My Thanksgiving reading marathon continues.
The Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun is interesting book which dispels many of the myths surrounding the invention process. The book is chock full of history and should be required reading for anyone that aspires to innovate.
This book reminded me a little of a blog post I read earlier this [...]
Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) was the hedge fund that imploded in 1998. It used massive amounts of leverage to generate high returns. As long as that leverage works in your favor, you can make a lot of money. When you bet wrong, that leverage can unwind and destroy you. This is that tale.
When Genius Failed: [...]
I just finished reading a great book called The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture by John Battelle.
It covers the history of the search engine and focuses mostly on Google. If that sounds boring, it isn’t. At it’s core this is a business book that goes [...]
Having already read and thoroughly enjoyed Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power and The 33 Strategies of War, I decided to read his other book The Art of Seduction. As much as I loved The 48 Laws of Power, the Art of Seduction was even better.
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
The [...]
