Books Recommended by Mikhail Dubov
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13 books recommended by Mikhail Dubov
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
by Ben Horowitz
A few books had affected how I run the company [...] The Hard Thing About Hard Things.
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
A few books had affected how I run the company [...] Zero to One.
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
A few books had a dramatic impact on how I work day to day [...] Influence.
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
by Phil Knight
It's always hard to choose a favourite book, but if I had a gun to my head, I'd probably choose Shoe Dog by Phil Knight in the business category. I like [this book] because of fantastic story-telling quality and insights relevant to what I do in business and in life more generally.
Rework
by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
A few books had a dramatic impact on how I work day to day [...] Rework.
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
by Cal Newport
A few books had a dramatic impact on how I work day to day [...] Deep Work.
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
Other [books] are very useful stories that put your experience in context [...] Bad Blood.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Back when it came out I wanted to do economics but for the wrong reasons. This book helped me fall in love with the subject and learn to think about the world in a slightly different way.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
I am just finishing The Five Dysfunctions of A Team by Patrick Lencioni. It's a rare combination of a book. Full of valuable, practical ideas and yet hard to put down. I can't wait to apply the learnings with my team.
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
Other [books] are very useful stories that put your experience in context [...] Masters of Doom.
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
by Joshua Foer
It's always hard to choose a favourite book, but if I had a gun to my head, I'd probably choose Moonwalking with Einstein in Non-Business (but still non-fiction) category. I like [this book] because of fantastic story-telling quality and insights relevant to what I do in business and in life more generally.
The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
One of the five books Mikhail Dubov recommends to young people interested in his career path.
Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets
by Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead, Kevin Maney
A few books had affected how I run the company [...] Play Bigger.
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