Books Recommended by Matthieu David-Experton
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7 books recommended by Matthieu David-Experton
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
by Ben Horowitz
The Hard Thing About Hard Things has made me be aware that very admired entrepreneurs or people who are seen as very successful could have gone through very similar questions, courses of actions and troubles as young and small business owners.
Meditations
My favorite book is Meditations by Marcus-Aurelius. First, it is very universal as questions and thinking and it can reflect a lot of what one can go through in their life. Secondly, it is a book about responsibility and exercising your responsibility in the world… Read the full quote
My favorite book is Meditations by Marcus-Aurelius. First, it is very universal as questions and thinking and it can reflect a lot of what one can go through in their life. Secondly, it is a book about responsibility and exercising your responsibility in the world when you have to care about people under you. I have read it several times since I was a teenager.
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
When asked about the books he is currently reading, Matthieu replied: "Homo Deus, as I read several books on what could happen in the future."
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Question: What books would you recommend to young people interested in your career path? Answer: I would recommend the following ones: The Hard Thing About Hard Things Who? How to recruit A players Les Cles du futur by Jean Staune (in French) All the books… Read the full quote
Question: What books would you recommend to young people interested in your career path?
Answer: I would recommend the following ones:
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things
- Who? How to recruit A players
- Les Cles du futur by Jean Staune (in French)
- All the books written by Peter Drucker (The Essentials of Drucker)
- The 4 steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank
- Freakonomics
- The books by Jack Welsh (especially for French people as it is somewhat contrarian to their education)
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
by Kevin Kelly
I read The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly and it gave me a lot more perspective on the future and how I can participate in the next big changes the world is going to go through. It is both a practical and conceptual book.
The Four Steps to the Epiphany
by Steve Blank
Question: What books would you recommend to young people interested in your career path? Answer: I would recommend the following ones: The Hard Thing About Hard Things Who? How to recruit A players Les Cles du futur by Jean Staune (in French) All the books… Read the full quote
Question: What books would you recommend to young people interested in your career path?
Answer: I would recommend the following ones:
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things
- Who? How to recruit A players
- Les Cles du futur by Jean Staune (in French)
- All the books written by Peter Drucker (The Essentials of Drucker)
- The 4 steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank
- Freakonomics
- The books by Jack Welsh (especially for French people as it is somewhat contrarian to their education)
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