflix and Facebook. Every one is free to read or borrow.

Documents

  1. Word for Windows PostmortemPeter Jackson, Microsoft1989
  2. Letter to See's CandyWarren Buffett1972
  3. Intel Convertible Debentures MemoNoyce, Moore & Rock1968
  4. The Apple Marketing PhilosophyMike Markkula1977
  5. The YouTube Investment MemoRoelof Botha, Sequoia2005
  6. The Instagram EmailsMark Zuckerberg2012
  7. Thoughts on MessengerMark Zuckerberg2014
  8. Road Kill on the Information HighwayNathan Myhrvold, Microsoft1993
  9. “Holy War with Google”Steve Jobs2010
  10. The Eternal Pursuit of UnhappinessOgilvy & Mather2009
  11. The Little Red BookFacebook2012
  12. Ilya Sutskever's DepositionIlya Sutskever2025
  13. The OpenAI Founding EmailsMusk, Altman, Sutskever & Brockman2015
  14. The Internet Tidal WaveBill Gates1995
  15. The Peanut Butter ManifestoBrad Garlinghouse, Yahoo2006
  16. Distributed Computing ManifestoAmazon1998
  17. Information Management: A ProposalTim Berners-Lee, CERN1989
  18. The Buffett Partnership LettersWarren Buffett1957
  19. R.I.P. Good TimesSequoia Capital2008
  20. The “Burning Platform” MemoStephen Elop, Nokia2011
  21. Stevey's Google Platforms RantSteve Yegge2011
  22. How to Succeed in MrBeast ProductionMrBeast2024
  23. We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAIGoogle (leaked)2023
  24. Netflix Culture DeckReed Hastings2009

Books

  1. DTVMichael Moritz2020
  2. Distant ForceGeorge A. Roberts2007
  3. The Power of Fastenal PeopleRobert A. Kierlin1997
  4. Tandy's Money MachineIrvin Farman1992
  5. Startup: A Silicon Valley AdventureJerry Kaplan1995
  6. Estée: A Success StoryEstée Lauder1985
  7. Kelly: More Than My Share of It AllClarence “Kelly” Johnson1985
  8. Insisting on the ImpossibleVictor K. McElheny1998
  9. Not for Bread AloneKonosuke Matsushita1984
  10. Fumbling the FutureDouglas K. Smith & Robert C. Alexander1988
  11. Hard DriveJames Wallace & Jim Erickson1992
  12. Odyssey: Pepsi to AppleJohn Sculley1987
  13. ManagingHarold Geneen1984
  14. Made in JapanAkio Morita1986
  15. A Business and Its BeliefsThomas J. Watson Jr.1963
  16. Plain TalkKen Iverson1997
  17. Random Reminiscences of Men and EventsJohn D. Rockefeller1909
  18. Father, Son & Co.Thomas J. Watson Jr.1990
  19. HardballGeorge Stalk & Rob Lachenauer2004
  20. The HP WayDavid Packard1995