Books Suggested by Drew Houston Co-founder of Dropbox
I recently listen to a podcast named Tim Ferris Show
the latest episode I listened to is this one, it’s an interview with Drew Houston the co-founder of Dropbox. I really liked their conversation, at some point Tim asks Drew, what are the top 5 books he would recommend to those who want be better at business, well I’m sort of paraphrasing here but you can listen to the whole episode. Here are his suggestions:
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William L. Ury
The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clayton Christensen
Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers by Geoffrey A. Moore
Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations by William Ury
High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter F. Drucker
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz
Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger by Charlie Munger
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig
Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
I read The Hard Thing About Hard Things
a couple years back, I remember it was pretty good, but my memory doesn’t help much here.
I will update the post as soon as I read any of these books.