50 Books like The Space Barons

Liftoff

by Eric Berger • 2021

Three rockets blew up on a remote island. The fourth was SpaceX's final shot before bankruptcy.

4.47

7k+

🚀 Private Space Race 🛰️ Commercial Spaceflight 🔄 Iterative Design 💥 Failure Culture 🛠️ Scrappy Startups

Liftoff 97%

Three rockets blew up on a remote island. The fourth was SpaceX's final shot before bankruptcy.

by Eric Berger 2021

4.47

7k+ ratings

🚀 Private Space Race 🛰️ Commercial Spaceflight 🔄 Iterative Design 💥 Failure Culture 🛠️ Scrappy Startups

Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson • 2023

His rockets and his cruelty share one origin: the boy who learned to feel nothing.

4.32

77k+

🧠 Founder Psychology 🏭 Vertical Integration ⚡ Crisis Leadership 🚀 Space Industry 🎯 Mission-Driven Companies

Elon Musk 95%

His rockets and his cruelty share one origin: the boy who learned to feel nothing.

by Walter Isaacson 2023

4.32

77k+ ratings

🧠 Founder Psychology 🏭 Vertical Integration ⚡ Crisis Leadership 🚀 Space Industry 🎯 Mission-Driven Companies

Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

by Ashlee Vance • 2017

A bullied kid, three near-bankruptcies, and the plan to put a million people on Mars.

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1k+

🚀 Space Entrepreneurship ⚡ Clean Energy Innovation 🌟 Techno-Optimism 💥 Industry Disruption 🪐 Space Colonization

Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Summary

Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future 95%

A bullied kid, three near-bankruptcies, and the plan to put a million people on Mars.

by Ashlee Vance 2017

4.22

1k+ ratings

🚀 Space Entrepreneurship ⚡ Clean Energy Innovation 🌟 Techno-Optimism 💥 Industry Disruption 🪐 Space Colonization

Amazon Unbound

by Brad Stone • 2021

Amazon's second act produced AWS, Alexa, and a $1.7 trillion empire, but the backlash had begun.

4.07

7k+

🏢 Big Tech 📜 Corporate History 💼 Workplace Culture 🛒 E-Commerce 🔬 Innovation Culture

Amazon Unbound 94%

Amazon's second act produced AWS, Alexa, and a $1.7 trillion empire, but the backlash had begun.

by Brad Stone 2021

4.07

7k+ ratings

🏢 Big Tech 📜 Corporate History 💼 Workplace Culture 🛒 E-Commerce 🔬 Innovation Culture

Power Play

by Tim Higgins • 2021

A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.

4.07

2k+

🚗 Electric Vehicles 💻 Silicon Valley Culture 🏢 Corporate Biographies 🏭 Manufacturing ⚡ Disruptive Technology

Power Play 93%

A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.

by Tim Higgins 2021

4.07

2k+ ratings

🚗 Electric Vehicles 💻 Silicon Valley Culture 🏢 Corporate Biographies 🏭 Manufacturing ⚡ Disruptive Technology

Prisoners of Geography

by Tim Marshall • 2015

Geography ties presidents' hands more than ideology. The map cornering Napoleon is cornering Putin.

4.19

119k+

🌍 Geopolitics 🛢️ Natural Resources ⚔️ Military Strategy 🌐 Global Power Politics ✂️ Colonial Borders

Prisoners of Geography 93%

Geography ties presidents' hands more than ideology. The map cornering Napoleon is cornering Putin.

by Tim Marshall 2015

4.19

119k+ ratings

🌍 Geopolitics 🛢️ Natural Resources ⚔️ Military Strategy 🌐 Global Power Politics ✂️ Colonial Borders

How to Think Like Bill Gates

by Daniel Smith • 2015

Deploy the Gates analytical method: it built Microsoft, and now it fights malaria.

