Reading List
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go." - Dr. Seuss
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February 2024
Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup
The SaaS Playbook: Build a Multimillion-Dollar Startup Without Venture Capital
The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education
January 2024
December 2023
The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future
Experiments in Reflection: How to See the Present, Reconsider the Past, and Shape the Future
Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life
Life is Short And So Is This Book: Brief Thoughts On Making The Most Of Your Life
November 2023
When The Heavens Went On Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach
We Are the Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of REDDIT, the Internet's Culture Laboratory
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution: A handbook for entrepreneurs
October 2023
The Learning Game: Teaching Kids to Think for Themselves, Embrace Challenge, and Love Learning
Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive
Founder vs Investor: The Honest Truth About Venture Capital from Startup to IPO
September 2023
August 2023
Secret Tradecraft of Elite Advisors: Covert Techniques for a Remarkable Practice
The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success
10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less
The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times
July 2023
June 2023
Hidden Genius: The secret ways of thinking that power the world’s most successful people
Immersion: The Science of the Extraordinary and the Source of Happiness
1000 True Fans: Use Kevin Kelly's Simple Idea to Earn A Living Doing What You Love
How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
May 2023
Competing Against Time: How Time-Based Competition is Reshaping Global Markets
Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
April 2023
Decisions Over Decimals: Striking the Balance between Intuition and Information
The Case For Nukes: How We Can Beat Global Warming and Create a Free, Open, and Magnificent Future
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
December 2022
When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm
Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth
Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Megathreats: The Ten Trends that Imperil Our Future, and How to Survive Them
The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
Last Mile: How Startups Solve the Challenge of Delivering to Your Door
November 2022
October 2022
Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies
Adrift: 100 Charts that Reveal Why America is on the Brink of Change
The WEALTHTECH Book: The FinTech Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Finance Visionaries
September 2022
Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube’s Chaotic Rise to World Domination
How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
21st Century Monetary Policy: The Federal Reserve from the Great Inflation to COVID-19
The Illusion of Control: Why Financial Crises Happen, and What We Can (and Can’t) Do About It
May 2022
The Hidden Habits of Genius: Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit—Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness
You're Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence
April 2022
Autonomousity: Autonomous Vehicles and Emerging Business Models
Autonomy: The Quest to Build the Driverless Car - And How It Will Reshape Our World
Transportation Transformation: How Autonomous Mobility Will Fuel New Value Chains
The Implosion of Public Transit and the Case for an Infinite Game
New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies
March 2022
The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power
Exit Right: How to Sell Your Startup, Maximize Your Return and Build Your Legacy
The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
February 2022
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing
The Revolution That Wasn't: How GameStop and Reddit Made Wall Street Even Richer
The Founders: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and the Company that Made the Modern Internet
January 2022
December 2021
10½ Lessons from Experience: Perspectives on Fund Management
The Cold Start Problem: Using Network Effects to Scale Your Product
November 2021
The End of the Everything Bubble: Why $75 trillion of investor wealth is in mortal jeopardy
Trillions: How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever
Human Frontiers: The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking
Framers: Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World
October 2021
Masters of Scale: Surprising truths from the world’s most successful entrepreneurs
The Platform Delusion: Who Wins and Who Loses in the Age of Tech Titans
The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance
The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism
September 2021
Levers: The Framework for Building Repeatability into Your Business
The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World
The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul
Better, Simpler Strategy: A Value-Based Guide to Exceptional Performance
The Case for Creativity: The link between imaginative marketing & commercial success
August 2021
Four Thousand Weeks: The smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller that will change your life
Maxims for Thinking Analytically: The wisdom of legendary Harvard Professor Richard Zeckhauser
How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers
Let There Be Water: Israel's Solution for a Water-Starved World
July 2021
June 2021
The Power of Giving Away Power: How the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go
Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
May 2021
Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Fall of WeWork: A Sunday Times Book of the Year
Payments Systems in the U.S. - Third Edition: A Guide for the Payments Professional
April 2021
Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
March 2021
February 2021
A CEO Only Does Three Things: Finding Your Focus in the C-Suite
Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty
January 2021
The Jobs To Be Done Playbook: Align Your Markets, Organization, and Strategy Around Customer Needs
