Books Recommended by Santiago Basulto

I love to read biographies and stories of companies. Hatching Twitter is a really good book, and if you’re into that sort of books, bios of Steve Jobs (by Isaacson) or Jeff Bezos are great too.

Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) was one of them, and probably one of the most profound impact. Made me get into stoicism and fall in love with roman history.

And non-business is even harder, but I’d probably choose 1984; its power and narrative are just amazing.

It’s hard to pick a favorite business book, they all have a lot of insight spread among different publications. But if I’d need to choose one, it’d be The Blue Ocean Strategy. It completely changed my way of seeing business when I was just getting started. It’s filled with amazing stories and insights.

I love to read biographies and stories of companies. Hatching Twitter is a really good book, and if you’re into that sort of books, bios of Steve Jobs (by Isaacson) or Jeff Bezos are great too.

Founders at Work and Coders at Work are really good ones too. They’re filled with interesting and inspiring stories.

I love to read biographies and stories of companies. Hatching Twitter is a really good book, and if you’re into that sort of books, bios of Steve Jobs (by Isaacsons) or Jeff Bezos are great too.

If you want to make the transition into business, sales is a must. Most sales books are bloated and spand many thousands of pages without much insight, but there are a few that are different and you MUST read:

• Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness
• SPIN Selling

There are many more that I should name, and they all meant something special. The catcher in the Rye, Mark Twain’s classics, Sherlock Holmes, etc. I read a lot and I usually associate books with personal events and that particular time in my life, so they have an important meaning.

The Innovators (Walter Isaacson) was another book with profound impact. Learning how the tech world was shaped by these group of hackers and revolutionaries.

If you want to make the transition into business, sales is a must. Most sales books are bloated and spand many thousands of pages without much insight, but there are a few that are different and you MUST read:

• Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness
• SPIN Selling

If my career path is hackers turned business people, I’d say:

Start with the basics and fundamentals:

• SICP: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
• Code Complete 2

If my career path is hackers turned business people, I’d say:

Start with the basics and fundamentals:

• SICP: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
• Code Complete 2

Founders at Work and Coders at Work are really good ones too. They’re filled with interesting and inspiring stories.

I love the following books, even though I don’t code in these languages in a daily basis. It’s still interesting to learn the concepts behind them

• Programming in Scala (Odersky)
• Learn You a Haskell for Great Good

I love the following books, even though I don’t code in these languages in a daily basis. It’s still interesting to learn the concepts behind them

• Programming in Scala (Odersky)
• Learn You a Haskell for Great Good