The First 90 Days
Michael D. Watkins
In this updated 10th anniversary edition, an internationally known leadership transition expert, drawing on real-world... more 18/ The First 90 Days- My guess is 80% of the first execs hired by first-time founders are gone in 12 months. Give this book to your execs. @MichaelDWatkins https://t.co/Gs17cmHeYL
The Outsiders
William N. Thorndike
17/ The Outsiders- as CEO you're an allocator of resources ($, people, time). Being super effective at capital allocation and understanding ROIC isn't obvious to most first-time CEOs, but it is key to being great at your role. https://t.co/2SrV6C8xpk
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
ππ» More books like Heart of Darkness, less books like βIβm sad at deskβ
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
15/ Manβs Search for Meaning- the "why" (your mission) will help you get through difficult times. As Nietzsche observed, βhe who has a why to live can bear almost any how.β This book shows you the importance of identifying your "why". @ViktorFranklll https://t.co/mbyFrr0Zgc
How Will You Measure Your Life?
Clayton M. Christensen
Akin to The Last Lecture in its revelatory perspective following life-altering events, "How Will You Measure Your Life?" presents a set of... more 16/ How to Measure Your Life- there will be lots of reasons to get swept up as a founder and forget what you really care about in life. This book helps you stay focused on what you believe matters the most. https://t.co/NZCk2Jl4Ba
Thinking in Bets
Annie Duke
Even the best decision doesn't yield the best outcome every time: there's always an element of luck that you can't control, and there is... more 13/ Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts - The title sums up the life of a founder. You need to weigh the info you have and make decisions swiftly. This book makes you better at that core task. @AnnieDuke https://t.co/vFJHsPJCjn
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
14/ Atlas Shrugged - I think @HamiltonMusical is the best musical that will make you feel inspired as a founder. I think this is the best novel to do the same. https://t.co/u2DyazdeO5
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
Outlines a revisionist approach to management while arguing against common perceptions about the inevitability of startup failures,... more 10/ The Lean Startup - it's so widely read in technology that its teachings are common. You need to still read it. @ericries https://t.co/vd1pdP7aOU
Zero to One
Peter Thiel
The billionaire Silicon Valley entrepreneur behind such companies as PayPal and Facebook outlines an innovative theory and... more 11/ Zero to One -Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future. Helpful tactical and strategic thoughts on building in the early days from one of the smartest thinkers in technology. @peterthiel https://t.co/4zhCKxh3cc
Survival to Thrival
Bob Tinker
12/ Survival to Thrival (specifically for enterprise founders)-first-time founders focus on product. Second-time founders focus on distribution. This book helps a ton with GTM for enterprise startups. @BobTinker @taeheanahm. . https://t.co/lXxUZugKbU https://t.co/lxtkY5rMH4
The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz
Identifies four self-limiting beliefs that impede one's experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.10/ The Four Agreements- a great founder recommended this to me early in my journey and I often think back to it. It talks about some of the self-limiting beliefs that most founders (people!) have and how to handle them. @donMiguelRuiz https://t.co/gqNKhMNDVN
High Output Management
Andrew S. Grove
11/ High Output Management - Just trust me, there is no better book on management. https://t.co/FLKGdxhg8X
The Captain Class
Sam Walker
7/ Captain Class- An amazing book on team dynamics and team building. Helps you see how leaders and critical players will come from all levels of your org. Find them, nurture them, and reward them. @SamWalkers https://t.co/mjbYckFjgo
Reboot
Colonna Jerry
8/ Reboot- Leadership and the Art of Growing Up. Get an executive coach. Also- read this book. Many of the difficult emotions and situations youβll wrestle with are addressed here. @jerrycolonna https://t.co/fHQoo0QNyn
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
Jim Dethmer
9/ The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership- You're a leader. You'll lead your organization and others in the industry will look to you to be a leader. What kind of leader do you want to be? @DianaChapman @jimdethmer @KaleyKlemp https://t.co/8bDS9KcoEZ
The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
5/ The Innovatorβs Dilemma - there are 100k books on strategy. This is the best and the most relevant for startups. https://t.co/BS2pvqb2qQ
The Advantage
Patrick M. Lencioni
6/ The Advantage - People are your most important asset as a founder. This is the best book on organizational health. It's a topic that founders frequently overlook and shouldn't. @patricklencioni https://t.co/2ci9PoKmTO
The Great CEO Within
Matt Mochary
3/ The Great CEO Within- VCs love pontificating about strategy. Sometimes founders need practical advice on tactics. This book is the best I've seen at that. Pro-tip: get the book but also use the online resource. @mattmochary https://t.co/A9LANq1BBh https://t.co/onIx9GiiCX
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
A lot of people talk about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally honest about how hard it is to run one. In The... more 4/ Hard Thing About Hard Things- the best book Iβve read that talks about the grueling aspect of life as a founder. There is no book that made me feel less lonely as CEO than this one. @bhorowitz https://t.co/MiQ9LUu8qn
High Growth Handbook
Elad Gil
Well known technology executive and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high growth tech companies like Airbnb, Twitter, Google,... more 2/ High Growth Handbook- An absolute wealth of helpful information from leaders on the most important topics you'll face as a founder. I refer to it often. @eladgil https://t.co/QQrhG2fgqx https://t.co/9Kh9th0NFA
Apprentice to Genius
Robert Kanigel
Robert Kanigel takes us into the heady world of a remarkable group of scientists working at the National Institutes of Health and... more @krisgulati https://t.co/PKfd1IVAaX
This Is What It Sounds Like
Susan Rogers
Congratulations to the other selection, THIS IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, by Susan Rogers and my good friend Ogi Ogas. So happy to be selected together! Excited to engage with this amazing community π @NextBigIdeaClub https://t.co/Ai84VLCxeh
The ONE Thing
Gary Keller
"Rather, I believe in the concept illustrated by Gary Keller in his book The ONE Thing. That book teaches you to fix the one thing that makes all other problems irrelevant or easy."
$100M Careers
Emmy Sobieski
This book by @EmmySobieski is great for learning about high-leverage in career paths. (Her focus is on finance, though there are plenty of others!) A few highlights below... https://t.co/9zNv8kSJ12
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
Arnold Bennett
You have to live on twenty-four hours of daily time. Out of it you have to spin health, pleasure, money, content, respect, and the... more If you're starting 2023 with new resolutions, goals, and habits, heed this warning from Arnold Bennett in his book "How to Live on 24 Hours a Day": https://t.co/A6bcWHRc9a
The Alphabet Versus the Goddess
Leonard Shlain
Chapter 7 of "Alphabet and the Goddess" is an illuminating read. It covers the transformation of Egyptian hieroglyphics as well as the evolution of religion. https://t.co/BWSvQNThNT
Future Shock
Alvin Toffler
Predicts the pace of environmental change during the next thirty years and the ways in which the individual must face and learn to... more https://t.co/IGV1h6Ofhp https://t.co/2W506Kvdea https://t.co/wVoXG5oOXf https://t.co/iQoLtMvEbr
How the World Really Works
Vaclav Smil
"Vaclav Smil is my favorite author."--Bill Gates An essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes our twenty-first century... more The battle against nonsense is never-ending, and Vaclav Smil has waged it longer than most. https://t.co/E2hveaLh22
Meeting Design
Kevin M. Hoffman
@alexstran What kind of resource? (There are a lot of books and tools on this topic or adjacent to it out there, already, like @kevinmhoffman's book on Meeting Design, for example)
The Art of Reading
Jamie Camplin
ππππππ @interintellect_ βArt of Readingβ salon, book mentions! https://t.co/fsGQ2ELGmm