50 Books like alibaba

Alibaba

by Duncan Clark • 2016

China's e-commerce didn't follow Amazon's script. Alibaba wrote its own from an apartment.

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🀄 Chinese Business 🛒 E-Commerce Platforms 🚀 Startup Founding Stories 🌏 Local Market Adaptation 📚 Business Biography

Alibaba 99%

China's e-commerce didn't follow Amazon's script. Alibaba wrote its own from an apartment.

by Duncan Clark 2016

3.87

16k+ ratings

🀄 Chinese Business 🛒 E-Commerce Platforms 🚀 Startup Founding Stories 🌏 Local Market Adaptation 📚 Business Biography

Alibaba's World

by Porter Erisman • 2015

How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.

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2k+

🏢 Chinese Tech Companies 🛒 Marketplace Platforms 🚀 Founders And Startups 🌏 Emerging Markets 🥊 Startup Underdogs

Alibaba's World 99%

How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.

by Porter Erisman 2015

3.89

2k+ ratings

🏢 Chinese Tech Companies 🛒 Marketplace Platforms 🚀 Founders And Startups 🌏 Emerging Markets 🥊 Startup Underdogs

Influence Empire

by Lulu Yilun Chen • 2022

A billion-user empire built on copycatting: inside Tencent's rise and Beijing's decisive crackdown.

3.93

969

🇨🇳 Chinese Tech 📜 Corporate History 📱 Digital Platforms 🎮 Gaming Industry 👁️ State Surveillance

Influence Empire 96%

A billion-user empire built on copycatting: inside Tencent's rise and Beijing's decisive crackdown.

by Lulu Yilun Chen 2022

3.93

969 ratings

🇨🇳 Chinese Tech 📜 Corporate History 📱 Digital Platforms 🎮 Gaming Industry 👁️ State Surveillance

Six Billion Shoppers

by Porter Erisman • 2017

E-commerce took off where roads and trust barely existed, not in rich nations.

4.09

399

🌍 Emerging Market E-Commerce 🏗️ Platform Business Models 💬 Social Commerce 📱 Mobile Money 🐸 Leapfrogging

Six Billion Shoppers 96%

E-commerce took off where roads and trust barely existed, not in rich nations.

by Porter Erisman 2017

4.09

399 ratings

🌍 Emerging Market E-Commerce 🏗️ Platform Business Models 💬 Social Commerce 📱 Mobile Money 🐸 Leapfrogging

The Everything Store

by Brad Stone • 2013

How one man's ferocious drive turned an online bookstore into the world's most feared company.

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👤 Founder Biographies 🏢 Corporate History 🚀 Tech Startups 🛒 E-Commerce 🧭 Corporate Culture

The Everything Store 96%

How one man's ferocious drive turned an online bookstore into the world's most feared company.

by Brad Stone 2013

4.14

78k+ ratings

👤 Founder Biographies 🏢 Corporate History 🚀 Tech Startups 🛒 E-Commerce 🧭 Corporate Culture

House of Huawei

by Eva Dou • 2025

A Shenzhen startup built a surveillance empire and defied sanctions: inside Huawei.

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🏢 Corporate Histories 🏭 Chinese Capitalism 🌏 Us-China Rivalry 👁️ Surveillance State ⚠️ Geopolitical Risk

House of Huawei 95%

A Shenzhen startup built a surveillance empire and defied sanctions: inside Huawei.

by Eva Dou 2025

3.88

3k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Histories 🏭 Chinese Capitalism 🌏 Us-China Rivalry 👁️ Surveillance State ⚠️ Geopolitical Risk

Attention Factory

by Matthew Brennan • 2020

An algorithm that predicts your next obsession built the first Chinese app to conquer the globe.

