Reading List

Entrepreneurship

• Zero to One
• Innovators Dilemma
• The Hard Thing about Hard Things
• The Lean Startup
• The Inevitable
• Valuation: Methods & Models in Applied Corporate Finance
• Crossing the Chasm
• Built to Sell

Personal Growth

• 4-Hour Work Week
• Mastery
• Quiet

History

• The Great Divide
• From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese History
• Dreams from my Father
• Known and Unknown
• The Art of War

Cultural

• Kitchen Confidential
• Fresh of the Boat: A Memoir
• Born a Crime
• How to American: An Immigrant’s Guide to Disappointing Your Parents
• I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons
• Modern Romance: An Investigation
• Black Privilege

DevOps IT

• Phoenix Project
• Accelerate by Jez Humble
• Measure What Matters

Science

• Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Science Fiction

• Foundation
• Sphere

Podcasts

• The Tim Ferris Show -Long form interviews of top performers in their industry
• The David Chang Show -Show about the cross-section of food, culture & sports in America. Sometimes about what it’s like to be Asian-American.
• Snacks Daily -Business news in a fun format
• a16z -Can’t get enough of these guys!
• The Joe Rogan Experience -Fringe thinker with cool guest stars

Blogs

• a16z -Great to hear about what’s going on at the top levels of the VC world
• Seth Godin -An inspirational quote a day keeps the laziness at bay
• Andrew Chen -Partner at a16z with a lot of knowledge on consumer marketplaces