Facebook: The Inside Story

By Steven Levy (2020) Pages: 592 , Final verdict: Great-read Steven Levy is what you might call an OG tech journalist. Starting in the 80's, he has done everything from contributing to Stewart Brand's Whole Earth Software Catalog, publishing for the NY Times, Wired, Macworld and writing... Read more

Business Technology

The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley

By Jimmy Soni (2022) Pages: 496, Final verdict: Great-read PayPal's impact transcends the company. I heard this a few times before picking up Soni's latest book, and for good reason. Yes, Paypal is - at the time I'm writing this in May '23... Read more

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Principles: Life and Work

By Ray Dalio (2017) Pages: 552, Final verdict: Great-read What principles does one of the most successful investment managers of the last 40 years live by? At some point in life people decide it is time to share their recipe for success. For Ray Dalio, that time came at the... Read more

Autobiography Business

The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

By Bog Iger (2019) Pages: 272, Final verdict: Great-read Bob Iger had a remarkable run as the CEO of Disney. From 2005 to 2020 Disney stock rose more than 400%, it released dozens of box-office hits, and he transformed the media landscape with the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and... Read more

Autobiography Business

The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution

By Gregory Zuckerman (2019) Pages: 357, Final verdict: Great-read Jim Simmons is one of the most secretive and fascinating man in Wall Street. A mathematician and former code breaker for the US government, he is the founder of Renaissance Technologies, one of the world’s most lucrative hedge funds. In... Read more

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