Founders Factory Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Masters of Scale: Surprising Truths from the World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs
Reid Hoffman
🎧 Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman) Showing how businesses grow from zero to a billion https://t.co/sCHJTynvUb
Hardcover, 2021
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (by @DavidEpstein) Drawing on famous athletes—from Tiger Woods to Roger Federer—to argue in favour of generalists & against overspecialisation 💡 Constructive for founders who, especially at an early stage, must wear many hats
Paperback, 2021
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love
Marty Cagan
INSPIRED: How To Create Tech Products Customers Love (by @cagan) An essential guide to product thinking for tech founders 💡 Lessons from product managers at companies including Adobe, Apple, BBC, Google, Microsoft, and Netflix
Hardcover, 2017
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Patrick M. Lencioni
📚 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni A parable about a fictional CEO facing the ultimate leadership crisis https://t.co/PJCZaHuWas
Hardcover, 2002
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Design After Capitalism: Transforming Design Today for an Equitable Tomorrow
Matthew Wizinsky
Design After Capitalism (by Matthew Wizinsky) How design can transcend the logics, structures, and subjectivities of capitalism: a framework, theoretical grounding, and practical principles. 💡Inspiring founders to understand new approaches to design
Paperback, 2022
$32.95$16.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Angels
Andy Angel
📚Read the UK Angel 100 report here: https://t.co/xLiMf06GR3 Check out insights from leading angels including @t_blom , @SimonFranksUK , @Andy_ayim , @JordanDargueDA , @nigeldmorris , @basilmonkey , @delingpole
Paperback, 2012
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert B. Cialdini
📚 Harnessing the Science of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini Read the seven key principles for having influence https://t.co/USUE9WnRgZ
Hardcover, 2021
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Happy: The Journal: A Chance to Write Joy Into Every Day and Let Go of Perfect
Fearne Cotton
🎧 Happy Place by Fearne Cotton (@Fearnecotton ) For staying grounded and keeping up self-care https://t.co/oaKgbuZ59o
Paperback, 2018
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy
Mariana Mazzucato
The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy (by @MazzucatoM) Understanding where value and wealth is actually created, and ideas for reforming capitalism 💡 Critical thinking for founders looking to drive change & impact
Paperback, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
It's about Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Greatest Advantage
Arlan Hamilton
📚 It’s About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton A memoir “from a black, gay woman who broke into the boys' club of Silicon Valley” https://t.co/cFxcmINowd
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book