4.14

636

💻 Chinese Tech Industry 📱 Social Media Platforms 🤖 Algorithmic Recommendation 👁️ Attention Economy 📈 Viral Growth

Attention Factory 95%

An algorithm that predicts your next obsession built the first Chinese app to conquer the globe.

by Matthew Brennan 2020

4.14

636 ratings

💻 Chinese Tech Industry 📱 Social Media Platforms 🤖 Algorithmic Recommendation 👁️ Attention Economy 📈 Viral Growth

Amazon and the Rise of E-commerce

by 50Minutes • 2017

The Amazon playbook: why selling at a loss built the world's biggest online retailer.

2.00

📖 Company History 🛒 E-Commerce 🎯 Customer Focus 💡 Innovation Culture 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Amazon and the Rise of E-commerce Summary

Amazon and the Rise of E-commerce 95%

The Amazon playbook: why selling at a loss built the world's biggest online retailer.

by 50Minutes 2017

2.00

2 ratings

📖 Company History 🛒 E-Commerce 🎯 Customer Focus 💡 Innovation Culture 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Amazon Unbound

by Brad Stone • 2021

Amazon's second act produced AWS, Alexa, and a $1.7 trillion empire, but the backlash had begun.

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🏢 Big Tech 📜 Corporate History 💼 Workplace Culture 🛒 E-Commerce 🔬 Innovation Culture

Amazon Unbound 95%

Amazon's second act produced AWS, Alexa, and a $1.7 trillion empire, but the backlash had begun.

by Brad Stone 2021

4.07

7k+ ratings

🏢 Big Tech 📜 Corporate History 💼 Workplace Culture 🛒 E-Commerce 🔬 Innovation Culture

The Power Law

by Sebastian Mallaby • 2022

Five percent of venture bets make sixty percent of returns. The usual rules break.

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💼 Venture Capital 🌉 Silicon Valley 📊 Power Laws 🕸️ Network Effects 📜 Financial History

The Power Law 95%

Five percent of venture bets make sixty percent of returns. The usual rules break.

by Sebastian Mallaby 2022

4.42

5k+ ratings

💼 Venture Capital 🌉 Silicon Valley 📊 Power Laws 🕸️ Network Effects 📜 Financial History

How to Think Like Bill Gates

by Daniel Smith • 2015

Deploy the Gates analytical method: it built Microsoft, and now it fights malaria.

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275

🧑‍💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 💰 Billionaire Biographies 🏢 Corporate Leadership 🧠 Founder Thinking 📊 Data-Driven Thinking

How to Think Like Bill Gates 95%

Deploy the Gates analytical method: it built Microsoft, and now it fights malaria.

by Daniel Smith 2015

3.69

275 ratings

🧑‍💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 💰 Billionaire Biographies 🏢 Corporate Leadership 🧠 Founder Thinking 📊 Data-Driven Thinking

The PayPal Wars

by Eric M. Jackson • 2004

Russian mobsters, eBay's sabotage, an IPO after 9/11: inside PayPal's fight to survive.

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🚀 Startup Stories 💳 Fintech History 🔗 Network Effects 🌉 Silicon Valley History 🦠 Viral Growth

The PayPal Wars 95%

Russian mobsters, eBay's sabotage, an IPO after 9/11: inside PayPal's fight to survive.

by Eric M. Jackson 2004

3.99

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Stories 💳 Fintech History 🔗 Network Effects 🌉 Silicon Valley History 🦠 Viral Growth

The Upstarts

by Brad Stone • 2017

How two apps turned trust into a product, and the brutal global battle to keep it.

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7k+

🏡 Sharing Economy 📲 Platform Businesses 🚀 Startup Sagas 🌉 Silicon Valley Culture ⚖️ Regulatory Disruption

The Upstarts 94%

How two apps turned trust into a product, and the brutal global battle to keep it.

by Brad Stone 2017

4.04

7k+ ratings

🏡 Sharing Economy 📲 Platform Businesses 🚀 Startup Sagas 🌉 Silicon Valley Culture ⚖️ Regulatory Disruption

The Airbnb Story

by Leigh Gallagher • 2017

Three unemployed designers built the world's largest hotel company without owning a single room.

