First $20 Million is Always the Hardest

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1. teepoSep 2023
   Great find! I really dig these circular stories that shape the electronics history. The story behind ARM has always fascinated me. The search for low power with efficiency kind of seems like the holy grail of the time. The Acorn story reminds me a lot of the Po Bronson novel "The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest: [1] 1. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/306422.The_First_20_Mill...
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2. ecornflakDec 2019
   I went through a few back in the day. Some suggestions:

   The Hacker Crackdown

   The first 20 million is always the hardest

   The Nudeist on the Late Shift

   What should I do with my life?

   (Po Bronson is a theme I guess)

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3. eb0laJun 2018
   The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest by PO Bronson.

   About the beginning of something very similar to java.

   Hope you enjoy it.

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4. pathikNov 2010
   Which are the best books about startups, startup life, stories of the Silicon Valley in the 80s, interviews of entrepreneurs and such?

   I've read quite a few but would like some good recommendations. They needn't be all serious, could be fun too, but should be good reads. Most of us would find such books quite helpful, inspiring even.

   Here are a few I can remember now. I'll add some more later.

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   Founders at Work

   Coders at Work

   Hackers and Painters

   iCon: Steve Jobs

   The Google Story

   The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison

   The Masters of Doom

   The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

   Bringing Nothing To The Party

   Kindly add to the list.

   Thanks.

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5. jksmithSep 2009
   Reading "Q for Mortals." Highly recommend it for ideas for your next Antlr project. Whitney is a sharp character.

   Also trying my best to read some fiction - it's gotten progressively more difficult to do over the years (the programmer has become programmed). Best I could muster was to re-read "The First 20 Million is Always The Hardest" by Po Bronson. Precious read.

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6. peter123May 2009
   The First 20 Million Is Always the Hardest by Po Bronson

   http://www.pobronson.com/index_first_20_million.htm

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