Reading Time: 2 minutesLolly Daskal The Leadership Gap ISBN: 978-1-101-98135-1 If you have a Twitter account, you can get some pretty interesting followers sometimes. Most of the random followers you obtain are bot accounts, doing nothing but retweeting links to junk Web sites. Occasionally, I’ve gained a random follower on Twitter who actually puts out decent content. Lolly … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesJeff Sutherland and J.J. Sutherland Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time ISBN: 978-0-385-34645-0 Agile and Scrum are the latest breakthrough in software development and project management. Rather than releasing completed software packages after months or years of in-house design and development (like some of the big software releases over … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAyn Rand Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal ISBN: 978-0-451-14795-0 There aren’t a great deal of books that stand the test of time. Think of the classics you were required to read, either in high school or college. A number of titles come to mind, many of which were written decades or centuries ago, but still have … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 2 minutesMark Manson The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*** ISBN: 978-0-06-245771-4 I’ve had a lot of people recommend books to me over the years. I try to pick up most of them and give them a shot, and many of the books recommended to me end up being good reads. Either this means that … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 2 minutesMarie Kondo The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying ISBN: 978-0-09-195510-6 I try to stay away from book that are as incredibly hyped by the media and on social platforms as The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying has been over the last few months. Unfortunately, the memes are what drew me back in, and convinced me to read … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesPeter Thiel Zero to One ISBN: 978-0-75355-519-4 Over the past couple of years, I’d heard from a few friends in the entrepreneurial community that Peter Thiel’s book Zero to One was a good, quick read that they found interesting and a bit energizing. I’m always looking for books on startups to add to my reading … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesBrad Feld Startup Communities ISBN: 978-1-118-44154-1 “If I’d known then what I know now…” If you’ve followed my blog over the years, you know that I’m incredibly passionate about building our local startup community here in Iowa City and eastern Iowa. Almost as soon as I entered the startup community, I wanted to find ways … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 2 minutesSteve Case The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future ISBN: 978-1-5011-3259-9 At this point, I’ve read a fair number of books by successful entrepreneurs who have exited their companies, now worth enormous sums of money. All of these books contain some sort of retelling of history through the eyes of that entrepreneur. Many … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAndrew Yang The War on Normal People ISBN: 978-0-316-41424-1 We’re living in extraordinary times. Job markets are rapidly shifting, and most in the political class don’t seem to understand the changes ordinary people face with regards to technology. The “Internet is a Series of Tubes” meme still accurately portrays the knowledge set of most who … [Read more…]
Reading Time: 2 minutesB. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore The Experience Economy ISBN: 978-1-4221-6197-5 How does your company stay ahead of the competition? Do you launch new products that improve upon your old offerings? Do you try to swoop in and produce something better than your competitors, either through ease of use, price, or through the … [Read more…]