Book summary: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Some salient notes from the book If there’s an elephant in the room, introduce it. Even if you are in position of strength, be fair. Have something to bring on the table, people would be more welcoming...
View ArticleBook Summary: Think like a freak by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
The book is an impressive collection of unusual stories (similar to the Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics) from the authors primarily aimed at promoting a non-conventional way of approaching problems...
View ArticleBook Summary: “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion” by Robert B. Cialdini
The book talks about various psychological tactics used by compliance practitioners (salesman, waiters, card dealers, fund raisers etc.) to influence us into saying yes to something to which ideally we...
View ArticleBook summary: Bogleheads guide to investing
While the book is overall a good book, unfortunately, it contains a lot of generic financial advice as well which I decided not to include in the summary. Choose a sound financial lifestyle Borrowers...
View ArticleBook summary: The science of happily ever after by T Y Tashiro
The book is an interesting take on what it takes to attain happy marriage and why only ~30% of us end up in happy marriages. The book is divided into three sections – what is love, why we fail in the...
View ArticleBook Summary: The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham is considered the bible of investing. Investment vs Speculation Speculative formulas like January effect, O’Shaughnessy’s patented strategy, Foolish Four...
View ArticleBook summary: Great By Choice by Jim Collins
The book compares a set of 10 pairs of companies over a timeframe of over 20 years to demonstrate what choices do the some companies make to become great. The great ones (10Xers) were not lead by...
View ArticleBook summary: Remote – office not required
The authors are founders of 37Signals. The book talks about how to go about remote work, its advantages and pitfalls. Here are some key take aways from the book. Technology has enabled remote work and...
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Book summary: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
The book consists of the learnings which the author had while working on his startup IMVU. The book is centered around the concepts of validated learning and build-measure-learn feedback loop. It...
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Book Summary: Hard Things about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
The book is Ben Horowitz’s memoir with a special focus on his company Opsware and the lessons he learned there. From Communist to Venture Capitalist Ben’s father was a communist and he grew at the...
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Book summary: What got you here won’t get you there by Marshall Goldsmith
The book presents Goldsmith’s experience on what causes the most talented, ambitious, and successful professional to hit a career roadblock. Almost all the professionals which Goldsmith worked with had...
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Book summary: “Where good ideas come from” by Steven Johnson
The book presents an impressive theoretical framework around how good ideas emerged in the human history and debunking myths associated with the same. The underlying theme of the book is how coral...
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Book summary: “Business Adventures” by John Brooks
The book is rated as the best business book by both Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Business Adventures It consists of 12 chapters, with one story each, most of them from the Wall street of the 1960s....
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Book summary: Brandwashed by Martin Lindstorm
The book talks about Martin’s experience as a brand consultant where he tries to expose the subtleties of marketing used by corporations to create or increase demand for their products. Some techniques...
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Book Summary: Sapiens: A brief history of Humankind
The book provides a scientific perspective on the history of how humans came to dominate the planet. The books biggest focus is on the three revolutions the cognitive revolution (started 70, 000 years...
View ArticleBook summary: Fooled by Randomness by Naseem Nicholas Taleb
The book talks about randomness, associated maths, and the psychological biases which interfere in a more stochastic approach to thinking about life. Probability Probability is not about odds but a...
View ArticleBook summary: The subtle art of not giving a f*ck by Mark Manson
The book presents an interesting viewpoint on the meaning of life, questioning traditional self-help gurus, consumerism, and over-obsession with positive thinking. Happiness Most self-help gurus and...
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Book summary: How not to be wrong by Jordan Ellenberg
The book focuses on the application of simple and profound maths to day-to-day life and how not to be deceived by mathematical traps. Dividing one number by another is mere computation. Figuring out...
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Book summary: Skin in the game by Nassim Nicolas Taleb
Skin in the game Skin in the game Skin in the game creates a diversity of beliefs and ideas, for example, restaurant businesses. Lack of it creates a monoculture, for example, journalism. Skin in the...
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Book summary: Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
The book is aimed at anyone who has an idea to convey and is trying to ensure that what they are trying to convey sticks with their audience. Proverbs and folklores survive while corporate marketing...
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