Author: Neil Davidson ISBN: 978-0-9571791-2-7 You want to know how to price your software product? To make things even better, the author gave this book away for free. You can download it here. And in case you didn't know, this is the software pricing bible, used by the biggest tech companies! EXCERPTS Once you’ve determined what your product is, you need to consider its value to your customers. In the case [...]
Author: Pat Flynn ISBN: 978-0997082302 Useful tips if you're just starting on your own or plan to. EXCERPTS “Speed is only useful if you’re running in the right direction.” I’ve shifted his thinking from “I can’t” to “I haven’t figured it out yet.” Good ideas are common, but those who are willing to take action and execute those ideas are far more rare. “There are risks and costs to action. [...]
Author: David Allen ISBN:978-0143126560 Organization is the cornerstone of any individual or organisation that wants to become and stay effective. Improve (organization of) input and increase output. Very practical tips on why to write every information down, how to organize it and act on it! A true gem! EXCERPTS Most stress they experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept. [Sivers: Hell yes or no!] You’ve probably made many [...]
Author: Marshall Goldsmith ISBN:978-1401330125 Pinpoints mental models that may be holding you back in business. Very useful! EXCERPTS One of the greatest mistakes of successful people is the assumption, “I behave this way, and I achieve results. Therefore, I must be achieving results because I behave this way.” This belief is sometimes true, but not across the board. That’s where superstition kicks in. It creates the core fallacy necessitating this book, [...]
Author: Blake Masters, Peter Thiel ISBN: 978-0753555194 Great short book on philosophy of business. EXCERPTS If you want to create and capture lasting value, don’t build an undifferentiated commodity business. Suppose you want to start a restaurant that serves British food in Palo Alto. “No one else is doing it,” you might reason. “We’ll own the entire market.” But that’s only true if the relevant market is the market [...]
Author: Scott Adams ISBN: 9781591846918 What a great book! So much wisdom intertwined with Scott's own true life stories. No BS advice on how to succeed in life. You better listen - the guy is making millions by selling cartoons. EXCERPTS A hammer is good only if you stop pounding after the nail is all the way in. Keep pounding and you break the wood. My hypothesis is that [...]
Author: Benedict Carey ISBN: 978-0812993899 I wish I read this book before (or at least) during law school! A book about optimizing learning with hands-on advice. EXCERPTS Part One: Basic Theory Memory improved in the first few days without any further study, and only began to taper off after day four or so, on average. The brain doesn’t hold on to nonsense syllables for long, then, because they are nonsense. [...]
Author: Daniel H. Pink ISBN: 978-1594484803 An interesting book about what really drives us. The book is especially useful if you want to set up an effective remuneration and bonus policy for your employees. EXCERPTS The joy of the task was its own reward. “When money is used as an external reward for some activity, the subjects lose intrinsic interest for the activity,” Rewards can deliver a short-term boost— just [...]
Author: Walter Isaacson ISBN: 978-1451648539 I really enjoyed a realistic (or at least much more realistic than other books and movies) insight into the life of one of the greatest creative geniouses of the 21st century. The book is full of practical wisdom about life and business. True to himself, Walter Isaacson leves no stone unturned, which can make a book to lengthy if you're not a true fan of [...]
Author: Richard Koch ISBN: 978-1857883992 Pareto principle explained and applied to everyday life. A great read! EXCERPTS [I've read this book in paper form. Instead of the usual excerpts I am providing my notes and thoughts.] The base premise of the book is universal applicability of the Pareto principle. The Pareto principle (also known as the 80/20 rule, the law of the vital few, or the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, roughly [...]