3.69

275

🧑‍💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 💰 Billionaire Biographies 🏢 Corporate Leadership 🧠 Founder Thinking 📊 Data-Driven Thinking

How to Think Like Bill Gates 93%

Deploy the Gates analytical method: it built Microsoft, and now it fights malaria.

by Daniel Smith 2015

3.69

275 ratings

🧑‍💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 💰 Billionaire Biographies 🏢 Corporate Leadership 🧠 Founder Thinking 📊 Data-Driven Thinking

The Everything Store

by Brad Stone • 2013

How one man's ferocious drive turned an online bookstore into the world's most feared company.

4.14

78k+

👤 Founder Biographies 🏢 Corporate History 🚀 Tech Startups 🛒 E-Commerce 🧭 Corporate Culture

The Everything Store 93%

How one man's ferocious drive turned an online bookstore into the world's most feared company.

by Brad Stone 2013

4.14

78k+ ratings

👤 Founder Biographies 🏢 Corporate History 🚀 Tech Startups 🛒 E-Commerce 🧭 Corporate Culture

The PayPal Wars

by Eric M. Jackson • 2004

Russian mobsters, eBay's sabotage, an IPO after 9/11: inside PayPal's fight to survive.

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1k+

🚀 Startup Stories 💳 Fintech History 🔗 Network Effects 🌉 Silicon Valley History 🦠 Viral Growth

The PayPal Wars 93%

Russian mobsters, eBay's sabotage, an IPO after 9/11: inside PayPal's fight to survive.

by Eric M. Jackson 2004

3.99

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Stories 💳 Fintech History 🔗 Network Effects 🌉 Silicon Valley History 🦠 Viral Growth

Bold

by Peter H. Diamandis • 2015

Tech that doubles in power yearly is creating billion-dollar openings. Here is the playbook.

3.97

10k+

📈 Exponential Growth 🔮 Future Forecasting 🎯 Audacious Goals 💰 Crowdfunding 🏆 Challenge Prizes

Bold 93%

Tech that doubles in power yearly is creating billion-dollar openings. Here is the playbook.

by Peter H. Diamandis 2015

3.97

10k+ ratings

📈 Exponential Growth 🔮 Future Forecasting 🎯 Audacious Goals 💰 Crowdfunding 🏆 Challenge Prizes

Extremely Hardcore

by Zoë Schiffer • 2024

A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.

3.97

1k+

🏢 Corporate Takeovers 📱 Social Media Platforms 📰 Tech Journalism ⚖️ Platform Governance 🗣️ Free Speech Debates

Extremely Hardcore 93%

A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.

by Zoë Schiffer 2024

3.97

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Takeovers 📱 Social Media Platforms 📰 Tech Journalism ⚖️ Platform Governance 🗣️ Free Speech Debates

Elon Musk

by Influential Individuals • 2017

How a self-taught coder built SpaceX and Tesla by ignoring convention and working relentlessly.

4.12

394

🏗️ Founder Journeys 💼 Startup Playbooks 🧠 First Principles Thinking 💻 Valley Startups 🔭 Visionary Leadership

Elon Musk 93%

How a self-taught coder built SpaceX and Tesla by ignoring convention and working relentlessly.

by Influential Individuals 2017

4.12

394 ratings

🏗️ Founder Journeys 💼 Startup Playbooks 🧠 First Principles Thinking 💻 Valley Startups 🔭 Visionary Leadership

The Right Kind of Crazy

by Adam Steltzner • 2015

A sky crane, a rover, and a team that trusted doubt more than confidence.

3.81

763

🚀 Space Exploration 🏛️ NASA History 🧩 Systems Thinking 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🌫️ Managing Uncertainty

The Right Kind of Crazy 92%

A sky crane, a rover, and a team that trusted doubt more than confidence.

by Adam Steltzner 2015

3.81

763 ratings

🚀 Space Exploration 🏛️ NASA History 🧩 Systems Thinking 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🌫️ Managing Uncertainty

Moonshots

by Naveen Jain • 2018

Industry experts see limits; outsiders see moonshots. The mindset that builds the future.

