Which startup VIP do you follow?

Question

Do you have a prominent example of a startup person you follow? Like the Twitter, blog, video podcast of Kevin Rose from Digg. Or the writings of Joel Spolsky?

Is it common for the startup people to share their thoughts on blogs? Or do you feel like there's not enough information about your favorite startup? (Personally, I love the stackoverflow blog & podcast, I think it is a great thing to follow.)

Answer 1

1. Eric Sink
2. Paul Graham
3. Guy Kawasaki

And of course you mentioned Joel Spolsky..

And, Interesting read

Answer 2

I'd have to second Paul Graham, although I don't always agree with what he writes. I also think news.ycombinator.com is a great source of startup info and news.

Answer 3

Great question. I too have really enjoyed the StackOverflow blog/postcast's. Both Jeff and Joel have been inspiring to read/listen to.

I would really like to follow more startups since I too would one day like to take the plunge - I will definately be watching this thread.

+1 for the question :)

Answer 4

I recommend the book 'Founders at Work' by Jessica Livingston as an excellent introduction to a number of well known companies at startup stage.

Answer 5

My list (includes of course already cited blogs):

• 37signals, the Basecamp and Ruby on Rails guys
• Joel on Software
• Paul Graham
• 47 hats
• Ask the VC
• Eric.Weblog() Eric Sink
• The Agile Micro ISV blog
• The Recursive ISV

Answer 6

+1 for Joel, Paul Graham, Hacker News.

I'd add Marc Andresen's blog. He stopped blogging about half a year ago, but there is a lot of great content to read up on.

Another great one one is Seth Godin's blog.