Book recommendations
Great books worth reading for self-starters, entrepreneurs, developers & life hackers. Each of these books have taught me some of the things I know and use today when I work on my own projects or when I have to take life or business decisions.
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Zero to One
By Pieter Thiel
startup
entrepeneurship
Zero To One is an inside look at Peter Thiel’s philosophy and strategy for making your startup a success by looking at the lessons he learned from founding and selling PayPal, investing in Facebook and becoming a billionaire in the process.
Rework
By Jason Fried
startup
entrepreneurship
boostrapped
Invaluable book from the Founder of Basecamp. ReWork shows you that you need less than you think to start a business – way less – by explaining why plans are actually harmful, how productivity isn’t a result from working long hours and why hiring and seeking investors should be your absolute last resort.
The Now Habit
By Neil Fiore
procrastination
habits
productivity
The Now Habit is a strategic program to help you eliminate procrastination from your life, bring fun and motivation back to your work and enjoy your well-earned spare time without feeling guilty.
Hello Startup
By Yevgeniy Brikman
learning
software
programming
startup
A must read for any aspiring developer aiming to build and launch their own products or to build startups. This book is a programmer's guide to building products, technologies, and team.
Rich Dad Poor Dad
By Robert T. Kiyosaki
personal finance
investing
net worth
Rich Dad Poor Dad is about Robert Kiyosaki and his two dads—his real father (poor dad) and the father of his best friend (rich dad)—and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. You don't need to earn a high income to be rich.
I Will Teach You To Be Rich
By Ramit Sethi
personal finance
investing
net worth
I Will Teach You To Be Rich is a personal finance book for millennials and their parents, which shines with a simplified and automated money strategy that’ll ensure you save on autopilot, while allowing yourself to spend guilt-free on what matters most to you.
The 4 Hour Work Week
By Tim Ferriss
lifestyle
freedom
entrepreneurship
The 4-Hour Workweek is the step-by-step blueprint to free yourself from the shackles of a corporate job, create a business to fund the lifestyle of your dreams, and live life like a millionaire, without actually having to be one.
The Lean Startup
By Eric Ries
startup
lean
grow
innovation
A must read for anyone aspiring to work for themselves, whether it’s to build and launch a small app, start a small business and building an aspiring unicorn startup. The Lean Startup will teach you how Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses.
Tools of Titans
By Tim Ferriss
life
health
wealth
learning
experience
Tools Of Titans is a massivecompendium of everything Tim Ferriss has learned about health, wealth and wisdom from interviewing over 200 world-class performers on his podcast, The Tim Ferriss show.
Creative Selection
By Ken Kocienda
apple
steve jobs
products
ios
inspiration
Inside Apple’s design process during the golden age of Steve Jobs. Inspiring book from a software engineer from the iOS team who got the chance to demo some of his work to Steve Jobs and contribute to building products used by several hundreds of millions of people everyday.
Hooked
By Nir Eyal
product
habits
life
success
Hooked shows you how some of the world’s most successful products, like smartphones, make us form habits around them and why that’s crucial to their success, before teaching you the 4-step framework that lies behind them.
Deep Work
By Cal Newport
productivity
work
habits
success
Staying productive in our busy, noisy world. If that’s one of your struggles, this book is for you. Deep Work teaches us the rules to get stuff done in a meaningful way while staying highly focused and distraction-free. Must read for solo founders.
What Color Is Your Parachute?
By Richard N. Bolles
career
life decisions
introspection
Lost? Not sure what to do next or even what to do with your life? This book helped me find my next move after I graduated. Must read if you want to plan the next few year of your professional career by asking yourself the right questions.
Blue Ocean Strategy
By Chan Kim
business
strategy
products
opportunities
Blue Ocean Strategy describes two types of playing fields: Red oceans, where competition is fierce in bloody waters, strategy centers around beating rivals, and wins are often zero-sum. Blue oceans, where a market space is new and uncontested, and strategy centers around value innovation.
Sapiens
By Yuval Noah Harari
evolution
earth
humans
history
In “Sapiens”, Yuval Noah Harari gives a detailed account of human history, presenting the facts and myths of how mankind has dominated the planet, the driving forces shaping our lives and how we can think about our impact on Earth and our collective future.
Steve Jobs
By Walter Isaacson
apple
steve jobs
biography
inspiration
Steve Jobs is the authorized self-titled biography book of Steve Jobs. The book was written at the request of Jobs by Walter Isaacson, a former executive at CNN and TIME who has written best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein.
Richard Branson
By Losing My Virginity
branson
success story
biography
How I survived, had fun and made a fortune doing business my way.
Elon Musk
By Ashlee Vance
elon musk
tesla
spacex
paypal
business
future
inspiration
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX & the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance is absolutely inspiring! Elon Musk is nothing less than amazing. He is a business owner, entrepreneur, engineer, visionary, father, and billionaire who was born in South Africa.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
By Dale Carnegie
life lessons
learning
better
self
grow
How to Win Friends and Influence People is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie, first published in 1936. The title is self-explanatory, this book will teach you how to better handle people, be likeable, be perceived as a leader and influence them into your ways of thinking.
The Swift Programming Language
By Apple Inc.
ios
swift
programming
developer
Swift is a programming language for creating iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS apps. Swift builds on the best of C and Objective-C, without the constraints of C compatibility. Swift adopts safe programming patterns and adds modern features to make programming easier, more flexible, and more fun. Swift’s clean slate, backed by the mature and much-loved Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks, is an opportunity to reimagine how software development works.
iOS Programming - The Big Nerd Ranch
By Christian Keur, Aaron Hillegass
ios
swift
programming
developer
This book will take you through everything you need to know for iOS programming. The authors have a great way of making the complex frameworks seem extremely manageable, and you learn as you go. This is written for someone with basic programming experience, but you certainly don't have to be a great programmer. Highly recommend as a great learning tool for all the basics of iOS programming.
