…business plan for Illustrator, Adobe Systems’ first consumer product. But you never get to see the business plans of super successful products -- that's what I'd like to see. The one exception is "The Autodesk File" by Autodesk founder John Walker: http://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/www/autoframe.html It has the genuine documents from Autodesk's early years including business plans, finances, stock discussions,…
John Walker passed away last year. His “Autodesk File” is an interesting read because it’s not the usual “just so” kind of startup memoir that tries to explain how success was preordained by the founder’s genius, but instead a collection of actual documents…
…worst corp. in the world of software", but in the early years they were very interesting. The founder of Autodesk, John Walker (he died in 2024) wrote/edited and interesting book on the early years: "The Autodesk File" https://fourmilab.ch/autofile/
……Adobe Systems 首款消费级产品 Illustrator 的商业计划书。但你永远看不到那些超级成功产品的商业计划书——那才是我真正想看的。唯一的例外是 Autodesk 创始人约翰·沃克写的《Autodesk 档案》（The Autodesk File）：http://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/www/autoframe.html 里面包含了 Autodesk 早期货真价实的内部文件，包括商业计划书、财务状况、股权讨论……
…business plan for Illustrator, Adobe Systems’ first consumer product. But you never get to see the business plans of super successful products -- that's what I'd like to see. The one exception is "The Autodesk File" by Autodesk founder John Walker: http://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/www/autoframe.html It has the genuine documents from Autodesk's early years including business plans, finances, stock discussions,…
我都快把约翰·沃克的网站给忘了，上次去还是花了好几个小时读《Autodesk 档案》……从内部窥探初创公司历史的绝佳视角。
I had forgotten about John Walker's site since last time I spent hours reading The Autodesk File...a great look at the inside history of a startup.
约翰·沃克的《Autodesk 档案》绝对值得一读。https://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/ 提供了该书的多种格式下载。
John Walker's The Autodesk File is definitely worth reading. https://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/ has the book available in several formats.
关于约翰·沃克的《Autodesk 档案》，这里有个很棒的对比补充：https://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/
Good counter on John Walker's "The Autodesk File" https://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/
约翰·沃克去年去世了。他的《Autodesk 档案》读起来很有意思，因为它不是那种常见的、“事情本就如此”的创业回忆录——试图把成功归因于创始人的天才设定，而是真实历史文件的大合集……
John Walker passed away last year. His “Autodesk File” is an interesting read because it’s not the usual “just so” kind of startup memoir that tries to explain how success was preordained by the founder’s genius, but instead a collection of actual documents…
……软件界最烂的公司”，但在早些年他们非常有意思。Autodesk 的创始人约翰·沃克（于2024年去世）就早期岁月写/编了一本很有意思的书：《Autodesk 档案》https://fourmilab.ch/autofile/
…worst corp. in the world of software", but in the early years they were very interesting. The founder of Autodesk, John Walker (he died in 2024) wrote/edited and interesting book on the early years: "The Autodesk File" https://fourmilab.ch/autofile/