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🚀 Startup Origin Stories 🏠 Sharing Economy 💻 Platform Businesses 💥 Disruption Narrative 🤝 Community Building

The Airbnb Story 94%

Three unemployed designers built the world's largest hotel company without owning a single room.

by Leigh Gallagher 2017

3.85

3k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Origin Stories 🏠 Sharing Economy 💻 Platform Businesses 💥 Disruption Narrative 🤝 Community Building

Behind the Cloud

by Marc Benioff • 2009

How a subscription website sparked a billion-dollar revolt against the enterprise software industry.

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🚀 Startup Playbooks 🥷 Guerrilla Marketing 🎯 Customer Success 🔄 Subscription Models 🌐 Platform Ecosystems

Behind the Cloud 94%

How a subscription website sparked a billion-dollar revolt against the enterprise software industry.

by Marc Benioff 2009

3.78

5k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🥷 Guerrilla Marketing 🎯 Customer Success 🔄 Subscription Models 🌐 Platform Ecosystems

Getting Acquired

by Andrew Gazdecki • 2022

A bootstrapped founder's playbook for building a company worth acquiring and selling on your terms.

3.94

213

💻 Tech Startups 🚪 Startup Exits 🌱 Bootstrapping 🤝 Customer Success 📖 Brand Storytelling

Getting Acquired 94%

A bootstrapped founder's playbook for building a company worth acquiring and selling on your terms.

by Andrew Gazdecki 2022

3.94

213 ratings

💻 Tech Startups 🚪 Startup Exits 🌱 Bootstrapping 🤝 Customer Success 📖 Brand Storytelling

Let's Not Screw It, Let's Just Do It

by Richard Branson • 2012

Fun before spreadsheets: the Virgin founder on why most business rules are for breaking.

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🚀 Startup Advice 📖 Founder Stories 🏷️ Brand Building ⚖️ Business Ethics 💡 Creative Disruption

Let's Not Screw It, Let's Just Do It Summary

Let's Not Screw It, Let's Just Do It 94%

Fun before spreadsheets: the Virgin founder on why most business rules are for breaking.

by Richard Branson 2012

3.90

16k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Advice 📖 Founder Stories 🏷️ Brand Building ⚖️ Business Ethics 💡 Creative Disruption

Bezonomics

by Brian Dumaine • 2020

The self-reinforcing loop that built Amazon's empire, and how the best companies are stealing it.

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🛒 E-Commerce 🏗️ Platform Business Models 🤖 AI-Powered Growth 🎯 Customer Centricity 💥 Digital Disruption

Bezonomics 94%

The self-reinforcing loop that built Amazon's empire, and how the best companies are stealing it.

by Brian Dumaine 2020

3.76

2k+ ratings

🛒 E-Commerce 🏗️ Platform Business Models 🤖 AI-Powered Growth 🎯 Customer Centricity 💥 Digital Disruption

Think Like Zuck

by Ekaterina Walter • 2012

Five rules behind Facebook's unlikely rise: why passion beats planning, and decades beat quarters.

3.83

449

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🏗️ Company Building 🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Hiring And Talent 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

Think Like Zuck 94%

Five rules behind Facebook's unlikely rise: why passion beats planning, and decades beat quarters.

by Ekaterina Walter 2012

3.83

449 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🏗️ Company Building 🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Hiring And Talent 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry

by Anthony Michell • 2010

Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.

3.50

🧊 Semiconductor Industry 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds ⚠️ Crisis Management 📢 Brand Building 🏢 Corporate Culture

Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry Summary

Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry 94%

Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.

by Anthony Michell 2010

3.50

20 ratings

🧊 Semiconductor Industry 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds ⚠️ Crisis Management 📢 Brand Building 🏢 Corporate Culture

The Lean Marketplace

by Juho Makkonen • 2018

The lean playbook for launching a marketplace without dying on the chicken-and-egg problem.

