Intuition built most of the great companies. But in a world where experiments run faster than meetings, something interesting is shifting.
My Learning From: The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz doesn't offer a formula for building a business. He offers something rarer โ an honest account of what it actually feels like when the formula runs out.
My Learning From: Extreme Ownership -How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
Jocko Willink and Leif Babin learned leadership in Ramadi, Iraq โ one of the most dangerous places on earth. The principles they brought back turn out to apply almost everywhere else too.
My Learning From: Essentialism – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Greg McKeown's Essentialism isn't really about doing less. It's about doing the right things โ and having the discipline to protect that choice from everything pulling in the opposite direction.
My Learning From: Influence โ The Psychology of Persuasion
Cialdini's book is uncomfortable reading โ not because it's dark, but because you start recognising the moves being played on you in real time.