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Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King
by Anupreeta Das • 2024
From monopolist to saint: Bill Gates's image was manufactured. His hidden empire was not.
3.01
441
Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King Summary
Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King 92%
From monopolist to saint: Bill Gates's image was manufactured. His hidden empire was not.
by Anupreeta Das 2024
3.01
441 ratings
How to Think Like Bill Gates
by Daniel Smith • 2015
Deploy the Gates analytical method: it built Microsoft, and now it fights malaria.
3.69
275
How to Think Like Bill Gates Summary
How to Think Like Bill Gates 91%
Deploy the Gates analytical method: it built Microsoft, and now it fights malaria.
by Daniel Smith 2015
3.69
275 ratings
The Contrarian
by Max Chafkin • 2021
PayPal was the beachhead. Gawker was the warning shot. His real target was American democracy.
3.62
2k+
The Contrarian Summary
The Contrarian 91%
PayPal was the beachhead. Gawker was the warning shot. His real target was American democracy.
by Max Chafkin 2021
3.62
2k+ ratings
The Four
by Scott Galloway • 2017
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google: four companies, four instincts, one trillion-dollar playbook.
3.83
19k+
The Four Summary
The Four 91%
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google: four companies, four instincts, one trillion-dollar playbook.
by Scott Galloway 2017
3.83
19k+ ratings
Hatching Twitter
by Nick Bilton • 2013
Four friends created Twitter. Then they systematically destroyed each other.
4.04
19k+
Hatching Twitter Summary
Hatching Twitter 91%
Four friends created Twitter. Then they systematically destroyed each other.
by Nick Bilton 2013
4.04
19k+ ratings
Survival of the Richest
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2022
Tech billionaires build escape pods, not solutions. Rushkoff was invited to help plan one.
3.83
3k+
Survival of the Richest Summary
Survival of the Richest 91%
Tech billionaires build escape pods, not solutions. Rushkoff was invited to help plan one.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2022
3.83
3k+ ratings
Chaos Monkeys
by Antonio García Martínez • 2016
He built Facebook's ad machine and walked away with the ugly truth about startup success.
3.71
14k+
Chaos Monkeys Summary
Chaos Monkeys 91%
He built Facebook's ad machine and walked away with the ugly truth about startup success.
by Antonio García Martínez 2016
3.71
14k+ ratings
The Accidental Billionaires
by Ben Mezrich • 2009
The $1,000 server payment and a 65/30 split that turned old friends into courtroom enemies.
3.59
17k+
The Accidental Billionaires Summary
The Accidental Billionaires 91%
The $1,000 server payment and a 65/30 split that turned old friends into courtroom enemies.
by Ben Mezrich 2009
3.59
17k+ ratings
The New New Thing
by Michael Lewis • 1999
The dot-com boom had a human fuse: a man addicted not to money, but to the next disruption.
3.76
10k+
The New New Thing Summary
The New New Thing 90%
The dot-com boom had a human fuse: a man addicted not to money, but to the next disruption.
by Michael Lewis 1999
3.76
10k+ ratings
Amazon Unbound
by Brad Stone • 2021
Amazon's second act produced AWS, Alexa, and a $1.7 trillion empire, but the backlash had begun.
4.07
7k+
Amazon Unbound Summary
Amazon Unbound 90%
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
No Filter
by Sarah Frier • 2020
Facebook bought Instagram for a billion dollars, promised independence, then slowly took everything.
4.11
11k+
No Filter Summary
No Filter 90%
Facebook bought Instagram for a billion dollars, promised independence, then slowly took everything.
by Sarah Frier 2020
4.11
11k+ ratings
The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison*
by Mike Wilson • 1997
Larry Ellison sold databases. His real product was the legend of Larry Ellison.
3.93
436
The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison* Summary
The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison* 90%
Larry Ellison sold databases. His real product was the legend of Larry Ellison.
by Mike Wilson 1997
3.93
436 ratings
Extremely Hardcore
by Zoë Schiffer • 2024
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
3.97
1k+
Extremely Hardcore Summary
Extremely Hardcore 90%
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
by Zoë Schiffer 2024
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Anthology of Balaji
by Eric Jorgenson • 2023
The truths everyone dismisses become the future, and technology is what proves them right.
4.18
801
The Anthology of Balaji Summary
The Anthology of Balaji 90%
The truths everyone dismisses become the future, and technology is what proves them right.
by Eric Jorgenson 2023
4.18
801 ratings
Power Play
by Tim Higgins • 2021
A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.
4.07
2k+
Power Play Summary
Power Play 90%
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
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
Softwar Summary
Softwar 90%
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
Who Owns the Future?
by Jaron Lanier • 2013
Free services enter the internet. Middle-class jobs leave. A plan to reverse the pump.
3.77
4k+
Who Owns the Future? Summary
Who Owns the Future? 90%
Free services enter the internet. Middle-class jobs leave. A plan to reverse the pump.
by Jaron Lanier 2013
3.77
4k+ ratings
In the Plex
by Steven Levy • 2011
Inside Google: how two PhD students turned a search engine into the operating system of modern life.
