Ask HN: Books to recommend about early tech history (late 90s)?

1 points by yesimapro 6y ago ↗ HN

Just got finished reading e-Boys - I learned a lot about the early days at Webvan, e-Bay, Benchmark and the overall vibe of the dot com boom in the 90's. Although the book did not cover them in extreme detail, it offered a good primer that urged me to probe for more elsewhere.

Are there any other books you guys would recommend (similar to eBoys) that cover early Dot Com history?

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mtmail 6y ago ↗

"The PayPal Wars". Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal_Mafia

"Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days"

"Project Code Rush", a 1h documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q7FTjhvZ7Y)

yesimapro 6y ago ↗

The PayPal Wars looks like my next read... Recently, I have been enamored by the Mafia - Thanks !

masonic 6y ago ↗

I'm hurt that the late 90s is considered "early tech history".

yesimapro 6y ago ↗

LOL, I was born in '95 - Kinda seems like ground zero for what the current tech/VC atmosphere is today.

I am happy to take on whatever recommendations you have for learning more (no matter the time period) :)