Brad Stone's "The Everything Store: The Age of Amazon" is a very thorough journey through the life of Jeff Bezos, how he created Amazon, and many of the lessons he learned on the way. I'm not sure if the book is an "official" biography, but it is worth a read; if you're anything like me … Continue reading Book Review: The Everything Store by Brad Stone
This week's book was a really inspiring read, it seemed to make a really difficult topic - how to measure your business activities - seem so simple. If it were quite that simple we probably wouldn't need a book though, right? If you've heard about OKRs, you probably know about them because Google uses them. … Continue reading Book Review: Measure What Matters by John Doerr
This book was quite a challenging read, not in the sense that it was poorly written - it was very clearly written - but in the sense that it puts a dent in one's western arrogance. This book talks about the rise of AI technologies, and the rise of China's thriving technology sector; how Chinese … Continue reading Book Review: AI Superpowers by Kai-fu Lee
I listened to this one, and I really enjoyed it. Ray Dalio has a fascinating life story, and he illustrates his principles very clearly by talking about how he came upon each principle. I'm definitely going to have to go back and re-read parts of this book to really put it into application. The book … Continue reading Book Review: Principles on Work and Life by Ray Dalio
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