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54 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 29

  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 Tinkerings of Robert NoyceTom Wolfe, Esquire1983
  11. The Theory of p-n Junctions in SemiconductorsWilliam Shockley, Bell Labs1949
  12. UNIX Time-Sharing System: ForewordMcIlroy, Pinson & Tague, Bell Labs1978
  13. The Eternal Pursuit of UnhappinessOgilvy & Mather2009
  14. The Little Red BookFacebook2012
  15. Ilya Sutskever's DepositionIlya Sutskever2025
  16. The OpenAI Founding EmailsMusk, Altman, Sutskever & Brockman2015
  17. The Internet Tidal WaveBill Gates1995
  18. The Peanut Butter ManifestoBrad Garlinghouse, Yahoo2006
  19. Distributed Computing ManifestoAmazon1998
  20. Information Management: A ProposalTim Berners-Lee, CERN1989
  21. A Mathematical Theory of CommunicationClaude Shannon, Bell Labs1948
  22. The Buffett Partnership LettersWarren Buffett1957
  23. R.I.P. Good TimesSequoia Capital2008
  24. The “Burning Platform” MemoStephen Elop, Nokia2011
  25. Stevey's Google Platforms RantSteve Yegge2011
  26. How to Succeed in MrBeast ProductionMrBeast2024
  27. We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAIGoogle (leaked)2023
  28. Netflix Culture DeckReed Hastings2009
  29. Thoughts on FlashSteve Jobs2010

Books 25

  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. Man and the ComputerJohn G. Kemeny1972
  12. Lisp Lore: A Guide to Programming the Lisp MachineHank Bromley1986
  13. Strand: New Concepts in Parallel ProgrammingIan Foster & Stephen Taylor1990
  14. Parallel Logic ProgrammingEvan Tick1991
  15. Elementary BASIC: As Chronicled by John H. WatsonHenry Ledgard & Andrew Singer1982
  16. Hard DriveJames Wallace & Jim Erickson1992
  17. Odyssey: Pepsi to AppleJohn Sculley1987
  18. ManagingHarold Geneen1984
  19. Made in JapanAkio Morita1986
  20. A Business and Its BeliefsThomas J. Watson Jr.1963
  21. Plain TalkKen Iverson1997
  22. Random Reminiscences of Men and EventsJohn D. Rockefeller1909
  23. Father, Son & Co.Thomas J. Watson Jr.1990
  24. HardballGeorge Stalk & Rob Lachenauer2004
  25. The HP WayDavid Packard1995