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Books that shaped how I think
I've read 100+ books and written detailed summaries for each one. Here are the ones that genuinely changed how I operate. Full summaries live on Medium.
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My top 10 picks
If you only read ten books from my list, make it these. Each one genuinely changed how I operate.
The Courage to Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
“My favourite book. If you ever asked yourself what the point of life is - stop here. Read this book.”
Atomic Habits
James Clear
“The single best book on habits. Changed how I build systems for everything.”
Founder to CEO
Matt Mochary
“The most practical founder playbook I’ve ever read. I recommend this to every founder I work with.”
Good Strategy Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt
“Most companies don’t have a strategy. They have a list of goals. This book taught me the difference.”
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
“The best founder memoir ever written. Raw, honest, and beautifully told. Phil Knight at his most vulnerable.”
Principles
Ray Dalio
“A masterclass in building systems for decision-making. Bridgewater’s operating manual for life and work.”
Radical Candor
Kim Malone Scott
“Care personally, challenge directly. The best framework for giving feedback I’ve found.”
The Art of Clear Thinking
Hasard Lee
“Decision-making under pressure from an F-35 fighter pilot. Practical and unlike anything else I’ve read.”
Skin in the Game
Nassim Taleb
“A refreshing read that explains complex systems simply. Changed how I think about risk and asymmetry.”
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
“Written in 1936, still the best book on human connection and communication. Timeless.”
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Every book I've summarised
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Founder to CEO
Matt Mochary
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
Zero to One
Peter Thiel
Founders at Work
Jessica Livingston
Crossing the Chasm
Geoffrey A. Moore
The Four Steps to the Epiphany
Steve Blank
Venture Deals
Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson
Angel
Jason Calacanis
Good Strategy Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt
The Innovator’s Solution
Clayton Christensen
Measure What Matters
John Doerr
Competing Against Luck
Clayton Christensen
Lean Analytics
Alistair Croll & Benjamin Yoskovitz
Radical Candor
Kim Malone Scott
Leaders Eat Last
Simon Sinek
Creativity, Inc.
Ed Catmull
5 Dysfunctions of a Team
Patrick Lencioni
Multipliers
Liz Wiseman
Trillion Dollar Coach
Eric Schmidt et al.
What You Do Is Who You Are
Ben Horowitz
15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
Jim Dethmer et al.
The Courage to Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi
Atomic Habits
James Clear
The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
Grit
Angela Duckworth
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
Mastery
Robert Greene
Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday
A Man’s Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
Hooked
Nir Eyal
Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
Algorithms to Live By
Brian Christian & Tom Griffiths
Skin in the Game
Nassim Taleb
The Art of Clear Thinking
Hasard Lee
The Undoing Project
Michael Lewis
Principles
Ray Dalio
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
Pre-suasion
Robert B. Cialdini