Books Recommended by Laurentiu-Victor Balasa
8 books recommended by Laurentiu-Victor Balasa
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
by Ben Horowitz
There's a paragraph there in which he talks about hiring managers. I can't remember the exact passage (Underline didn't exist at the time) but it was something about the criteria for hiring good managers. That really came in handy in my previous startup, T-Me Studios,… Read the full quote
There's a paragraph there in which he talks about hiring managers. I can't remember the exact passage (Underline didn't exist at the time) but it was something about the criteria for hiring good managers.
That really came in handy in my previous startup, T-Me Studios, when I was hiring project managers. I remember applying some of those principles in different interviews.
Man’s Search for Meaning – The Classic Tribute to Hope from the Holocaust
To learn how to appreciate the entrepreneurial struggle and see how easy it is compared to real hardships
The Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
My favorite fiction book is actually a collection of books: The Foundation series by Asimov. I love his writing style. And I love science fiction too.
How to Get Rich: One of the World’s Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets
by Felix Dennis
Funny, witty writing style - contrary to the clickbaity title, the book has real value for founders. It's an autobiography from a very smart founder.
Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy and How to Make Them Work for You
by Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul Choudary
I'm looking to understand how to scale a 2-sided marketplace.
Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry
by Catherine M. Pittman, Elizabeth M. Karle
All entrepreneurs I know go through anxiety/depression phases - this book should help!
The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
Again, just to appreciate how easy it is to be an entrepreneur in modern times
The Ending of Time (Dialogue)
by Jiddu Krishnamurti, David Bohm
"The book is the transcript of a lengthy discussion on the Divine between (probably) the greatest spiritual teacher of the previous century, Krishnamurti, and the great quantum physicist, David Bohm. The first time I read I was young and loved the back-n-forth between the two.… Read the full quote
"The book is the transcript of a lengthy discussion on the Divine between (probably) the greatest spiritual teacher of the previous century, Krishnamurti, and the great quantum physicist, David Bohm.
The first time I read I was young and loved the back-n-forth between the two. It's a difficult but very rewarding book. It really helped shape my views on life and reality. Defined me as an individual."