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I give these three books out to new managers in my org:* High Output Management by Andy Grove https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679762884/
* Turn the Ship Around by David Marquet https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591846404/
* The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591843472/
For interns I give out these two books:
* The Pragmatic Programmer https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatic-Programmer-Journeyman-Maste...
* The Passionate Programmer https://pragprog.com/book/cfcar2/the-passionate-programmer
For the question "What are some of the best books to learn from that you recommend for a young startup founder?", I decided to transcribe the answers..
"Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future" - http://www.amazon.com/Zero-One-Notes-Startups-Future/dp/0804...
"Republic" - http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Hackett-Classics-Plato/dp/087... (classic, feel free to grab a PDF)
"The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" - http://www.amazon.com/Principia-Mathematical-Principles-Natu... (classic, feel free to grab a PDF)
"Thinking, Fast and Slow" - http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/...
"Molecular Biology of the Cell" - http://www.amazon.com/Molecular-Biology-Cell-Bruce-Alberts/d... (different edition, forgive me; free through NCBI, thanks jkimmel!)
"Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age" - http://www.amazon.com/Dealers-Lightning-Xerox-PARC-Computer/...
"The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer" - http://www.amazon.com/Supermen-Seymour-Technical-Wizards-Sup... (note: "that one's particularly good")
"Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories" - http://www.amazon.com/Hateship-Friendship-Courtship-Loveship...
"The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership" - http://www.amazon.com/Score-Takes-Care-Itself-Philosophy/dp/...
"The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time" - http://www.amazon.com/Beak-Finch-Story-Evolution-Time/dp/067...
"The Constitutional Convention: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison" - http://www.amazon.com/Constitutional-Convention-Narrative-Hi...
"The Art Of War for Lovers" - http://www.amazon.com/The-ART-WAR-FOR-LOVERS/dp/0671000632 (fixed! sorry about that...)
"Hold 'em Poker: For Advanced Players" - http://www.amazon.com/Hold-em-Poker-Advanced-Players/dp/1880...
"Solution Selling: Creating Buyers in Difficult Selling Markets" - http://www.amazon.com/Solution-Selling-Creating-Difficult-Ma...
"The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition" - http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Legendary-Antarc...
"Winning" - http://www.amazon.com/Winning-Jack-Welch/dp/0060753943/
I wish he had answered in text. That would have made things easier :) However, I'm still very happy to have some new additions to my reading list!
⬐ josu>"The Art Of War"It actually is "The art of war for lovers" by Connell Cowan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/317214.The_ART_OF_WAR_FO...
⬐ striking⬐ NoneThanks for correcting me. Those blurry frames can be tough.⬐ josuYeah, I thought it was the Sun Tzu first too, which could as well be on his list. Thank you for compiling them.None⬐ jkimmelMolecular Biology of the Cell (Alberts) is free through NCBI! Many investigators jokingly refer to it as 'the bible'.⬐ striking⬐ hashfavOoh, much appreciated! Especially since a new hardcover is ~$150. Edited to note this.⬐ oustado you see any reason he put this book in the list?⬐ kqr2Unfortunately, it doesn't look like you can read it cover to cover or download it.By agreement with the publisher, this book is accessible by the search feature, but cannot be browsed.
⬐ jkimmelThis is true. However, you can get to any topic you want easily using the search feature. A Table of Contents is provided, making front-to-back reading by topic pretty trivial.I've taken many university courses using this book and managed to read all the required material on NCBI without much effort.
This is great! Do you mind if we add it to the HashFav Page? We will credit you.⬐ carleverett⬐ misiti3780You might want to make josu's correction above ^⬐ hashfav⬐ strikingThanks, we just did.I don't mind at all. Glad to be of service.im surprised to see Republic in here⬐ abrbhatThe Art of War one looks more like "The Art of War In The Middle Ages" by C.W.C.Omanhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89265.The_Art_of_War_in_...
http://www.amazon.com/Art-War-Middle-Ages/dp/1481954636/ref=...
⬐ samaThis is correct--art of war in the Middle Ages.
"The Score Takes Care of Itself" by Bill Walsh: http://www.amazon.com/The-Score-Takes-Care-Itself/dp/1591843...Jack Dorsey recommended this title at Startup School 2013 and I got around to reading it in 2014. It's also one of the readings for YC's "How to Start a Startup" class: http://startupclass.samaltman.com/lists/readings/
I didn't think the leadership notes from a highly successful NFL (American professional football) coach would have much application in the world of technology, but Walsh's insights and discipline can be applied to many different fields. It's changed the way I work as I lead teams and I realize I have a lot more to learn and apply in my day-to-day duties.
"The Score Takes Care of Itself" does get a bit behind-the-scenes in the football world, but if the reader is willing to get past those parts, or better, learn the lessons in some of the stories, there is a lot to be gained.
If you liked this you should read The Score Will Take Care Of Itself by Bill Walsh who lead San Francisco 49ers to win three Super Bowls.Jack Dorsey recommended this book at the recent Startup School
http://www.amazon.com/The-Score-Takes-Care-Itself/dp/1591843...