4.20

182

🚀 Moonshot Thinking 🌌 Abundance Mindset 🔍 Intellectual Curiosity 🪐 Outsider Innovation 📈 Exponential Thinking

Moonshots 92%

Industry experts see limits; outsiders see moonshots. The mindset that builds the future.

by Naveen Jain 2018

4.20

182 ratings

🚀 Moonshot Thinking 🌌 Abundance Mindset 🔍 Intellectual Curiosity 🪐 Outsider Innovation 📈 Exponential Thinking

The Orbital Perspective

by Ron Garan • 2015

An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.

3.80

205

🪐 Overview Effect 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Global Cooperation 👥 Crowdsourcing 📊 Open Data

The Orbital Perspective 92%

An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.

by Ron Garan 2015

3.80

205 ratings

🪐 Overview Effect 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Global Cooperation 👥 Crowdsourcing 📊 Open Data

Google It

by Anna Crowley Redding • 2018

Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.

4.00

617

🏢 Tech Company History 🌉 Silicon Valley Startups 🌐 Internet History 📖 Corporate Biography 🧮 Algorithmic Thinking

Google It 92%

Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.

by Anna Crowley Redding 2018

4.00

617 ratings

🏢 Tech Company History 🌉 Silicon Valley Startups 🌐 Internet History 📖 Corporate Biography 🧮 Algorithmic Thinking

Steve Jobs

by Walter Isaacson • 2011

Unfiltered access, no editorial control: the biography where genius and cruelty share the page.

4.16

1.4M+

🏢 Tech Titans 💻 Silicon Valley History 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Design Thinking 🚀 Innovation Culture

Steve Jobs 92%

Unfiltered access, no editorial control: the biography where genius and cruelty share the page.

by Walter Isaacson 2011

4.16

1.4M+ ratings

🏢 Tech Titans 💻 Silicon Valley History 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Design Thinking 🚀 Innovation Culture

The Smart Mission

by Edward J. Hoffman • 2022

What NASA's hardest projects reveal about knowledge: it lives in teams, not databases.

3.90

📋 Project Management 🧠 Knowledge Management 📚 Organizational Learning 🤝 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Smart Mission 92%

What NASA's hardest projects reveal about knowledge: it lives in teams, not databases.

by Edward J. Hoffman 2022

3.90

50 ratings

📋 Project Management 🧠 Knowledge Management 📚 Organizational Learning 🤝 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Psychological Safety

iCon

by Jeffrey S. Young • 2005

Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.

4.06

11k+

🚀 Startup Stories 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Design Thinking 👁️ Product Vision 💡 Innovation Culture

iCon 92%

Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.

by Jeffrey S. Young 2005

4.06

11k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Stories 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Design Thinking 👁️ Product Vision 💡 Innovation Culture

Amazon and the Rise of E-commerce

by 50Minutes • 2017

The Amazon playbook: why selling at a loss built the world's biggest online retailer.

2.00

📖 Company History 🛒 E-Commerce 🎯 Customer Focus 💡 Innovation Culture 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Amazon and the Rise of E-commerce Summary

Amazon and the Rise of E-commerce 92%

The Amazon playbook: why selling at a loss built the world's biggest online retailer.

by 50Minutes 2017

2.00

2 ratings

📖 Company History 🛒 E-Commerce 🎯 Customer Focus 💡 Innovation Culture 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Hard Drive

by James Wallace • 1992

The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.

4.12

2k+

🖥️ Pc Revolution 📋 Corporate Biography 🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship ⚔️ Business Rivalries 💾 Software Industry

Hard Drive 92%

The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.

by James Wallace 1992

4.12

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Pc Revolution 📋 Corporate Biography 🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship ⚔️ Business Rivalries 💾 Software Industry

Ignition!

by John Drury Clark • 1972

A fuel that won't corrode, explode, or poison: the inside story of the chemists who found it.

4.12

3k+

🚀 Rocket Propulsion ☢️ Cold War Science 🤪 Eccentric Scientists 🎯 Military Rocketry ⚠️ Dangerous Chemistry

Ignition! 92%

A fuel that won't corrode, explode, or poison: the inside story of the chemists who found it.

by John Drury Clark 1972

4.12

3k+ ratings

🚀 Rocket Propulsion ☢️ Cold War Science 🤪 Eccentric Scientists 🎯 Military Rocketry ⚠️ Dangerous Chemistry

The Billionaire and the Mechanic

by Julian Guthrie • 2013

Flying boats and shoreline crowds: how a billionaire and a mechanic won the America's Cup.

