
Founders at Work
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Before Anyone Knew It Would Work
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About the book
Founders at Work is a book by Jessica Livingston, published in 2008. This Waffle podcast explores the book across 10 episodes.
Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston gathers accounts of the uncertain beginnings of technology companies. This series follows founders as they discover customer needs, develop products, find distribution, and learn to work together. The stories connect technical breakthroughs with business constraints, communities, ownership, and the difficult choices hidden behind later success. Listeners explore entrepreneurship through the mistakes, improvisation, persistence, and personal costs of building a startup.
These episodes are AI-generated adaptations grounded in the book. Listen to the first episode here and continue the series in the Waffle app.
About the author
Jessica Livingston
Jessica Livingston is a cofounder of Y Combinator and the author of Founders at Work. The book collects interviews with startup founders about their companies' early years.
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