Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
By: Safi Bahcall
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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1. Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
By: Brad Feld , Jason Mendelson
4.30
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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2. Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-And Revolutionized an Industry
By: Carlye Adler , Marc Benioff
3.76
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
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3. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
By: Cass R. Sunstein , Richard H. Thaler
3.84
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
From the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics, Richard H. Thaler, and Cass R. Sunstein: a r… read more
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"Just as no building lacks an architecture, so no choice lacks a context."-Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
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4. The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life
By: Barry J. Nalebuff , Avinash K. Dixit
3.68
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
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5. Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
By: Steven Johnson
3.67
Format: 542 pages,
The printing press, the pencil, the flush toilet, the battery--these are all great ideas. But where… read more
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6. Elon Musk
By: Walter Isaacson
4.40
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
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"[Musk] concluded that Trump as president was no different than he was as a candidate. The buffoonery was not just an act. "Trump might be one of the world’s best bullshitters ever," he says. "Like my…"-Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk
7. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
By: David Epstein
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts… read more
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"We learn who we are only by living, and not before."-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
"Repetition, it turned out, was less important than struggle."-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
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8. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
By: Morgan Housel
4.19
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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9. Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
By: Tony Fadell
4.33
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
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10. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
11. Power And Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence
By: Ajay Agrawal
4.24
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Disruption resulting from the proliferation of AI is coming. The authors of the bestselling Predict… read more
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12. Take Command: Find Your Inner Strength, Build Enduring Relationships, and Live the Life You Want (Dale Carnegie Books)
By: Joe Hart
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Take command of your future with this groundbreaking, Wall Street Journal bestseller, from the expe… read more
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13. Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
By: Adam M. Grant
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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14. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
By: Mustafa Suleyman
3.86
Format: 332 pages, Hardcover
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15. What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture
By: Ben Horowitz
4.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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"Without trust, communication breaks. Here’s why: In any human interaction the required amount of community is inversely proportional to the level of trust."-Ben Horowitz, What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture
16. Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell
By: Eric Schmidt
3.99
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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17. Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
By: Safi Bahcall
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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18. Transformed: Moving to the Product Operating Model (Silicon Valley Product Group)
By: Marty Cagan
4.06
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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19. How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
By: Matt Ridley
4.11
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements… read more
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20. Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
By: Adam Alter
3.96
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
A groundbreaking guide to breaking free from the thoughts, habits, jobs, relationships, and even bu… read more
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