Books Recommended by Jilliene Helman
7 books recommended by Jilliene Helman
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
by Tim Ferriss
Tools of Titans is another great one, which is the new Tim Ferris book, but I read veraciously that it's so hard when people ask me my favorite book or what I recommend. I think part of it depends on what stage you're in.
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
by Tony Hsieh
I really, really like company biographies. They're just kind of the style of book that I've gotten really into. [...] I've read the Happiness book by the Zappos CEO.
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
by Brad Stone
One of my favorite books is The Everything Store, which is the story of Amazon. I really, really like company biographies. They're just kind of the style of book that I've gotten really into.
Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
by Nick Bilton
Hatching Twitter is a great book.
Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup
by Brad Feld, David Cohen
If you're truly really, really early stage and you're just getting started, there's different books than I think if you are growing a company or nearing 100 employees or like the challenges are different. I'd say like in the very, very early days my favorite… Read the full quote
If you're truly really, really early stage and you're just getting started, there's different books than I think if you are growing a company or nearing 100 employees or like the challenges are different. I'd say like in the very, very early days my favorite book was Do More Faster, which is the tech star's book about how to get a company off the ground and pitfalls and all those kinds of things. Now, I really like reading books more about how people created the vision of their company and how people created the culture of their company, and how people grew exponentially, so it just depends on stage but those are some of my favorite books.
Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
I really, really like company biographies. They're just kind of the style of book that I've gotten really into. [...] I've read the Starbucks CEO book.
Uncontainable: How Passion, Commitment, and Conscious Capitalism Built a Business Where Everyone Thrives
by Kip Tindell
There's an amazing book by the Container Store CEO.