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45 internal memos, leaked handbooks and forgotten books from the people who built Apple, Intel, Google, Netflix and Facebook. Every one is free to read or borrow.

Documents

  1. Word for Windows PostmortemPeter Jackson, Microsoft1989
  2. Letter to See's CandyWarren Buffett1972
  3. Intel Convertible Debentures MemoNoyce, Moore & Rock1968
  4. The Apple Marketing PhilosophyMike Markkula1977
  5. The YouTube Investment MemoRoelof Botha, Sequoia2005
  6. The Instagram EmailsMark Zuckerberg2012
  7. Thoughts on MessengerMark Zuckerberg2014
  8. Road Kill on the Information HighwayNathan Myhrvold, Microsoft1993
  9. “Holy War with Google”Steve Jobs2010
  10. The Tinkerings of Robert NoyceTom Wolfe, Esquire1983
  11. The Eternal Pursuit of UnhappinessOgilvy & Mather2009
  12. The Little Red BookFacebook2012
  13. Ilya Sutskever's DepositionIlya Sutskever2025
  14. The OpenAI Founding EmailsMusk, Altman, Sutskever & Brockman2015
  15. The Internet Tidal WaveBill Gates1995
  16. The Peanut Butter ManifestoBrad Garlinghouse, Yahoo2006
  17. Distributed Computing ManifestoAmazon1998
  18. Information Management: A ProposalTim Berners-Lee, CERN1989
  19. The Buffett Partnership LettersWarren Buffett1957
  20. R.I.P. Good TimesSequoia Capital2008
  21. The “Burning Platform” MemoStephen Elop, Nokia2011
  22. Stevey's Google Platforms RantSteve Yegge2011
  23. How to Succeed in MrBeast ProductionMrBeast2024
  24. We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAIGoogle (leaked)2023
  25. Netflix Culture DeckReed Hastings2009