Recommendations based on Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Loveby Marty Cagan

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  1. Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

    by Jake Knapp
    A step-by-step guide to quickly and efficiently problem-solve and test new ideas.

    NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER, WALL STREET JOURNAL, BESTSELLER “,Sprint, offers a transformative formula for testing ideas that works whether you’re at a startup or a large organization. Within five ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

    by Ben Horowitz
    A practical guide to navigating the challenges of building and leading a successful business, with insights from a seasoned entrepreneur.

    Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup—practical wisdom for ... (Barnes & Noble)

  3. Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

    by Nir Eyal
    A guide to help readers overcome distractions and take control of their attention, leading to a more fulfilling and productive life.

    A ping on your phone takes you out of a conversation with a friend. At the office, an email interrupts your project. At home, your screens intrude on time with your partner. Things you mean to put ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

    by Peter Thiel
    A guide to launching a startup, exploring the power of entrepreneurship.

    If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets. The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, ... (Goodreads)

  5. Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters

    by Richard P. Rumelt
    A guide to creating effective strategies by identifying and overcoming common pitfalls. Practical advice for leaders and managers.

    Clears out the mumbo jumbo and muddled thinking underlying, too many, strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world Developing and ... (Goodreads)

  6. Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

    by Steve Krug
    A guide to creating intuitive, user-friendly websites.

    Since Don’t Make Me Think was first published in 2000, over 400,000 Web designers and developers have relied on Steve Krug’s guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and ... (Goodreads)

  7. Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

    by Ed Catmull
    An exploration of the principles and strategies that drive success in the creative process.

    “What does it mean to manage well?” From Ed Catmull, co-founder (with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter) of Pixar Animation Studios, comes an incisive book about creativity in business—sure to appeal to ... (Goodreads)

  8. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

    by Eric Ries
    Systematic approach to launching and managing successful businesses in an ever-changing market.

    Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. ... (Goodreads)

  9. Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead

    by Laszlo Bock
    An inside look at Google's unique workplace culture, providing insights on how to create a happier and more productive office.

    From the visionary head of Google's innovative People Operations comes a groundbreaking inquiry into the philosophy of work-and a blueprint for attracting the most spectacular talent to your business ... (Goodreads)

  10. High Output Management

    by Andrew S. Grove
    An essential guide to managing people and processes to achieve maximum productivity.

    In this legendary business book and Silicon Valley staple, the former chairman and CEO of Intel shares his perspective on how to build and run a company. A practical handbook for navigating real-life ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

    by Robert B. Cialdini
    An analysis of the psychology of persuasion and how to use it to influence people.

    Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes"—and how to apply these understandings. Dr. Robert Cialdini is the seminal expert in the rapidly expanding ... (Goodreads)

  12. Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

    by Nir Eyal
    A guide to creating products that form habits, using psychology and technology to keep users coming back.

    How do successful companies create products people can’t put down? Why do some products capture widespread attention while others flop? What makes us engage with certain products out of sheer habit? ... (Goodreads)

  13. The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence

    by Josh Waitzkin
    An inspiring story of how to attain excellence through the martial art of Tai Chi.

    Josh Waitzkin knows what it means to be at the top of his game. A public figure since winning his first National Chess Championship at the age of nine, Waitzkin was catapulted into a media whirlwind ... (Goodreads)

  14. The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels

    by Michael D. Watkins
    Practical advice for new leaders on how to navigate their first three months in a role.

    Since its original release, The First 90 Days has become the bestselling globally acknowledged bible of leadership and career transitions. In this updated and expanded 10th anniversary edition, ... (Goodreads)

  15. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

    by Tony Hsieh
    A business leader's journey from success to significance, showing how to build a corporate culture of happiness.

    You want to learn about the path that we took at Zappos to get to over $1 billion in gross merchandise sales in less than ten years. You want to learn about the path I took that eventually led me to ... (Goodreads)

  16. Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers

    by Geoffrey A. Moore
    A guide for high-tech companies to successfully market and sell their products to mainstream customers.

    Here is the bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries. Crossing the Chasm has become the bible for bringing cutting-edge products to progressively larger ... (Goodreads)

  17. Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell

    by Eric Schmidt
    The story of Bill Campbell, a legendary coach and mentor to some of Silicon Valley's biggest names, and his leadership philosophy.

    The team behind How Google Works returns with management lessons from legendary coach and business executive, Bill Campbell, whose mentoring of some of our most successful modern entrepreneurs has ... (Goodreads)

  18. The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company

    by Steve Blank
    A comprehensive guide for entrepreneurs to build and scale successful startups, with practical advice and real-world examples.

    Now a decade after the Four Steps to the Epiphany sparked the Lean Startup revolution, comes its sequel… The Startup Owner's Manual The Manual incorporates 10 years of learning and best practices ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

    by Charles Duhigg
    Uncovering the science of habit formation and how to use it to achieve success.

    A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns ... (Goodreads)

  20. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

    by Jocko Willink
    How to lead and win through the lessons learned by the U.S. Navy SEALs.

    The #1 New York Times bestseller "An incredible book... you teach guys and gals about leadership and you've helped not only military guys but families." - Megyn Kelly "You show in the book how to ... (Goodreads)

  21. Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Web Application

    by 37 Signals
    A practical guide to building web applications with a focus on simplicity, efficiency, and user experience.

    Getting Real details the business, design, programming, and marketing principles of 37signals. The book is packed with keep-it-simple insights, contrarian points of view, and unconventional ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

    by Phil Knight
    The story of one man's dream to start a business and the obstacles he encountered along the way.

    In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of ... (Goodreads)

  23. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

    by Hans Rosling
    A data-driven book that challenges common misconceptions about the world and presents a more accurate, optimistic view of global progress.

    Factfulness:, The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends— what percentage of the world’s ... (Goodreads)

  24. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

    by John Carreyrou
    The rise and fall of Theranos, a fraudulent blood-testing startup, and the deceitful actions of its founder Elizabeth Holmes.

    The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of a multibillion-dollar startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end in the face ... (Goodreads)

  25. Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders

    by L. David Marquet
    A former submarine commander's account of transforming a failing organization into one of success.

    "Leadership should mean giving control rather than taking control and creating leaders rather than forging followers." David Marquet, an experienced Navy officer, was used to giving orders. As newly ... (Goodreads)

  26. The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life

    by J.L. Collins
    A financial guide to help readers achieve financial freedom and create wealth.

    “In the dark, bewildering, trap-infested jungle of misinformation and opaque riddles that is the world of investment, JL Collins is the fatherly wizard on the side of the path, offering a simple map, ... (Goodreads)

  27. Wings of Fire: An Autobiography

    by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
    The inspiring story of India's 11th President, and his rise to the top in the face of adversity.

    Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, the son of a little-educated boat-owner in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, had an unparalleled career as a defence scientist, culminating in the highest civilian award of ... (Goodreads)

  28. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

    by Ashlee Vance
    A revealing look into the life and accomplishments of tech innovator Elon Musk.

    Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the ... (Goodreads)

  29. Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

    by Jessica Livingston
    Collection of stories from some of the greatest entrepreneurs, sharing their journey and experiences as founders.

    Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days is a collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days. These people are ... (Goodreads)

  30. Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World

    by Stanley McChrystal
    Exploring the challenges of leading and managing in a world of complexity, uncertainty, and rapid change.

    The retired four-star general and and bestselling author of, My Share of the Task, shares a powerful new leadership model As commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), General Stanley ... (Goodreads)