Ask Your Developer: How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the 21st Century
You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters
2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything
Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live
December 2020
EMPOWERED: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products (Silicon Valley Product Group)
Too Much Information: Understanding What You Don't Want to Know
November 2020
Super Thinking: Upgrade Your Reasoning and Make Better Decisions with Mental Models
Across The Board: The Modern Architecture Behind an Effective Board of Directors
October 2020
Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
Build What Matters: Delivering Key Outcomes with Vision-Led Product Management
Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame
September 2020
The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World
Dear Shareholder: The best executive letters from Warren Buffett, Prem Watsa and other great CEOs
August 2020
Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them
Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems
The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win
The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup
Living in a Bubble: A Guide to being diagnosed with High Functioning Asperger’s as an Adult
Think for Yourself: Restoring Common Sense in an Age of Experts and Artificial Intelligence
July 2020
June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
The Barefoot Investor for Families: How to teach your kids the value of a buck
What's Your Problem?: To Solve Your Toughest Problems, Change the Problems You Solve
Get to Aha!: Discover Your Positioning DNA and Dominate Your Competition
Strategize: Product Strategy and Product Roadmap Practices for the Digital Age
March 2020
Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End (Wellcome Collection)
Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup
99 Negotiating Strategies: Tips, Tactics & Techniques Used by Wall Street's Toughest Dealmakers
Product-Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself
The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building
February 2020
One Simple Thing: A New Look at the Science of Yoga and How It Can Transform Your Life
Non Obvious Megatrends: How to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future
Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
January 2020
December 2019
Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value
The Unicorn Project: A Novel about Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data
Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character
The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need
November 2019
The Grid: The Decision-making Tool for Every Business (Including Yours)
Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean
Transforming The Telco: Developing the instinct for survival in the digital economy
Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
October 2019
What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture
Stay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution
The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon
The Infinite Game: From the bestselling author of Start With Why
Stillness is the Key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life (The Way, the Enemy and the Key)
September 2019
Fascinate, Revised and Updated: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to Resist
That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix by the first CEO and co-founder Marc Randolph
August 2019
Ultralearning: Accelerate Your Career, Master Hard Skills and Outsmart the Competition
Strategy That Works: How Winning Companies Close the Strategy-to-Execution Gap
Banking Bad: Whistleblowers. Corporate cover-ups. One journalist's fight for the truth.
July 2019
Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
Brief Answers to the Big Questions: the final book from Stephen Hawking
June 2019
May 2019
Words That Change Minds: The 14 Patterns for Mastering the Language of Influence
Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power
Pivot to the Future: Discovering Value and Creating Growth in a Disrupted World
April 2019
Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Handbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell
Unlocking the Customer Value Chain: How Decoupling Drives Consumer Disruption
March 2019
The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Series)
Breathing through the Whole Body: The Buddha's Instructions on Integrating Mind, Body, and Breath
The Neuroscience of Mindfulness: The Astonishing Science behind How Everyday Hobbies Help You Relax
February 2019
The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust
January 2019
Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
December 2018
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing
Give People Money: The simple idea to solve inequality and revolutionise our lives
November 2018
Silicon States: The Power and Politics of Big Tech and What It Means for Our Future
Story Driven: You don't need to compete when you know who you are
Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)
October 2018
Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
The Future of Everything : Big, audacious ideas for a better world
September 2018
August 2018
Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price
Capitalism without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy
July 2018
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The difference and why it matters
Porter's Five Forces: Understand competitive forces and stay ahead of the competition
Go Long: Why Long-Term Thinking Is Your Best Short-Term Strategy
The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
June 2018
May 2018
The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume
Measure What Matters: OKRs: The Simple Idea that Drives 10x Growth
April 2018
Seductive Interaction Design: Creating Playful, Fun, and Effective User Experiences
Boards That Lead: When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way
Startup Boards: Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Directors
March 2018
Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Silicon Valley Product Group)