4.11

824

🏆 Americas Cup 🥇 Underdog Stories 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 💰 Billionaire Biography ⚙️ Sports Innovation

The Billionaire and the Mechanic Summary

The Billionaire and the Mechanic 92%

Flying boats and shoreline crowds: how a billionaire and a mechanic won the America's Cup.

by Julian Guthrie 2013

4.11

824 ratings

🏆 Americas Cup 🥇 Underdog Stories 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 💰 Billionaire Biography ⚙️ Sports Innovation

Softwar

by Matthew Symonds • 2003

Oracle nearly died in 1990. Its founder's response: bet the company on an all-in internet gamble.

3.78

499

💾 Tech Industry History 🔄 Company Turnarounds 🚀 Software Entrepreneurship 🌐 Internet Business ⚡ Disruptive Leadership

Softwar 92%

Oracle nearly died in 1990. Its founder's response: bet the company on an all-in internet gamble.

by Matthew Symonds 2003

3.78

499 ratings

💾 Tech Industry History 🔄 Company Turnarounds 🚀 Software Entrepreneurship 🌐 Internet Business ⚡ Disruptive Leadership

The Upstarts

by Brad Stone • 2017

How two apps turned trust into a product, and the brutal global battle to keep it.

4.04

7k+

🏡 Sharing Economy 📲 Platform Businesses 🚀 Startup Sagas 🌉 Silicon Valley Culture ⚖️ Regulatory Disruption

The Upstarts 92%

How two apps turned trust into a product, and the brutal global battle to keep it.

by Brad Stone 2017

4.04

7k+ ratings

🏡 Sharing Economy 📲 Platform Businesses 🚀 Startup Sagas 🌉 Silicon Valley Culture ⚖️ Regulatory Disruption

Two Sides of the Moon

by David Randolph Scott • 2004

The space race seen from both cockpits: an astronaut and cosmonaut compare notes.

4.29

591

🚀 Space Race 🥶 Cold War History 🧑‍🚀 Astronaut Memoir 🌙 Lunar Exploration ⚙️ Technological Rivalry

Two Sides of the Moon 92%

The space race seen from both cockpits: an astronaut and cosmonaut compare notes.

by David Randolph Scott 2004

4.29

591 ratings

🚀 Space Race 🥶 Cold War History 🧑‍🚀 Astronaut Memoir 🌙 Lunar Exploration ⚙️ Technological Rivalry

No Dream Is Too High

by Buzz Aldrin • 2016

The second man on the Moon on failure, purpose, and why your companions determine your destination.

3.76

2k+

🚀 Space Exploration 🏁 Space Race 👨‍🚀 Astronaut Memoirs 🔄 Second Acts 👥 Mentorship

No Dream Is Too High 92%

The second man on the Moon on failure, purpose, and why your companions determine your destination.

by Buzz Aldrin 2016

3.76

2k+ ratings

🚀 Space Exploration 🏁 Space Race 👨‍🚀 Astronaut Memoirs 🔄 Second Acts 👥 Mentorship

The Airbnb Story

by Leigh Gallagher • 2017

Three unemployed designers built the world's largest hotel company without owning a single room.

3.85

3k+

🚀 Startup Origin Stories 🏠 Sharing Economy 💻 Platform Businesses 💥 Disruption Narrative 🤝 Community Building

The Airbnb Story 92%

Three unemployed designers built the world's largest hotel company without owning a single room.

by Leigh Gallagher 2017

3.85

3k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Origin Stories 🏠 Sharing Economy 💻 Platform Businesses 💥 Disruption Narrative 🤝 Community Building

The Unknown Billionaires

by Michael Caldwell • 2014

Behind fifty self-made fortunes: the patterns that separate billion-dollar builders from the rest.