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243

🛒 Online Marketplaces 🔗 Network Effects 🧪 Lean Startup 📈 Growth Hacking 🏗️ Platform Economy

The Lean Marketplace 94%

The lean playbook for launching a marketplace without dying on the chicken-and-egg problem.

by Juho Makkonen 2018

4.30

243 ratings

🛒 Online Marketplaces 🔗 Network Effects 🧪 Lean Startup 📈 Growth Hacking 🏗️ Platform Economy

Power Play

by Tim Higgins • 2021

A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.

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🚗 Electric Vehicles 💻 Silicon Valley Culture 🏢 Corporate Biographies 🏭 Manufacturing ⚡ Disruptive Technology

Power Play 94%

A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.

by Tim Higgins 2021

4.07

2k+ ratings

🚗 Electric Vehicles 💻 Silicon Valley Culture 🏢 Corporate Biographies 🏭 Manufacturing ⚡ Disruptive Technology

Strategy Rules

by David B. Yoffie • 2015

Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.

3.82

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🎯 Strategic Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🏗️ Platform Economics 🏛️ Organizational Design 🎲 Strategic Risk-Taking

Strategy Rules 94%

Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.

by David B. Yoffie 2015

3.82

629 ratings

🎯 Strategic Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🏗️ Platform Economics 🏛️ Organizational Design 🎲 Strategic Risk-Taking

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars

by Brad Jacobs • 2024

Ride a megatrend, buy companies, and hire people smarter than you. A billionaire's formula.

3.93

2k+

🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🌟 Talent Strategy 🏢 Corporate Culture 📈 Megatrend Investing

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars Summary

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars 94%

Ride a megatrend, buy companies, and hire people smarter than you. A billionaire's formula.

by Brad Jacobs 2024

3.93

2k+ ratings

🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🌟 Talent Strategy 🏢 Corporate Culture 📈 Megatrend Investing

One Click

by Richard L. Brandt • 2011

Sell at a loss, think in decades, ignore Wall Street: the unorthodox playbook that built Amazon.

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8k+

🛒 E-Commerce History 🏪 Retail Disruption 📘 Business Biography 📈 Growth Over Profit 🐢 Long-Term Thinking

One Click 94%

Sell at a loss, think in decades, ignore Wall Street: the unorthodox playbook that built Amazon.

by Richard L. Brandt 2011

3.74

8k+ ratings

🛒 E-Commerce History 🏪 Retail Disruption 📘 Business Biography 📈 Growth Over Profit 🐢 Long-Term Thinking

The Amazon Way

by John Rossman • 2014

Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.

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2k+

📘 Company Playbooks 🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Hiring And Talent 💰 Frugal Innovation ⚙️ Operational Excellence

The Amazon Way 94%

Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.

by John Rossman 2014

3.94

2k+ ratings

📘 Company Playbooks 🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Hiring And Talent 💰 Frugal Innovation ⚙️ Operational Excellence

Unscaled

by Hemant Taneja • 2018

Size used to win. Now AI lets lean companies rent what big corporations had to build.

3.86

331

🏗️ Platform Economics 🚀 Startup Playbooks 📊 Data-Driven Business 🎯 Micro-Markets 💥 Disruption Theory

Unscaled 94%

Size used to win. Now AI lets lean companies rent what big corporations had to build.

by Hemant Taneja 2018

3.86

331 ratings

🏗️ Platform Economics 🚀 Startup Playbooks 📊 Data-Driven Business 🎯 Micro-Markets 💥 Disruption Theory

The Unknown Billionaires

by Michael Caldwell • 2014

Behind fifty self-made fortunes: the patterns that separate billion-dollar builders from the rest.

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146

📖 Entrepreneur Biographies 💰 Self-Made Wealth 🔍 Pattern Spotting 💪 Resilience ⚡ Disruption

The Unknown Billionaires 94%

Behind fifty self-made fortunes: the patterns that separate billion-dollar builders from the rest.

by Michael Caldwell 2014

3.88

146 ratings

📖 Entrepreneur Biographies 💰 Self-Made Wealth 🔍 Pattern Spotting 💪 Resilience ⚡ Disruption

Elon Musk

by Influential Individuals • 2017

How a self-taught coder built SpaceX and Tesla by ignoring convention and working relentlessly.

