The Soul of A New Machine
Tracy Kidder
This book takes a deep look into the computer revolution and the intense work culture that came with it, focusing on the engineers of a company called Data General who built a new 32-bit minicomputer in just one year. Through real-life stories, the author sheds light on the "total commitment" philosophy of managing technical creation and the extreme measures engineers took to meet impossible deadlines. A thought-provoking read that explores concepts that still resonate today.
Publish Date
2000-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
2000-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1981
Goodreads Rating
4.12
ISBN
9780316491976
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
The best source of information about startups is probably not business books, but histories of particular startups and industries. The most famous is Tracy Kidder's Soul of a New Machine, but there are many good books of this type. I particularly liked Sorensen's My Forty Years with Ford. – source