Reading List
Thus Spoke Zaratustra by Nietzsche
motivation and courage
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Carnegie
from an awkward guy myself, it taught me how to be a better person
The Innovator's Dilemma by Christensen
shows weaknesses of big enterprise in tackling innovation
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
it gives execution practical principles for startups
Distributed Systems Principles by Tanenbaum
great and interesting explanation of modern software architecture (gave it a fast read)
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
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Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Inspiring.
Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Provides perspective on innovation, business.
4 hour workweek by Peter Thiel
Provides perspective on life. Interesting at first, but timely grading is just mid.