Lean Startup
Eric Ries · 2011
”I don’t know that I read the entire thing, but the principles from Lean Startup , I still apply today.”
Also recommended by: Andrew Ng · Ben Horowitz · Mark Cuban · Sheryl Sandberg · Marty Cagan · Marc Andreessen
Cofounder · Instagram
Books recommended by Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom is an American programmer and entrepreneur known for cofounding Instagram alongside Mike Krieger. Launched in 2010, the photo-sharing app grew rapidly and was acquired by Facebook in 2012 for about a billion dollars, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world.
With a background in management, science, and engineering from Stanford University, Systrom combines product vision with a genuine interest in technology and culture. His reading recommendations tend to reflect this hybrid profile — moving between business, innovation, and strategic thinking.
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The Goal
Eliyahu M. Goldratt · 1984
”It is a book about basically manufacturing and supply chain management. It sounds really boring, but I promise you it’s really good.”
Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver · 2012
Also recommended by: Bill Gates
New New Thing : a Silicon Valley Story
Michael Lewis · 1999
Also recommended by: Ryan Holiday
How to read a book (A Touchstone Book)
Mortimer J. Adler · 1940
”The most important — I would say his thesis is that the most important — part of reading a book is to actually read the table of contents and familiarize yourself with the major structure of the book.”
Also recommended by: Shane Parrish
Competing Against Luck
Clayton M. Christensen · 2016
Also recommended by: Jack Dorsey
Blink
Malcolm Gladwell · 2005
Also recommended by: André Valle
The Tempest
E. Arthur Robinson · 2010
”I’ve got a book called Mathematics of Politics , because I’m interested in both politics, and also the math behind elections, and that stuff.”
