Review: The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
A pretty convincing argument for why large, established companies struggle to keep up with disruptive innovations. It turns out that the very things that make tho...
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Review: Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
A superb book that presents convincing arguments, great stories, great research, great analogies, and highly actionable advice on how to communicate ideas in a wa...
Review: Getting Real by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, and Matthew Linderman
Very quick read, but not a particularly good one. The advice is extremely simplistic, bordering on platitudes, and much of it is not particularly actionable. A lo...
Review: Creative Entrepreneurship by Blake Masters, Tim O'Reilly, Paul Graham, et al
This book is a mixed bag. There are a few superb blog posts and essays in here. In particular, all the ones from Paul Graham are superb (as usual), Peter Thiel’s ...
Review: The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank
A good book to learn how to develop, market, and sell products as a startup.
Review: Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell
(I did not write up a text review or notes on this book).
Review: Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
A good look at the irrational decisions we make every day. Knowing when we get things wrong is helpful in a wide range of areas: knowing how to market a product, ...
Review: Do Cool Sh*t by Miki Agrawal
Pros Some parts of the book are inspiring. The author has, indeed, done some cool sh*t. Good insight into human psychology and how to communicate effectivel...
Review: The Startup Owner's Manual Strategy Guide by Steve Blank
Despite the title, this is not a general purpose strategy guide for startups, but a guide focused on how to validate products in the market. Of course, this is st...