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Measure What Matters: OKRs: The Easy Idea That Drives 10x Growth
In the startup world, John Doerr is still a legend. With a net value of more than 7 billion, this American venture capitalist has now worked (and funded) such luminaries as Larry Page, Sergey Brin, along with Eric Schmidt of Google; Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com; and Scott Cook and Bill Campbell of Intuit.
When this man talks, entrepreneurs must sit up and take note. In Measure What Matters, Doer educates us about using objectives and keywords (OKR), a radical solution to goal-setting, to make hard choices in business.
He backs up his information with firsthand behind-the-scenes narratives from the likes of Andy Grove, Bono, and Bill Gates.
Crushing It! How Good Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence--And How You Can, Too
Gary Vaynerchuk kicks off the list. The four-time New York Times bestselling writer is a hotly contested, bombastic pundit of entrepreneurship.
If you haven't ever watched him on YouTube, believe Anthony Robbins matches Jack Dorsey. He's got an enormous following, and for good reason: He receives it. His latest book continues his mission to share new classes and entrepreneurial inspiration by leveraging the experiences of countless founders who have been there, done that.
Lost & Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World
In Lost & Founder, Rand Fishkin, the founder of $45 million a year Moz, offers a VIP backstage pass to creator life in the startup world.
Fishkin is funny and smart but first and foremost, he is honest. From the media (like HBO's Silicon Valley,'' ABC's Shark Tank, along with Amazon's Startup), entrepreneurs tend to be portrayed as rock stars, planet changes, and heroes.
This book shines a light on the dark side of that lifetime, while at the identical time emphasizing the significance of soft skills when running a startup.
Tribe of Mentors--Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Tim Ferriss, the writer of this blockbuster The 4-Hour Workweek, is sharing more tidbits, customs, practices, and exercises to help make your life simpler.
The tribe of Mentors offers you pearls of actionable wisdom that you may apply to your daily life. This time Ferriss has brought along his buddies --like Maria Sharapova, Dustin Moskovitz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Anderson, along with dozens more--to share their stories.
An online reviewer said it best: Think of the book as a massive selection of generally applicable mentorship advice in the world's best and brightest.
The Startup Way: How Modern Companies Use Entrepreneurial Management to Transform Culture and Drive Long-Term Growth
Eric Ries changed the world of entrepreneurship by using the book of this Lean Startup in 2011. Back in October 2017, fresh off half a decade among Harvard Business School's entrepreneurs in-house, Ries printed The Startup Way.
Inside, Ries shares case studies of Fortune 500 companies are leveraging the lean startup method to induce innovation and keep prices down. When you have ever wondered how you could apply startup methodology to your company, even if it is not a high-growth digital startup, this book is right for you.
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
The last book on my list is just another crushingly honest exposé of startup existence. In cases like this, John Carreyrou, a yearlong Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The Wall Street Journal, pulls back the curtain on the spectacular rise, gigantic fraud, and eventual fall of Elizabeth Holmes, founder, and CEO of Theranos, a biotech startup once valued at $9 billion.
And there you have it: The books I have found most valuable in the last 12 weeks. Whilst the children get ready to return to college, you, also, should return to lifelong learning and see one of them.
