It was great to speak to the class of 2017 last week and lovely to be back at the school.
I mentioned a few books that I’ve found useful over the years and I’ve been asked by a few people what the full titles were. Most of them will be very familiar to anyone who works in tech (or has worked with me over the last few years) but perhaps not so familiar to someone coming from another field. I don’t know if they will make the MBS MBA reading list but all of these are worth a read.
STRATEGY
The Lean Startup – Eric Ries
The Curve – Nicholas Lovell
The Innovator’s Dilemma – Clayton Christensen
The Hard Thing About Hard Things – Ben Horowitz
Zero to One – Peter Thiel & Blake Masters
EFFICENCY
Modern Meeting Standard – Al Pittampalli
Getting Things Done – David Allen
Inbox Zero http://www.43folders.com/2007/07/25/merlins-inbox-zero-talk
The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins
The trick about sweeping the contents of your desk everything into a nearby draw I’ll claim for myself …..
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