3.84
30k+
In the Plex Summary
In the Plex 90%
Inside Google: how two PhD students turned a search engine into the operating system of modern life.
by Steven Levy 2011
3.84
30k+ ratings
Hard Drive
by James Wallace • 1992
The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.
4.12
2k+
Hard Drive Summary
Hard Drive 90%
The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.
by James Wallace 1992
4.12
2k+ ratings
Don't Be Evil
by Rana Foroohar • 2019
The internet promised openness. What arrived was surveillance, addiction, and monopoly.
3.85
1k+
Don't Be Evil Summary
Don't Be Evil 90%
The internet promised openness. What arrived was surveillance, addiction, and monopoly.
by Rana Foroohar 2019
3.85
1k+ ratings
The Everything Store
by Brad Stone • 2013
How one man's ferocious drive turned an online bookstore into the world's most feared company.
4.14
78k+
The Everything Store Summary
The Everything Store 90%
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
The Google Story
by David A. Vise • 2005
How two Stanford dropouts, one algorithm, and an ethical pledge built a $100 billion empire.
3.88
16k+
The Google Story Summary
The Google Story 90%
How two Stanford dropouts, one algorithm, and an ethical pledge built a $100 billion empire.
by David A. Vise 2005
3.88
16k+ ratings
Invent and Wander
by Jeff Bezos • 2020
Bezos's shareholder letters: two decades of long-term bets while Wall Street demanded quarter wins.
3.85
7k+
Invent and Wander Summary
Invent and Wander 90%
Bezos's shareholder letters: two decades of long-term bets while Wall Street demanded quarter wins.
by Jeff Bezos 2020
3.85
7k+ ratings
The End of Reality
by Jonathan Taplin • 2023
Four billionaires want $20 trillion for Mars, the metaverse, crypto, immortality. Who pays?
3.92
540
The End of Reality Summary
The End of Reality 90%
Four billionaires want $20 trillion for Mars, the metaverse, crypto, immortality. Who pays?
by Jonathan Taplin 2023
3.92
540 ratings
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
by Julian Guthrie • 2013
Flying boats and shoreline crowds: how a billionaire and a mechanic won the America's Cup.
4.11
824
The Billionaire and the Mechanic Summary
The Billionaire and the Mechanic 90%
Flying boats and shoreline crowds: how a billionaire and a mechanic won the America's Cup.
by Julian Guthrie 2013
4.11
824 ratings
The Billionaire Who Wasn't
by Conor O'Clery • 2007
He gave away $600 million in secret while Forbes still listed him as a billionaire.
4.11
1k+
The Billionaire Who Wasn't Summary
The Billionaire Who Wasn't 90%
He gave away $600 million in secret while Forbes still listed him as a billionaire.
by Conor O'Clery 2007
4.11
1k+ ratings
Supremacy
by Parmy Olson • 2024
The AGI race had competing visionaries, $13 billion from Microsoft, and safety as an afterthought.
4.05
6k+
Supremacy Summary
Supremacy 90%
The AGI race had competing visionaries, $13 billion from Microsoft, and safety as an afterthought.
by Parmy Olson 2024
4.05
6k+ ratings
Google It
by Anna Crowley Redding • 2018
Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.
4.00
617
Google It Summary
Google It 90%
Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.
by Anna Crowley Redding 2018
4.00
617 ratings
After Steve
by Tripp Mickle • 2022
After Jobs, Tim Cook made Apple worth $3 trillion. Jony Ive watched its creative engine stall.
4.09
3k+
After Steve Summary
After Steve 90%
After Jobs, Tim Cook made Apple worth $3 trillion. Jony Ive watched its creative engine stall.
by Tripp Mickle 2022
4.09
3k+ ratings
Liftoff
by Eric Berger • 2021
Three rockets blew up on a remote island. The fourth was SpaceX's final shot before bankruptcy.
4.47
7k+
Liftoff Summary
Liftoff 90%
Three rockets blew up on a remote island. The fourth was SpaceX's final shot before bankruptcy.
by Eric Berger 2021
4.47
7k+ ratings
Without Their Permission
by Alexis Ohanian • 2013
A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.
3.70
2k+
Without Their Permission Summary
Without Their Permission 90%
A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.
by Alexis Ohanian 2013
3.70
2k+ ratings
Elon Musk
by Ashlee Vance • 2015
$180 million on rockets and electric cars, saved on Christmas Eve by hours.
4.12
448k+
Elon Musk Summary
Elon Musk 90%
$180 million on rockets and electric cars, saved on Christmas Eve by hours.
by Ashlee Vance 2015
4.12
448k+ ratings
The PayPal Wars
by Eric M. Jackson • 2004
Russian mobsters, eBay's sabotage, an IPO after 9/11: inside PayPal's fight to survive.
3.99
1k+
The PayPal Wars Summary
The PayPal Wars 90%
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
The Network State
by Balaji S. Srinivasan • 2022
Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?
