Founders #356 · · 4 books

How The Sun Rose On Silicon Valley: Bob Noyce (Founder of Intel)

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The book this episode covers

  1. The Tinkerings of Robert Noyce, How the Sun Rose on the Silicon Valley

    Tom Wolfe · Reading rank 177

    David says Wolfe’s essay is so good it deserves its own episode and encourages listeners to read the entire piece.

    Dedicated episode · Explicit praise · Founder theme · Reread language

Books David recommends along the way

  1. How to Do Great Work

    Paul Graham · Reading rank 22 · in 12 other episodes

    David calls Paul Graham's essay phenomenal.

    Founder theme · Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise

  2. The Intel Trinity

    Michael S. Malone · Reading rank 96 · in 9 other episodes

    David encourages listeners to buy a copy and read the book with him.

    Explicit praise · Founder theme

  3. Broken Genius

    Joel Shurkin · Reading rank 173 · in 1 other episode

    David draws a founder lesson about the dangers of excessive introspection from Shockley's biography.

    Cross-episode reference · Founder theme

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