Books Recommended by Kevin Systrom
How to Read a Book
The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
Mortimer J. Adler
Source: "[The author's] thesis is that the most important part of reading a book is to actually read the table of contents and familiarize yourself with the major structure of the book." - Kevin Systrom
Principles
Life and Work
Ray Dalio
Source: "I was blown away. It’s both a guide to life, a guide to business, and also I think an insight into [the author] and someone who’s built an amazing business." - Kevin Systrom
Competing Against Luck
The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice
Clayton M. Christensen
Source: "Great book [...] Terrible title, but within it there's effectively an expression of this thing called 'jobs to be done theory.'" - Kevin Systrom
The New New Thing
A Silicon Valley Story
Michael Lewis
Source: "I read [this book] and I said to myself this feels like an area of the world I can come to and be myself.'" - Kevin Systrom
The Goal
A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Source: "About basically manufacturing and supply chain management. It sounds really boring, but I promise you it’s really good." - Kevin Systrom
The Mathematics of Politics
E. Arthur Robinson
Source: "I’m interested in both politics and also the math behind elections." - Kevin Systrom
The Signal and the Noise
Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't
Nate Silver
Source: "An investigation into our ability to predict future events." - Kevin Systrom
The Lean Startup
How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
Eric Ries
Source: "The principles from [this book], I still apply today." - Kevin Systrom
Blink
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
Source: Kevin Systrom recommended this book on Facebook.
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families
Stories from Rwanda
Philip Gourevitch
Source: Kevin Systrom recommended this book on Facebook.
Nudge
Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Richard H. Thaler
Source: Kevin Systrom recommended this book on Facebook.
Small Is the New Big
and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas
Seth Godin
Source: Kevin Systrom recommended this book on Facebook.
The Anatomy of Buzz
How to Create Word of Mouth Marketing
Emanuel Rosen
Source: Kevin Systrom recommended this book on Facebook.
The Wisdom of Crowds
James Surowiecki
Source: Kevin Systrom recommended this book on Facebook.
Visual Explanations
Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative
Edward R. Tufte
Source: Kevin Systrom recommended this book on Facebook.
The Tipping Point
How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell
Source: Kevin Systrom recommended this book on Facebook.
The Lessons of History
Will & Ariel Durant
Source: "A great book." - Kevin Systrom
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