3.92
1k+
The Network State Summary
The Network State 90%
Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?
by Balaji S. Srinivasan 2022
3.92
1k+ ratings
Empire of AI
by Karen Hao • 2025
The AI revolution runs on $2-an-hour labor, stolen water, and a marketing trick from 1956.
4.02
14k+
Empire of AI Summary
Empire of AI 90%
The AI revolution runs on $2-an-hour labor, stolen water, and a marketing trick from 1956.
by Karen Hao 2025
4.02
14k+ ratings
System Error
by Rob Reich • 2021
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
3.82
608
System Error Summary
System Error 90%
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
by Rob Reich 2021
3.82
608 ratings
The Big Switch
by Nicholas Carr • 2008
What electrification did to factories, cloud computing is doing to business, labor, and your mind.
3.84
3k+
The Big Switch Summary
The Big Switch 90%
What electrification did to factories, cloud computing is doing to business, labor, and your mind.
by Nicholas Carr 2008
3.84
3k+ ratings
Kings of Crypto
by Jeff John Roberts • 2021
One startup made bitcoin simple. The regulators came. Then the rivals. Then the civil war.
3.98
991
Kings of Crypto Summary
Kings of Crypto 90%
One startup made bitcoin simple. The regulators came. Then the rivals. Then the civil war.
by Jeff John Roberts 2021
3.98
991 ratings
Eat People
by Andy Kessler • 2011
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
3.63
393
Eat People Summary
Eat People 90%
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
by Andy Kessler 2011
3.63
393 ratings
Losing the Signal
by Jacquie McNish • 2015
BlackBerry invented mobile email, built an $80 billion empire. The iPhone killed it in four years.
3.98
5k+
Losing the Signal Summary
Losing the Signal 90%
BlackBerry invented mobile email, built an $80 billion empire. The iPhone killed it in four years.
by Jacquie McNish 2015
3.98
5k+ ratings
Source Code
by Bill Gates • 2025
How card games, a high school mainframe, and a friend's death forged Microsoft's co-founder.
4.15
15k+
Source Code Summary
Source Code 89%
How card games, a high school mainframe, and a friend's death forged Microsoft's co-founder.
by Bill Gates 2025
4.15
15k+ ratings
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
Influence Empire Summary
Influence Empire 89%
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
The Exponential Age
by Azeem Azhar • 2021
Tech accelerates exponentially; institutions crawl. The gap is reshaping wealth, work, and war.
3.98
1k+
The Exponential Age Summary
The Exponential Age 89%
Tech accelerates exponentially; institutions crawl. The gap is reshaping wealth, work, and war.
by Azeem Azhar 2021
3.98
1k+ ratings
Trivia
by Trivion Books • 2016
Competition is a trap: the businesses that change the world build monopolies instead.
Trivia Summary
Trivia 89%
Competition is a trap: the businesses that change the world build monopolies instead.
by Trivion Books 2016
How the Internet Happened
by Brian McCullough • 2018
The Internet was not inevitable: a handful of companies built it in a frantic twenty-year race.
4.27
2k+
How the Internet Happened Summary
How the Internet Happened 89%
The Internet was not inevitable: a handful of companies built it in a frantic twenty-year race.
by Brian McCullough 2018
4.27
2k+ ratings
Disrupted
by Dan Lyons • 2016
Hired as the token elder, a journalist records the absurdities of a startup cult losing millions.
3.91
17k+
Disrupted Summary
Disrupted 89%
Hired as the token elder, a journalist records the absurdities of a startup cult losing millions.
by Dan Lyons 2016
3.91
17k+ ratings
The Money Trap
by Alok Sama • 2024
He brokered SoftBank's biggest bets. Then he realized the money was never the point.
4.09
2k+
The Money Trap Summary
The Money Trap 89%
He brokered SoftBank's biggest bets. Then he realized the money was never the point.
by Alok Sama 2024
4.09
2k+ ratings
Digital Gold
by Nathaniel Popper • 2015
A $460 million hack, a dark-web drug bazaar, and the outsiders who refused to let digital money die.
4.14
7k+
Digital Gold Summary
Digital Gold 89%
A $460 million hack, a dark-web drug bazaar, and the outsiders who refused to let digital money die.
by Nathaniel Popper 2015
4.14
7k+ ratings
An Ugly Truth
by Sheera Frenkel • 2021
Same data that built Facebook's empire fueled election chaos and a genocide. The leaders knew.
3.96
7k+
An Ugly Truth Summary
An Ugly Truth 89%
Same data that built Facebook's empire fueled election chaos and a genocide. The leaders knew.
by Sheera Frenkel 2021
3.96
7k+ ratings
Life After Google
by George Gilder • 2018
Google's ad internet is dying. Blockchain will build a new one around human minds, not AI.
3.54
2k+
Life After Google Summary
Life After Google 89%
Google's ad internet is dying. Blockchain will build a new one around human minds, not AI.
by George Gilder 2018
3.54
2k+ ratings
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