Recommended Reading and Audio Content
Books and audio content I recommend for product builders, founders, and operators.
The Power of Habit
- Great book to understand how habits control people.
- Learn how to improve yourself.
- Learn how to build habits with your customers.
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
- Why do people say “just Google it”?
- Why do you open your Amazon app to order just about everything?
- Learn how these companies have created habit-forming cues in their business.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
- Written by Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz.
- Offers essential advice on building and running a startup.
- Practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn’t cover.
The Lean Startup
- This is the book that changed how entrepreneurs and investors look at new ideas.
- Written by Eric Ries, co-founder of IMVU.
- Must read to understand “product-market fit”.
How to Talk to Anyone: 92 little tricks
- Networking and socializing is key to meeting your next co-founder, potential customers, and investors. However, many founders are too shy and don’t know how to begin a conversation. This book covers that.
The 5 AM Club
- Introduces the morning routines of the successful and billionaires taught by Robin Sharma. The whole thing is explained in a fun story that will keep you entertained while you learn.