My Reading List

Books worth reading, chosen with care.

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Build

by Tony Fadell

Build is a practical guide to startups and product creation, offering lessons from Tony Fadell's experience building the iPod, iPhone, and Nest. It's packed with no-nonsense advice for makers, leaders, and entrepreneurs.

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Lean Startup

by Eric Ries

The Lean Startup teaches entrepreneurs how to build and scale startups efficiently by using continuous innovation, rapid experimentation, and customer feedback.

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No Rules Rules

by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer

No Rules Rules explores the bold leadership and unconventional culture that helped Netflix innovate and scale, offering lessons on trust, candor, and freedom in the workplace.

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The Hard Things About Hard Things

by Ben Horowitz

The Hard Thing About Hard Things offers raw, honest advice on building and leading startups, tackling the tough decisions founders face that rarely have easy answers.

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Amp It Up

by Frank Slootman

Amp It Up shares leadership lessons and growth strategies from Frank Slootman's experience scaling Snowflake into a tech powerhouse, focusing on raising standards, speed, and execution to drive extraordinary success.

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Zero to One

by Peter Thiel

Zero to One offers insights on building innovative startups that create entirely new value, emphasizing the importance of unique ideas and bold thinking to go from nothing to something truly groundbreaking.

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The Coming Wave

by Mustafa Suleyman

The Coming Wave explores the next frontier of technology, diving into how AI and other breakthroughs will reshape industries, economies, and society—and what it means for the future.

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Supremacy

by Parmy Olson

Supremacy dives into the global race to control AI technology like ChatGPT, exploring how this competition will transform economies, power structures, and the future of humanity.

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Working Backwards

by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr

Working Backwards reveals Amazon's unique leadership principles and practices through insider stories, showing how the company's customer-focused culture drives innovation and success.

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The Mom Test

by Rob Fitzpatrick

The Mom Test teaches entrepreneurs how to talk to customers and validate startup ideas without getting misled by compliments or vague feedback, using practical and actionable techniques.

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Hidden Potential

by Adam Grant

Hidden Potential explores how people can achieve greatness not by starting with natural talent, but by embracing the power of character, motivation, and opportunity to unlock their full capacity.

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Steve Jobs

by Walter Isaacson

Based on over forty interviews with Steve Jobs and hundreds with family, friends, and colleagues, this biography offers a deeply detailed look at the passionate, creative, and sometimes volatile life of Apple's visionary co-founder.

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Bloomberg by Bloomberg

by Michael R. Bloomberg

An autobiography of Michael Bloomberg, detailing his journey from Salomon Brothers to founding Bloomberg L.P., and serving as the mayor of New York City, offering insights on leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

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Atomic Habits

by James Clear

Atomic Habits is a guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones through small, consistent changes. James Clear presents a practical framework backed by scientific research and real-life examples to help you improve every day.

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Super Pumped

by Mike Isaac

Super Pumped is an explosive chronicle of Uber's meteoric rise and chaotic culture, revealing the ambition, recklessness, and power struggles that defined one of Silicon Valley's most controversial startups.

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The Innovator's Dilemma

by Clayton M. Christensen

The Innovator's Dilemma is a groundbreaking analysis of why successful companies often fail to innovate, showing how disruptive technologies can overturn industry leaders and how businesses can adapt before it's too late.

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AI 2041

by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan

AI 2041 is a visionary blend of science fiction and analysis that explores how AI will reshape our world over the next 20 years, told through ten thought-provoking stories paired with expert insights.

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Ready Player One

by Ernest Cline

Ready Player One is a fast-paced sci-fi adventure set in a dystopian future where a teenager competes in a virtual reality treasure hunt, blending 80s pop culture, gaming, and a fight for control over a digital universe.

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Ready Player Two

by Ernest Cline

Ready Player Two is the sequel to Ready Player One which continues the virtual odyssey as new technology unlocks deeper immersion—and greater danger—in the OASIS, forcing Wade Watts to face fresh puzzles, threats, and ethical dilemmas.

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Think Again

by Adam Grant

Think again is a compelling guide to rethinking assumptions and embracing mental flexibility, encouraging individuals and organizations to value curiosity, humility, and the power of changing your mind.

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How to Live

by Derek Sivers

How to Live is a philosophical yet practical collection of 27 unconventional life approaches, offering clarity and insight into how to live deliberately, based on the author's personal reflections and minimalist thinking.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wildly imaginative and hilariously absurd sci-fi classic that follows Arthur Dent's adventures through space after Earth's destruction, blending satire, wit, and cosmic nonsense in a cult-favorite journey.

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The Technological Republic

by Alexander C. Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska

The Technological Republic is a thought-provoking exploration of how digital technologies are reshaping modern society, politics, and individual freedoms, challenging readers to consider the costs of convenience in a data-driven world.

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That Will Never Work

by Marc Randolph

That Will Never Work is the inspiring story of Netflix's co-founder, Marc Randolph, and how he turned a simple idea into a global streaming powerhouse while navigating skepticism and setbacks.

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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

by Steven Levy

Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution is a definitive account of the early days of computing, exploring the fascinating subculture of hackers who shaped the digital world and revolutionized technology.

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Doom Guy: Life in First Person

by John Romero

Doom Guy: Life in First Person is a book about legendary game developer John Romero recounts his journey from humble beginnings to co-creating the groundbreaking video game DOOM, offering a personal look into the gaming industry's early days.

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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

by David Kushner

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture is the captivating story of John Carmack and John Romero, the masterminds behind DOOM and Quake, and how their friendship and rivalry reshaped the gaming industry forever.

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Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment

by Jason Schreier

Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment is an inside look at the history of Blizzard Entertainment, chronicling its meteoric rise, internal struggles, and the uncertain future of one of gaming's most iconic studios.

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Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson

A comprehensive biography of Elon Musk, revealing his visionary drive, controversial leadership, and the relentless pursuit of innovation across multiple industries.

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Play Nice But Win: A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader

by Michael Dell

Play Nice But Win: A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader offers an inside look at Michael Dell's remarkable journey — from founding Dell Technologies in his college dorm room to transforming it into a global powerhouse. The book provides valuable insights on leadership, resilience, and innovation, revealing the strategies and mindset that fueled his success

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Rework

by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

Rework is a no-nonsense business book that challenges conventional wisdom, offering bold and unconventional advice for building successful companies and products.

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Crossing the Chasm

by Geoffrey A. Moore

Crossing the Chasm is a marketing classic that explains how innovative products can successfully transition from early adopters to mainstream markets, essential for startups and tech companies.

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Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind

by Al Ries and Jack Trout

Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind is a groundbreaking book on marketing strategy, introducing the concept of positioning and how to stand out in a crowded marketplace.

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The Empathy Edge

by Maria Ross

The Empathy Edge is an insightful guide on how empathy can be a competitive advantage in business, fostering innovation, loyalty, and long-term success.