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The rarest docs and books you've probably never read.

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36 internal memos, leaked handbooks and out-of-print books from the people who built Apple, Intel, Google, Netflix and Airbnb. Every one is free to read or borrow.

Documents

  1. Intel Convertible Debentures MemoNoyce, Moore & Rock1968
  2. An Open Letter to HobbyistsBill Gates1976
  3. The Apple Marketing PhilosophyMike Markkula1977
  4. You and Your ResearchRichard Hamming1986
  5. The Internet Tidal WaveBill Gates1995
  6. The Peanut Butter ManifestoBrad Garlinghouse, Yahoo2006
  7. R.I.P. Good TimesSequoia Capital2008
  8. Netflix Culture DeckReed Hastings2009
  9. The Eternal Pursuit of UnhappinessOgilvy & Mather2009
  10. “Holy War with Google”Steve Jobs2010
  11. The “Burning Platform” MemoStephen Elop, Nokia2011
  12. Principles (original PDF)Ray Dalio2011
  13. Stevey's Google Platforms RantSteve Yegge2011
  14. Handbook for New EmployeesValve2012
  15. The Little Red BookFacebook2012
  16. Don’t Fuck Up the CultureBrian Chesky2013
  17. We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAIGoogle (leaked)2023
  18. How to Succeed in MrBeast ProductionMrBeast2024

Books

  1. Random Reminiscences of Men and EventsJohn D. Rockefeller1909
  2. A Business and Its BeliefsThomas J. Watson Jr.1963
  3. My Years with General MotorsAlfred P. Sloan1963
  4. Not for Bread AloneKonosuke Matsushita1984
  5. ManagingHarold Geneen1984
  6. Kelly: More Than My Share of It AllClarence “Kelly” Johnson1985
  7. The Unpublished David OgilvyDavid Ogilvy1986
  8. Made in JapanAkio Morita1986
  9. Odyssey: Pepsi to AppleJohn Sculley1987
  10. Father, Son & Co.Thomas J. Watson Jr.1990
  11. Hard DriveJames Wallace & Jim Erickson1992
  12. Tandy's Money MachineIrvin Farman1992
  13. The HP WayDavid Packard1995
  14. The Power of Fastenal PeopleRobert A. Kierlin1997
  15. Plain TalkKen Iverson1997
  16. Insisting on the ImpossibleVictor K. McElheny1998
  17. Swimming AcrossAndrew S. Grove2001
  18. HardballGeorge Stalk & Rob Lachenauer2004