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What I read, and re-read. It shows in the work.

A short shelf, not a brag list. The operators, founders, and investors I keep going back to.

  • High Output Management by Andrew Grove Now reading High Output Management Andrew Grove The operator's handbook. A manager's output is the output of their team, full stop.
  • The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz The Hard Thing About Hard Things Ben Horowitz Honest about the parts of building that the playbooks skip.
  • Zero to One by Peter Thiel Zero to One Peter Thiel The case for building something genuinely new, not a copy of what works.
  • The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby The Power Law Sebastian Mallaby How venture actually thinks. Useful from either side of the table.
  • Inspired by Marty Cagan Inspired Marty Cagan The baseline for how good product teams are meant to work.
  • Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri Escaping the Build Trap Melissa Perri Stop shipping features for their own sake. Ship outcomes.
  • Hooked by Nir Eyal Hooked Nir Eyal How habits get designed into products. Worth understanding, and using responsibly.