Review: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
A delightful murder mystery with one of the best twists of all time.
Review: Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Interesting content, horrible writing. Early in the book, Taleb mentions that he ignored most of the feedback from his editors; the result is a book that’s poorly...
Review: Kubernetes in Action by Marko Luksa
If you’re going to use Kubernetes, you need to read this book. It covers absolutely everything you need to know, starting with a basic intro to Docker and goi...
Review: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
My high school did a poor job of teaching American History, so I found this book to be a fascinating look at the birth of the United States through the perspectiv...
How we got to $1 million in annual recurring revenue with $0 in fundraising
In March 2016, Josh and I each took $2,500, put it in a bank account, and filed the paperwork to found Gruntwork. That $5,000—the minimum you need to open most bu...
Review: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
An interesting read on the importance of “grit”—a combination of passion and perseverance—to success in life. According to the book, your “grit score” does a bett...
Review: Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
Wow. This book is massive in scope, but still manages to have a high density of profound ideas. It jumps all over the place—history, science, biology, religion, g...
Review: Quiet by Susan Cain
A nice read on the research behind introverts and extroverts. I’ve been an introvert my whole life and wish I had found this book long ago. At this point, I’ve al...
Review: Plum Island by Nelson DeMille
The good It’s a decent mystery story There are several fun characters The writing is OK It’s fun to “hang out” with the lead character, John Corey The...