4.12

394

🏗️ Founder Journeys 💼 Startup Playbooks 🧠 First Principles Thinking 💻 Valley Startups 🔭 Visionary Leadership

Elon Musk 94%

How a self-taught coder built SpaceX and Tesla by ignoring convention and working relentlessly.

by Influential Individuals 2017

4.12

394 ratings

🏗️ Founder Journeys 💼 Startup Playbooks 🧠 First Principles Thinking 💻 Valley Startups 🔭 Visionary Leadership

Amazon

by Natalie Berg • 2019

The company that started with books now controls the infrastructure for how America buys everything.

3.77

196

🛒 Retail Strategy 📦 E-Commerce 🏭 Supply Chain Management 🎯 Customer Centricity 🔄 Subscription Models

Amazon 94%

The company that started with books now controls the infrastructure for how America buys everything.

by Natalie Berg 2019

3.77

196 ratings

🛒 Retail Strategy 📦 E-Commerce 🏭 Supply Chain Management 🎯 Customer Centricity 🔄 Subscription Models

Softwar

by Matthew Symonds • 2003

Oracle nearly died in 1990. Its founder's response: bet the company on an all-in internet gamble.

3.78

499

💾 Tech Industry History 🔄 Company Turnarounds 🚀 Software Entrepreneurship 🌐 Internet Business ⚡ Disruptive Leadership

Softwar 94%

Oracle nearly died in 1990. Its founder's response: bet the company on an all-in internet gamble.

by Matthew Symonds 2003

3.78

499 ratings

💾 Tech Industry History 🔄 Company Turnarounds 🚀 Software Entrepreneurship 🌐 Internet Business ⚡ Disruptive Leadership

Super Founders

by Ali Tamaseb • 2021

Most startup advice is folklore. The data from hundreds of unicorns tells a different story.

4.22

1k+

🚀 Startup Playbooks 📊 Data-Driven Business 💰 Venture Capital ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🦄 Unicorn Companies

Super Founders 94%

Most startup advice is folklore. The data from hundreds of unicorns tells a different story.

by Ali Tamaseb 2021

4.22

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 📊 Data-Driven Business 💰 Venture Capital ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🦄 Unicorn Companies

Explosive Growth

by Cliff Lerner • 2017

Zero to 100 million users taught him growth. Losing $78 million taught him what actually matters.

4.15

942

📖 Startup Memoirs 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 📈 Growth Hacking 🔥 Viral Growth 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Explosive Growth 94%

Zero to 100 million users taught him growth. Losing $78 million taught him what actually matters.

by Cliff Lerner 2017

4.15

942 ratings

📖 Startup Memoirs 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 📈 Growth Hacking 🔥 Viral Growth 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

The Innovation Stack

by Jim McKelvey • 2020

Great companies don't disrupt. They layer innovations into interlocking systems no rival can copy.

4.22

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🏗️ Business Innovation 🏰 Competitive Moats 🌊 Market Creation 🔓 Outsider Advantage ⚙️ Innovation Systems

The Innovation Stack 94%

Great companies don't disrupt. They layer innovations into interlocking systems no rival can copy.

by Jim McKelvey 2020

4.22

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Business Innovation 🏰 Competitive Moats 🌊 Market Creation 🔓 Outsider Advantage ⚙️ Innovation Systems

Web 2.0

by Amy Shuen • 2007

Your users are your best asset: why giving products away builds billion-dollar businesses.

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149

🏗️ Platform Economics 🔗 Network Effects 🆓 Freemium Models 🔓 Open Innovation 📊 Data-Driven Strategy

Web 2.0 93%

Your users are your best asset: why giving products away builds billion-dollar businesses.

by Amy Shuen 2007

3.32

149 ratings

🏗️ Platform Economics 🔗 Network Effects 🆓 Freemium Models 🔓 Open Innovation 📊 Data-Driven Strategy

Becoming Trader Joe

by Joe Coulombe • 2021

A cult grocery chain built on high wages, tiny selection, and an allergy to advertising.