3.88

146

📖 Entrepreneur Biographies 💰 Self-Made Wealth 🔍 Pattern Spotting 💪 Resilience ⚡ Disruption

The Unknown Billionaires 92%

Behind fifty self-made fortunes: the patterns that separate billion-dollar builders from the rest.

by Michael Caldwell 2014

3.88

146 ratings

📖 Entrepreneur Biographies 💰 Self-Made Wealth 🔍 Pattern Spotting 💪 Resilience ⚡ Disruption

Hard Landing

by Thomas Petzinger Jr. • 1995

A busted union here, a rigged screen there: how two men's rivalry built modern air travel.

4.41

814

✈️ Airline Industry 🏢 Corporate History 📜 Deregulation ⚒️ Labor Wars 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

Hard Landing 92%

A busted union here, a rigged screen there: how two men's rivalry built modern air travel.

by Thomas Petzinger Jr. 1995

4.41

814 ratings

✈️ Airline Industry 🏢 Corporate History 📜 Deregulation ⚒️ Labor Wars 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

Behind the Cloud

by Marc Benioff • 2009

How a subscription website sparked a billion-dollar revolt against the enterprise software industry.

3.78

5k+

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🥷 Guerrilla Marketing 🎯 Customer Success 🔄 Subscription Models 🌐 Platform Ecosystems

Behind the Cloud 92%

How a subscription website sparked a billion-dollar revolt against the enterprise software industry.

by Marc Benioff 2009

3.78

5k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🥷 Guerrilla Marketing 🎯 Customer Success 🔄 Subscription Models 🌐 Platform Ecosystems

The Spotify Play

by Sven Carlsson • 2019

How Spotify used a free music catalog to outmaneuver Apple, Google, and Amazon.

3.53

2k+

🎵 Music Industry 🚀 Startup Playbooks 💻 Digital Media 📡 Streaming Platforms 🏗️ Platform Economics

The Spotify Play 92%

How Spotify used a free music catalog to outmaneuver Apple, Google, and Amazon.

by Sven Carlsson 2019

3.53

2k+ ratings

🎵 Music Industry 🚀 Startup Playbooks 💻 Digital Media 📡 Streaming Platforms 🏗️ Platform Economics

The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison*

by Mike Wilson • 1997

Larry Ellison sold databases. His real product was the legend of Larry Ellison.

3.93

436

🖥️ Silicon Valley History 💼 Tech Mogul Biographies 🥊 Corporate Rivalries 🤝 Co-Founder Partnerships 📈 Hypergrowth

The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison* Summary

The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison* 92%

Larry Ellison sold databases. His real product was the legend of Larry Ellison.

by Mike Wilson 1997

3.93

436 ratings

🖥️ Silicon Valley History 💼 Tech Mogul Biographies 🥊 Corporate Rivalries 🤝 Co-Founder Partnerships 📈 Hypergrowth

Barbarians Led by Bill Gates

by Jennifer Edstrom • 1998

The browser war wasn't won by vision: it was won by weaponizing Windows against Netscape.

3.6

163

🖥️ Software Business 🏢 Corporate History 📈 Market Dominance 🌐 Browser Wars 🎯 Growth By Acquisition

Barbarians Led by Bill Gates 92%

The browser war wasn't won by vision: it was won by weaponizing Windows against Netscape.

by Jennifer Edstrom 1998

3.6

163 ratings

🖥️ Software Business 🏢 Corporate History 📈 Market Dominance 🌐 Browser Wars 🎯 Growth By Acquisition

How to Think Like Steve Jobs

by Daniel Smith • 2013

The outsider mindset, the design obsession, the comeback: ten Jobs principles you can actually use.

3.62

634

🖥️ Tech Leadership 💡 Innovation Culture 🎨 Design Thinking 👤 Founder Lessons 🔭 Visionary Leadership

How to Think Like Steve Jobs 92%

The outsider mindset, the design obsession, the comeback: ten Jobs principles you can actually use.

by Daniel Smith 2013

3.62

634 ratings

🖥️ Tech Leadership 💡 Innovation Culture 🎨 Design Thinking 👤 Founder Lessons 🔭 Visionary Leadership

The Google Story

by David A. Vise • 2005

How two Stanford dropouts, one algorithm, and an ethical pledge built a $100 billion empire.

