Dec
09
5 must-read founder stories
NetApp, Dell, Nike, Salesforce, Amazon, Apple, and the must-read stories of the amazing men who started them.
3 min read
.books
These notes are my highlights and impressions, a form of digital marginalia of my reading.
Summaries and recommendations.
And, of course, MY BOOK(s) ;-)
Dec
04
Play Nice but Win by Michael Dell
A CEO's journey from Founder to Leader
“What do you want to do with your life, Michael?” my father asked. “I want to compete with IBM!” I said. I was only half kidding. But my dad wasn’t amused.
4 min read
Nov
20
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson
A guide to Wealth & Happiness; The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a book that keeps inspiring. Productize & Save yourself.
5 min read
Oct
07
Navigate your journey from a first-time manager to a Leader
#ChallengeAccepted is a guide, a handbook for helping people navigate their ways from the first-time manager to a leader, written in a way to become that buddy we all need(ed) but were afraid to ask.
2 min read
Apr
09
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Four Thousand Weeks is a must-read for any modern professional. Once you start thinking about your life in weeks, you think twice before wasting a single day.
4 min read
Jan
02
Catching the Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort
Jordan Belfort's Catching the Wolf of Wall Street is about all the crazy stories that never made it to the movie. Belfort & the gang have been doing some things that were so out of order that Scorsese decided to exclude them for being too crazy to be true.
1 min read
Oct
17
#ChallengeAccepted book: delayed
#ChallengeAccepted is a guide, a handbook for helping people navigate their ways from the first-time manager to a leader, written in a way to become that buddy we all need(ed) but were afraid to ask.
4 min read
Sep
21
The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
At the start of the pandemic of 2020, I read Michael Finkel
[https://amzn.to/3eZI8ls]’s book, The Stranger
2 min read
Sep
14
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Come for the story, walk away with the meaning of life
Viktor Frankl [https://amzn.to/3nWvyHC]'s Man's Search
4 min read
Sep
07
Fat, Forty, and Fired.
Watch TED Talks; they just might save your life.
This TED Talk
[https://www.ted.com/talks/nigel_marsh_how_
3 min read