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Ask HN: What are the best biographies of the firm?

1•miletus•2h ago
Some firms have written internal histories that read almost like biographies. For example, McKinsey’s Perspective on McKinsey (Marvin Bower) and Sequoia’s history.

These are very different from founder biographies or outsider case studies — they’re written from within, capturing the firm’s self-image, values, and evolution.

What other great examples exist?

Comments

FrankWilhoit•1h ago
Don't miss Coase (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nature_of_the_Firm) while you're at it. Read between the lines.

Multi-Level Marketing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-level_marketing
1•rolph•1m ago•0 comments

Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5B to Settle Lawsuit with Book Authors

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/technology/anthropic-settlement-copyright-ai.html
3•donohoe•2m ago•0 comments

How to (and how not to) fix color banding

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Video games use LUTs and how you can too

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1•ibobev•3m ago•0 comments

Will solo founders be the new normal?

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1•peignoir•4m ago•1 comments

Reflecting on Software Engineering Handbook

https://yusufaytas.com/reflecting-on-software-engineering-handbook/
4•ashmurray•4m ago•0 comments

Anthropic to Pay $1.5B to Settle Author Copyright Claims

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2•ivewonyoung•7m ago•0 comments

Turn pose photos into editable animation code

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The Marketing Genius of Steve Jobs, Part 1 (Under the Influence, 2012)

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1•dxs•9m ago•1 comments

Show HN: PlugBrain block distracting apps with math challenges

https://github.com/msbelaid/PlugBrain
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Billionaire Crypto Investor Hits Out at Trump Family's Firm

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1•perihelions•12m ago•0 comments

Introducing Plain, the Language of Spec-Driven Development

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2•illuminated•14m ago•0 comments

My Own DNS Server at Home – Part 1: IPv4

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2•speckx•16m ago•0 comments

Ultrasound system for precise neuromodulation of human deep brain circuits

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63020-1
1•bookofjoe•17m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Shall we launch a HN Fund to invest in startups?

1•mandeepj•18m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Convey – build forms and collect responses in plain English

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Choose an open source license easily

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AI Won't Fix Your Broken Systems

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Earth's seasons in all their complexity in a new animated map

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Thagomizer

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Context Engineering: Rapid Agent Prototyping – Jason Liu

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Wonderful Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts (2021)

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Lidar/Phone Camera PSA

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Show HN: JSONeer, a Platform for Creating and Fetching JSONs Effortlessly

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Darth Vader's Lightsaber Sets New Sale Record at Sci-Fi Movie Auction

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3•ulrischa•40m ago•0 comments

Tech leaders take turns flattering Trump at White House dinner

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11•tastyface•42m ago•6 comments

Why Wikipedia Works

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2•FromTheArchives•44m ago•2 comments

Oracle cuts hundreds more Bay Area jobs in latest round of layoffs

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An Update on New Computer and Dot

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First CRISPR horses spark controversy: what's next for gene-edited animals?

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