3.45

5k+

🏪 Retail Entrepreneurship 📖 Founder Memoir ↕️ Contrarian Business 👥 Employee Investment 🏴 Cult Brand

Becoming Trader Joe 93%

A cult grocery chain built on high wages, tiny selection, and an allergy to advertising.

by Joe Coulombe 2021

3.45

5k+ ratings

🏪 Retail Entrepreneurship 📖 Founder Memoir ↕️ Contrarian Business 👥 Employee Investment 🏴 Cult Brand

Zero to IPO

by Frederic Kerrest • 2022

A founder's guide from idea to IPO: funding, teams, sales, surviving the crisis.

4.10

282

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Venture Capital 🏢 Company Culture 📈 Sales Techniques 🤝 Team Building

Zero to IPO 93%

A founder's guide from idea to IPO: funding, teams, sales, surviving the crisis.

by Frederic Kerrest 2022

4.10

282 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Venture Capital 🏢 Company Culture 📈 Sales Techniques 🤝 Team Building

Without Their Permission

by Alexis Ohanian • 2013

A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.

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2k+

🚀 Tech Startups 🌐 Internet Culture 📖 Founder Memoir 🛠️ Lean Startup 🗽 Internet Freedom

Without Their Permission 93%

A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.

by Alexis Ohanian 2013

3.70

2k+ ratings

🚀 Tech Startups 🌐 Internet Culture 📖 Founder Memoir 🛠️ Lean Startup 🗽 Internet Freedom

Gamers at Work

by Morgan Ramsay • 2012

Atari, EA, Blizzard, Valve: the founders reveal the near-death moments behind gaming's biggest hits.

3.69

138

🎮 Game Industry 🚀 Tech Startups 🎙️ Founder Interviews 🏢 Company Culture 🎨 Creative Business

Gamers at Work 93%

Atari, EA, Blizzard, Valve: the founders reveal the near-death moments behind gaming's biggest hits.

by Morgan Ramsay 2012

3.69

138 ratings

🎮 Game Industry 🚀 Tech Startups 🎙️ Founder Interviews 🏢 Company Culture 🎨 Creative Business

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish

by Rashmi Bansal • 2008

25 IIM-A grads ditched their safety nets. The rules that got them through the freefall.

3.70

12k+

🧱 Startup Stories 🇮🇳 Indian Business 💰 Bootstrapping 🤝 Team Culture 🌱 Growth Mindset

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish 93%

25 IIM-A grads ditched their safety nets. The rules that got them through the freefall.

by Rashmi Bansal 2008

3.70

12k+ ratings

🧱 Startup Stories 🇮🇳 Indian Business 💰 Bootstrapping 🤝 Team Culture 🌱 Growth Mindset

Bloomberg by Bloomberg

by Michael R. Bloomberg • 1997

Fired with $10 million, he built a terminal that reshaped finance, then ran New York City.

3.71

1k+

💼 Wall Street Stories 📊 Financial Technology 📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏢 Startup Culture 🔄 Failure To Success

Bloomberg by Bloomberg 93%

Fired with $10 million, he built a terminal that reshaped finance, then ran New York City.

by Michael R. Bloomberg 1997

3.71

1k+ ratings

💼 Wall Street Stories 📊 Financial Technology 📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏢 Startup Culture 🔄 Failure To Success

iCon

by Jeffrey S. Young • 2005

Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.

4.06

11k+

🚀 Startup Stories 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Design Thinking 👁️ Product Vision 💡 Innovation Culture

iCon 93%

Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.

by Jeffrey S. Young 2005

4.06

11k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Stories 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Design Thinking 👁️ Product Vision 💡 Innovation Culture

Platform Scale

by Sangeet Paul Choudary • 2015

Pipes make and sell. Platforms let others create the value. The blueprint for building one.

