Bookshelf 📚

A shortlist of highly inspirational books that have influenced me.

• The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (1999)
  ^{by Andrew Hunt & David Thomas}
• The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary (2001)
  ^{by Eric S. Raymond}
• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2001)
  ^{by David Allen}
• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t (2001)
  ^{by Jim Collins}
• Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable (2003)
  ^{by Seth Godin}
• Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Successful Web Application (2006)
  ^{by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson}
• Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us (2008)
  ^{by Seth Godin}
• Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (2009)
  ^{by Simon Sinek}
• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2009)
  ^{by Daniel H. Pink}
• Rework (2010)
  ^{by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson}
• The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company (2012)
  ^{by Steve Blank}
• Remote: Office Not Required (2013)
  ^{by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson}
• The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you (2013)
  ^{by Rob Fitzpatrick}
• Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (2014)
  ^{by Peter Thiel}
• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (2014)
  ^{by Greg McKeown}
• Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products (2014)
  ^{by Nir Eyal}
• Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth (2015)
  ^{by Gabriel Weinberg}
• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (2016)
  ^{by Cal Newport}
• Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (2017)
  ^{by Marty Cagan}
• Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen (2017)
  ^{by Donald Miller}
• Hacking Growth: How Today’s Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success (2017)
  ^{by Sean Ellis}
• Measure What Matters: OKRs: The Simple Idea That Drives 10x Growth (2018)
  ^{by John Doerr}
• The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups (2018)
  ^{by Daniel Coyle}
• We Are the Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet’s Culture Laboratory (2018)
  ^{by Christine Lagorio-Chafkin}
• Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (2018)
  ^{by Hans Rosling}
• Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations (2018)
  ^{by Forsgren PhD, Nicole}
• Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (2018)
  ^{by Matthew Walker PhD}
• The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture (2018)
  ^{by Scott Belsky}
• Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business (2019)
  ^{by Paul Jarvis}
• Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (2019)
  ^{by Cal Newport}