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I love looking at books in people's photos. Here's what I found in yours. I hope you don't mind! ---- Bad Blood by John Carreyrou - A detailed account of the

by imdsm 2y ago

I love looking at books in people's photos. Here's what I found in yours. I hope you don't mind! ---- Bad Blood by John Carreyrou - A detailed account of the Theranos scandal. The Founders by Jimmy Soni - Explores the early days of PayPal and its impact on Silicon Valley. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight - Memoir by the founder of Nike. Measure What Matters by John Doerr - A book about OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and organizational success. Business Adventures by John Brooks - Classic tales of corporate life, highly recommended by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Becoming by Michelle Obama - The former First Lady's personal memoir. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch - Inspirational reflections on life and achieving dreams. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson - A comprehensive biography of Apple's co-founder. Chaos Monkeys by Antonio García Martínez - A look into the wild side of Silicon Valley. Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy - A deep dive into the social media giant's history and controversies. Skunk Works by Ben R. Rich - Stories of innovation from Lockheed Martin’s legendary division. Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke - How to make decisions under uncertainty. Superforecasting by Philip Tetlock and Dan M. Gardner - Insights into better prediction and decision-making. Educated by Tara Westover - A memoir about resilience and education. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain - A raw look at the life of a chef. Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin - A biography of the physicist behind the atomic bomb. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant - Wisdom on wealth and happiness. ---- I've read Naval's book, but not the others. Are there any in particular you really enjoyed?

vunderba 2y ago
I'll give a shoutout to Skunk Works - even if you're not particularly into aviation or aeronautical engineering it's a highly engaging read. There's this one section covering part of the development of the stealth fighter F117 Nighthawk where one of the engineers makes a discovery that the amount of radar energy returned to a sender is INDEPENDENT of the object's size if it is composed principally of flat surfaces. This is why the F117 looks like such a polygonal mess from Starfox on the Nintendo 64.
- tylerjrichards 2y ago
  I love Skunk works! the book right next to it is called the Goal and is my highest recommendation, so you two should check that one out as well.

by imdsm 2y ago

vunderba 2y ago

I'll give a shoutout to Skunk Works - even if you're not particularly into aviation or aeronautical engineering it's a highly engaging read. There's this one section covering part of the development of the stealth fighter F117 Nighthawk where one of the engineers makes a discovery that the amount of radar energy returned to a sender is INDEPENDENT of the object's size if it is composed principally of flat surfaces. This is why the F117 looks like such a polygonal mess from Starfox on the Nintendo 64.

tylerjrichards 2y ago
I love Skunk works! the book right next to it is called the Goal and is my highest recommendation, so you two should check that one out as well.