Zero to One
By Pieter Thiel
startup entrepeneurshipZero To One is an inside look at Peter Thiel’s philosophy and strategy for making your startup a success by looking at the lessons he learned from founding and selling PayPal, investing in Facebook and becoming a billionaire in the process.
Rework
By Jason Fried
startup entrepreneurship boostrappedInvaluable book from the Founder of Basecamp. ReWork shows you that you need less than you think to start a business – way less – by explaining why plans are actually harmful, how productivity isn’t a result from working long hours and why hiring and seeking investors should be your absolute last resort.
The Now Habit
By Neil Fiore
procrastination habits productivityThe Now Habit is a strategic program to help you eliminate procrastination from your life, bring fun and motivation back to your work and enjoy your well-earned spare time without feeling guilty.
Hello Startup
By Yevgeniy Brikman
learning software programming startupA must read for any aspiring developer aiming to build and launch their own products or to build startups. This book is a programmer's guide to building products, technologies, and team.
Rich Dad Poor Dad
By Robert T. Kiyosaki
personal finance investing net worthRich Dad Poor Dad is about Robert Kiyosaki and his two dads—his real father (poor dad) and the father of his best friend (rich dad)—and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. You don't need to earn a high income to be rich.
I Will Teach You To Be Rich
By Ramit Sethi
personal finance investing net worthI Will Teach You To Be Rich is a personal finance book for millennials and their parents, which shines with a simplified and automated money strategy that’ll ensure you save on autopilot, while allowing yourself to spend guilt-free on what matters most to you.
The 4 Hour Work Week
By Tim Ferriss
lifestyle freedom entrepreneurshipThe 4-Hour Workweek is the step-by-step blueprint to free yourself from the shackles of a corporate job, create a business to fund the lifestyle of your dreams, and live life like a millionaire, without actually having to be one.
The Lean Startup
By Eric Ries
startup lean grow innovationA must read for anyone aspiring to work for themselves, whether it’s to build and launch a small app, start a small business and building an aspiring unicorn startup. The Lean Startup will teach you how Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses.
Tools of Titans
By Tim Ferriss
life health wealth learning experienceTools Of Titans is a massivecompendium of everything Tim Ferriss has learned about health, wealth and wisdom from interviewing over 200 world-class performers on his podcast, The Tim Ferriss show.
Creative Selection
By Ken Kocienda
apple steve jobs products ios inspirationInside Apple’s design process during the golden age of Steve Jobs. Inspiring book from a software engineer from the iOS team who got the chance to demo some of his work to Steve Jobs and contribute to building products used by several hundreds of millions of people everyday.
Hooked
By Nir Eyal
product habits life successHooked shows you how some of the world’s most successful products, like smartphones, make us form habits around them and why that’s crucial to their success, before teaching you the 4-step framework that lies behind them.
Deep Work
By Cal Newport
productivity work habits successStaying productive in our busy, noisy world. If that’s one of your struggles, this book is for you. Deep Work teaches us the rules to get stuff done in a meaningful way while staying highly focused and distraction-free. Must read for solo founders.
What Color Is Your Parachute?
By Richard N. Bolles
career life decisions introspectionLost? Not sure what to do next or even what to do with your life? This book helped me find my next move after I graduated. Must read if you want to plan the next few year of your professional career by asking yourself the right questions.
Blue Ocean Strategy
By Chan Kim
business strategy products opportunitiesBlue Ocean Strategy describes two types of playing fields: Red oceans, where competition is fierce in bloody waters, strategy centers around beating rivals, and wins are often zero-sum. Blue oceans, where a market space is new and uncontested, and strategy centers around value innovation.
Sapiens
By Yuval Noah Harari
evolution earth humans historyIn “Sapiens”, Yuval Noah Harari gives a detailed account of human history, presenting the facts and myths of how mankind has dominated the planet, the driving forces shaping our lives and how we can think about our impact on Earth and our collective future.
Steve Jobs
By Walter Isaacson
apple steve jobs biography inspirationSteve Jobs is the authorized self-titled biography book of Steve Jobs. The book was written at the request of Jobs by Walter Isaacson, a former executive at CNN and TIME who has written best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein.
Richard Branson
By Losing My Virginity
branson success story biographyHow I survived, had fun and made a fortune doing business my way.
Elon Musk
By Ashlee Vance
elon musk tesla spacex paypal business future inspirationElon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX & the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance is absolutely inspiring! Elon Musk is nothing less than amazing. He is a business owner, entrepreneur, engineer, visionary, father, and billionaire who was born in South Africa.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
By Dale Carnegie
life lessons learning better self growHow to Win Friends and Influence People is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie, first published in 1936. The title is self-explanatory, this book will teach you how to better handle people, be likeable, be perceived as a leader and influence them into your ways of thinking.
The Swift Programming Language
By Apple Inc.
ios swift programming developerSwift is a programming language for creating iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS apps. Swift builds on the best of C and Objective-C, without the constraints of C compatibility. Swift adopts safe programming patterns and adds modern features to make programming easier, more flexible, and more fun. Swift’s clean slate, backed by the mature and much-loved Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks, is an opportunity to reimagine how software development works.
iOS Programming - The Big Nerd Ranch
By Christian Keur, Aaron Hillegass
ios swift programming developerThis book will take you through everything you need to know for iOS programming. The authors have a great way of making the complex frameworks seem extremely manageable, and you learn as you go. This is written for someone with basic programming experience, but you certainly don't have to be a great programmer. Highly recommend as a great learning tool for all the basics of iOS programming.