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 - worth +$80B, and boasts almost 500... Read more

Business Entrepreneurship Management Technology

The Innovator's Dilemma

By Clayton M. Christensen (1997) Pages: 229,Final verdict: Must-read How do disruptive technologies cause great companies to fail? In his most famous book, The Innovator's Dilemma, Clayton Christensen explores the process by which very well managed companies let themselves be disrupted by new technologies. And the catch is: they... Read more

Entrepreneurship Business

The Art of the Start 2.0

By Guy Kawasaki (2015) Pages: 316, Final verdict: Great-read The Art of the Start 2.0 is the follow up to the 2004 guide for creating a company The Art of Start [http://amzn.to/2xhrECD], now revised to take into account the huge development in the startup world since... Read more

Entrepreneurship

The Four Steps to Epiphany

By Steve Blank (2005) Pages: 288,Final verdict: Should-read Many of us dream of building a successful startup. I know I do. We think of fast product iterations, getting to your customers, and having a lean and agile organisation. But long before Lean Startup [https://www.betaglyph.com/the-lean-startup/] was... Read more

Business Entrepreneurship

Shoe Dog

By Phil Knight (2016) Pages: 386, Final verdict: Great-read Where did the biggest athletics company in the world start? Shoe Dog tells the story of Nike, and its humble beginnings in Oregon, United States, through the eyes of its founder and longtime CEO Phil Knight. In fact, Shoe Dog is... Read more

Autobiography Business Entrepreneurship

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