Book recommendations
Books I keep coming back to, and recommending.
Building companies
- The Hard Thing About Hard ThingsRunning a company when nothing goes to plan.
- Zero to OneBuilding something new instead of copying what exists.
- Shoe DogThe founding story of Nike, told by its founder.
- Big Billion Startup: The Untold Flipkart StoryHow Flipkart was built, from the inside.
- Steve JobsThe biography of Apple's co-founder.
- Elon MuskThe biography of the founder of Tesla and SpaceX.
Selling, pitching and deals
- Pitch AnythingHow to frame and run a pitch.
- $100M Offers and $100M LeadsMaking offers people can't refuse, and finding the people to make them to.
- Big Money EnergyConfidence, presence and selling.
- The 10X RuleThe only difference between success and failure is the scale of action.
Mindset and winning
- RelentlessWhat separates the great from the good, from Michael Jordan's trainer.
- WinningThe unforgiving race to greatness.
- Outwitting the DevilFear, drift and the habit of thinking for yourself.
- The Almanack of Naval RavikantNaval on wealth and happiness.
- 38 Letters from John D. Rockefeller to His SonLetters on work, money and character.
- The Monk Who Sold His FerrariA fable about living with purpose.
Self and psyche
- AtmamunOn freedom from the mind.
- Symbols of TransformationMyth, symbol and the psyche.
- The Archetypes and the Collective UnconsciousArchetypes, the unconscious and becoming whole: individuation.