This book touches on a hugely important and often overlooked concept in entrepreneurship. Godin’s ‘Dip’ is that point of time where your idea or pursuit stops becoming easy/fun and the going gets rough. He is essentially saying that most people quit at the darkest point in the night, which happens Read more…
The Airbnb Story – Leigh Gallagher The first few chapters of this book are absolute gold. Author Leigh Gallagher covers the story of each Airbnb found and beautifully documents how they all crossed paths in the early days of Airbnb. The first chapter is titled “The Hustle” and that’s exactly Read more…
I’m going to batch a few of these reviews in the interest of catching up. Enjoy! Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was a classic American industrialist. He is most known for coming from nothing and amassing an incredible wealth in the steel industry. He is slightly less known for Read more…
Remote was a really influential book for me. I read it about 3 years ago when I was just in the early phases of my freelance linux/development work and it definitely inspired me on a few levels. The book “Remote” discusses the benefits for both the employee (lifestyle freedom) as Read more…
Antifragile is a concept coined by Nassim Taleb. It is a study of systems that actually benefit from disorder and uncertainty (volatility). This is an import distinction from systems that are strong and resistant to to disorder. For example, a glass is very fragile to beng dropped, a plastic Read more…
Gary Vaynerchuk is quite the character. CEO of Vayner Media and owner of Wine Library (the largest online wine store I believe), Gary has an impressive presence on social media. He’s been everything from an early Youtube adopter, to Uber investor, to twitter user extraordinaire. Nowadays, he’s focused on building Read more…
I make a point to read books by those that taken massive action and risks in their lives, Felix Dennis was one of those men and his book is certainly worth reading for those with the hunger to achieve more (money). Usually “how to get rich!” titles that are published Read more…
I didn’t expect this book to particularly profound as most books about modern relationships are generally fluffy and can’t seem to get over the prevalence of texting in younger generation. Imagine my surprise to find a scientifically supported argument offering a different perspective on modern sexuality. Sex at Dawn Read more…
Small Giants is a case study based business book (similar to “Good to Great” ) and talks about companies that make a conscious decision NOT to pursue endless growth, acquisition, public offerings etc. Our author takes us through example after example where a business owner learned the hard way that Read more…
“Most men end up leading lives of quiet desperation” This quote is in one sentence the main character of Babbitt. I don’t read fiction very often these days but found Upton Sinclair’s novel to be a fantastic look at the social narrative of society and how it can repress us Read more…