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The OdysseyOther Christopher Nolan
this will be the movie of the year, will leave a deep impact on any viewer and will go down as one of the great epic movies made
Written after attending the world premiere of Nolan’s film; he also tells readers to “go to the closest IMAX theater and watch it”.
2026-07-11·sriramk.com ↗
J Allard - Killer AppOther J Allard
J Allard - Killer App Before he became famous for the Xbox, J Allard climbed up the ranks at Microsoft with this famous memo on how to position Windows for the internet. A personal favorite.
His curated collection of internal memos worth reading, each with a line on why it is there; the page carries no publication date, so it is dated to the day it was read.
Bill Gates on Movie MakerOther Bill Gates
Bill Gates on Movie Maker Bill Gates's internal memo bemoaning the terrible end to end experience of downloading Movie Maker. I love this for many, many reasons.
His curated collection of internal memos worth reading, each with a line on why it is there; the page carries no publication date, so it is dated to the day it was read.
MistbornBook Brandon Sanderson
If you’ve never read him, Mistborn is a great place to start.
The closing line of a post about his annual Christmas ritual of reading Brandon Sanderson.
2025-12-27·sriramk.com ↗
The Pigeon TunnelBook John le Carré
The rest of the book is great, do buy it!
A post reproducing le Carré’s account of being interviewed by Bernard Pivot, which he read while learning to interview.
2022-06-10·sriramk.com ↗
Thoughts on FlashOther Steve Jobs
Thoughts on Flash - Steve Jobs. Not technically an internal memo but it's here because a) it's Steve Jobs and b) it's one of the best pieces of business writing I've seen.
His curated collection of internal memos worth reading, each with a line on why it is there; the page carries no publication date, so it is dated to the day it was read.
Good PMs, Bad PMsOther Ben Horowitz
Ben Horowitz on "Good PMs, Bad PMs" Classic memo from Ben Horowitz on what makes a good product manager.
His curated collection of internal memos worth reading, each with a line on why it is there; the page carries no publication date, so it is dated to the day it was read.
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