Founders at work

What it does

Jessica Livingston's book "Founders at work" (2007, 32 stories) inspired thousands of founders to start startup. I find 150+ founders stories to inspire new wave of founders. I hope, that FoundersAtWork.io saves 50-100 hours for 1000+ new founders.

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  Founders at Work2015 · foundersatwork.com · ▲208

  Stories of successful founders

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  From Startups For Startups2017 · ▲393

  50+ Hours of curated Interviews & podcasts

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  Founders at Work2015 · amazon.com · ▲51

  Stories of Startups' Early Days

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  The complete book: A founder

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  Startups for the Rest of Us - EP296 - Launching 100 projects in a year2016 · startupsfortherestofus.com · ▲86

  Talking about product/founder fit.

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  Founders at Work2014 · amazon.com · ▲26

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