3.88

16k+

🚀 Silicon Valley Startups 💰 Digital Advertising ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🏢 Tech Company Histories ⚔️ Tech Rivalries

The Google Story 92%

How two Stanford dropouts, one algorithm, and an ethical pledge built a $100 billion empire.

by David A. Vise 2005

3.88

16k+ ratings

🚀 Silicon Valley Startups 💰 Digital Advertising ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🏢 Tech Company Histories ⚔️ Tech Rivalries

Bezonomics

by Brian Dumaine • 2020

The self-reinforcing loop that built Amazon's empire, and how the best companies are stealing it.

3.76

2k+

🛒 E-Commerce 🏗️ Platform Business Models 🤖 AI-Powered Growth 🎯 Customer Centricity 💥 Digital Disruption

Bezonomics 92%

The self-reinforcing loop that built Amazon's empire, and how the best companies are stealing it.

by Brian Dumaine 2020

3.76

2k+ ratings

🛒 E-Commerce 🏗️ Platform Business Models 🤖 AI-Powered Growth 🎯 Customer Centricity 💥 Digital Disruption

Netflixed

by Gina Keating • 2012

Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.

3.97

2k+

🎬 Entertainment Business ⚔️ Corporate Rivalry 💡 Disruptive Innovation 🔄 Digital Transformation 🚀 Startup Stories

Netflixed 92%

Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.

by Gina Keating 2012

3.97

2k+ ratings

🎬 Entertainment Business ⚔️ Corporate Rivalry 💡 Disruptive Innovation 🔄 Digital Transformation 🚀 Startup Stories

The Power Law

by Sebastian Mallaby • 2022

Five percent of venture bets make sixty percent of returns. The usual rules break.

4.42

5k+

💼 Venture Capital 🌉 Silicon Valley 📊 Power Laws 🕸️ Network Effects 📜 Financial History

The Power Law 92%

Five percent of venture bets make sixty percent of returns. The usual rules break.

by Sebastian Mallaby 2022

4.42

5k+ ratings

💼 Venture Capital 🌉 Silicon Valley 📊 Power Laws 🕸️ Network Effects 📜 Financial History

Steve Jobs

by Patricia Lakin • 2011

Before the iPhone, Jobs took a calligraphy class. That strange detour explains everything.

3.85

384

🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship 🎨 Product Design 💻 Silicon Valley 👁️ Visionary Leadership 💡 Design Thinking

Steve Jobs 92%

Before the iPhone, Jobs took a calligraphy class. That strange detour explains everything.

by Patricia Lakin 2011

3.85

384 ratings

🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship 🎨 Product Design 💻 Silicon Valley 👁️ Visionary Leadership 💡 Design Thinking

Alibaba's World

by Porter Erisman • 2015

How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.

3.89

2k+

🏢 Chinese Tech Companies 🛒 Marketplace Platforms 🚀 Founders And Startups 🌏 Emerging Markets 🥊 Startup Underdogs

Alibaba's World 92%

How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.

by Porter Erisman 2015

3.89

2k+ ratings

🏢 Chinese Tech Companies 🛒 Marketplace Platforms 🚀 Founders And Startups 🌏 Emerging Markets 🥊 Startup Underdogs

Strategy Rules

by David B. Yoffie • 2015

Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.

3.82

629

🎯 Strategic Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🏗️ Platform Economics 🏛️ Organizational Design 🎲 Strategic Risk-Taking

Strategy Rules 92%

Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.

by David B. Yoffie 2015

3.82

629 ratings

🎯 Strategic Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🏗️ Platform Economics 🏛️ Organizational Design 🎲 Strategic Risk-Taking

Interstellar

by Avi Loeb • 2023

An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.

3.52

626

🧬 Astrobiology 🚀 Space Exploration 👽 Extraterrestrial Intelligence 🌌 Cosmic Perspective ✨ Interstellar Travel

Interstellar 92%

An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.

by Avi Loeb 2023

3.52

626 ratings

🧬 Astrobiology 🚀 Space Exploration 👽 Extraterrestrial Intelligence 🌌 Cosmic Perspective ✨ Interstellar Travel

Boeing Versus Airbus

by John Newhouse • 2007

Two radically different bets on the future of flight: the superjumbo vs. the long-range midsize.