4.19

527

🏗️ Platform Economy 🕸️ Network Effects 🚀 Startup Strategy 🎯 Two-Sided Markets 📊 Data-Driven Business

Platform Scale 93%

Pipes make and sell. Platforms let others create the value. The blueprint for building one.

by Sangeet Paul Choudary 2015

4.19

527 ratings

🏗️ Platform Economy 🕸️ Network Effects 🚀 Startup Strategy 🎯 Two-Sided Markets 📊 Data-Driven Business

The Founders

by Jimmy Soni • 2022

The PayPal story is not about one genius. It is about what happens when brilliant misfits collide.

4.23

4k+

🏢 Startup Culture 🌐 Internet History 🌉 Silicon Valley 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🔗 Network Effects

The Founders 93%

The PayPal story is not about one genius. It is about what happens when brilliant misfits collide.

by Jimmy Soni 2022

4.23

4k+ ratings

🏢 Startup Culture 🌐 Internet History 🌉 Silicon Valley 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🔗 Network Effects

The Art of Business Wars

by David Brown • 2021

The competitive secrets buried in a century of business battles, from Ford to Amazon.

4.00

679

🥊 Business Rivalries 📜 Business History ♟️ Competitive Strategy 🛡️ Business Resilience 🎯 Customer Obsession

The Art of Business Wars 93%

The competitive secrets buried in a century of business battles, from Ford to Amazon.

by David Brown 2021

4.00

679 ratings

🥊 Business Rivalries 📜 Business History ♟️ Competitive Strategy 🛡️ Business Resilience 🎯 Customer Obsession

The High-Performance Entrepreneur

by Subroto Bagchi • 2006

A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.

3.91

711

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌱 First-Time Founders 👥 Founding Teams 📋 Business Planning

The High-Performance Entrepreneur Summary

The High-Performance Entrepreneur 93%

A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.

by Subroto Bagchi 2006

3.91

711 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌱 First-Time Founders 👥 Founding Teams 📋 Business Planning

Like a Virgin

by Richard Branson • 2012

People before profits, gut over analysis: the Virgin founder's business lessons no classroom taught.

3.73

4k+

🔥 Entrepreneurial Memoirs 🏷️ Brand Building 🏢 Corporate Culture 💡 Disruptive Innovation 👥 Customer Experience

Like a Virgin 93%

People before profits, gut over analysis: the Virgin founder's business lessons no classroom taught.

by Richard Branson 2012

3.73

4k+ ratings

🔥 Entrepreneurial Memoirs 🏷️ Brand Building 🏢 Corporate Culture 💡 Disruptive Innovation 👥 Customer Experience

Play Nice But Win

by Michael Dell • 2021

Wall Street declared his company dead. He bet $24 billion on the long term. The long term won.

4.13

3k+

🏢 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Founder Memoirs 🔒 Going Private 🧠 Decision Frameworks 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions

Play Nice But Win 93%

Wall Street declared his company dead. He bet $24 billion on the long term. The long term won.

by Michael Dell 2021

4.13

3k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Founder Memoirs 🔒 Going Private 🧠 Decision Frameworks 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions

How I Built This

by Guy Raz • 2020

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

4.17

4k+

🚀 Startup Founding 📖 Founder Stories 💰 Bootstrapping 🧗 Learning From Failure 📣 Business Storytelling

How I Built This 93%

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

by Guy Raz 2020

4.17

4k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Founding 📖 Founder Stories 💰 Bootstrapping 🧗 Learning From Failure 📣 Business Storytelling

Doglapan

by Ashneer Grover • 2022

A $2.8 billion startup, a boardroom coup, and the founder who refuses to stay silent.

3.76

2k+

🏢 Indian Startups ✍️ Founder Memoir ⚔️ Boardroom Battles 💰 Venture Capital 🥀 Corporate Betrayal

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A $2.8 billion startup, a boardroom coup, and the founder who refuses to stay silent.

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🏢 Indian Startups ✍️ Founder Memoir ⚔️ Boardroom Battles 💰 Venture Capital 🥀 Corporate Betrayal

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