Hacker News with Generative AI: Business History

The Tontine Coffee-House (2018) (tontinecoffeehouse.com)
Those who know a bit about New York’s financial past have almost certainly heard of the Buttonwood Agreement. In 1792, two dozen stockbrokers signed a now famous pact agreeing to trade directly with each other, bypassing any middlemen, under a Buttonwood tree on Wall Street. This agreement standardized trading between them and is thus thought of as setting the foundation for what would become the New York Stock Exchange.
Urban legend: I think there is a world market for maybe five computers (geekhistory.com)
An internet search of the phrase "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers" will produce dozens of websites claiming those were the words of IBM Chairman Thomas Watson.
Nvidia's Unique History and Culture (asianometry.com)
I am excited to present an interview with Tae Kim, author of the ”Nvidia Way”. A new book coming out on Tuesday Dec 10th in the US. I really enjoyed this book. You got to read it. It goes by fast and is hands-down the best history on Nvidia’s rise and its astounding culture.