3.61

478

✈️ Aerospace Industry 🏭 Industrial Competition 💰 Subsidy Wars 🧩 Product Strategy 🏢 Corporate Culture

Boeing Versus Airbus 92%

Two radically different bets on the future of flight: the superjumbo vs. the long-range midsize.

by John Newhouse 2007

3.61

478 ratings

✈️ Aerospace Industry 🏭 Industrial Competition 💰 Subsidy Wars 🧩 Product Strategy 🏢 Corporate Culture

Master Switch

by Tim Wu • 2010

Telephone, radio, film, TV: each began open and ended a monopoly. The internet is next.

3.89

8k+

🏢 Media Monopolies 📜 Information History 🔄 Technological Cycles 🏛️ Corporate Consolidation ⚖️ Antitrust

Master Switch 92%

Telephone, radio, film, TV: each began open and ended a monopoly. The internet is next.

by Tim Wu 2010

3.89

8k+ ratings

🏢 Media Monopolies 📜 Information History 🔄 Technological Cycles 🏛️ Corporate Consolidation ⚖️ Antitrust

Without Their Permission

by Alexis Ohanian • 2013

A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.

3.70

2k+

🚀 Tech Startups 🌐 Internet Culture 📖 Founder Memoir 🛠️ Lean Startup 🗽 Internet Freedom

Without Their Permission 92%

A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.

by Alexis Ohanian 2013

3.70

2k+ ratings

🚀 Tech Startups 🌐 Internet Culture 📖 Founder Memoir 🛠️ Lean Startup 🗽 Internet Freedom

The Future Is Faster Than You Think

by Peter H. Diamandis • 2020

Breakthroughs are converging. The next decade will deliver a century's worth of change.

4.13

5k+

🧬 Technology Convergence 🔬 Emerging Technologies 💥 Business Disruption 🚀 Disruptive Innovation 🔮 Future Forecasting

The Future Is Faster Than You Think Summary

The Future Is Faster Than You Think 92%

Breakthroughs are converging. The next decade will deliver a century's worth of change.

by Peter H. Diamandis 2020

4.13

5k+ ratings

🧬 Technology Convergence 🔬 Emerging Technologies 💥 Business Disruption 🚀 Disruptive Innovation 🔮 Future Forecasting

Troublemakers

by Leslie Berlin • 2017

The seven years when a California peninsula birthed personal computing, biotech, and video games.

4.09

769

🌉 Silicon Valley 🖥️ Personal Computing 💰 Venture Capital 👩‍💻 Women In Tech 🎮 Video Game History

Troublemakers 92%

The seven years when a California peninsula birthed personal computing, biotech, and video games.

by Leslie Berlin 2017

4.09

769 ratings

🌉 Silicon Valley 🖥️ Personal Computing 💰 Venture Capital 👩‍💻 Women In Tech 🎮 Video Game History

The Amazon Way

by John Rossman • 2014

Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.

3.94

2k+

📘 Company Playbooks 🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Hiring And Talent 💰 Frugal Innovation ⚙️ Operational Excellence

The Amazon Way 92%

Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.

by John Rossman 2014

3.94

2k+ ratings

📘 Company Playbooks 🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Hiring And Talent 💰 Frugal Innovation ⚙️ Operational Excellence

Hatching Twitter

by Nick Bilton • 2013

Four friends created Twitter. Then they systematically destroyed each other.

4.04

19k+

🚀 Tech Startups 🌉 Silicon Valley 📱 Social Media ⚔️ Founder Feuds 🕵️ Corporate Intrigue

Hatching Twitter 91%

Four friends created Twitter. Then they systematically destroyed each other.

by Nick Bilton 2013

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🚀 Tech Startups 🌉 Silicon Valley 📱 Social Media ⚔️ Founder Feuds 🕵️ Corporate Intrigue

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