New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Is there an author who made a successful startup after publishing?

Ask HN: Is there an author who made a successful startup after publishing?
6 by vdfs | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Hope my question make sense, just wondering if there is someone who published a book in startup topic and followed his book to make something successful, as opposite to publishing a book after running a successful startup