Better Business Summaries: 18 books

Platform Revolution by Geoffrey Parker, Marshall Van Alstyne, and Sangeet Choudary is a thorough take at the development of platforms as market dominators, their opposition against pipeline organizations, and best practices in establishing and overseeing platforms. Platforms interface two sorts of...

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant acts as a 2015 version to update the original text covering business strategy, first...

It could be argued that The Lean Start-up, as a principle, is most likely to be a minimum of a century old. Then the concern emerges: Why has it taken so long for somebody to really conceive all these concepts, join them together and stick them in a book? The concepts discovered in this successful...

Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges | SummaryJust about everyone knows what it feels like to do poorly on a job interview. This is one of the primary reasons that the book “Presence” was created. Amy Cuddy is a professor at the Harvard Business School and she...

Vishen Lakhiani is the author of “The Code of the Extraordinary Mind.” This book is classified as a self-help book and it was written for people who would like to change their life from a way of living that is on autopilot into a way of conscious living which will bring extraordinary experiences...

Patrick Lencioni is the author of the book “The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues.” In this book, Patrick emphasizes the idea that if a person wishes to succeed in anything they do, it is very important that they learn how to be a valuable team player....

In Makers and Takers, Rana Foroohar does not take the objective reporters approach, though she is a journalist and business analyst for news agencies like the Time and CNN. In this piece, she throws her weight behind in the belief that capitalism is doing the United States great injustice and if the...

Simon Sinek, in his book Leaders Eat Last calls for a style of leadership which puts plenty of emphasis on serving people rather than focusing on individual goals or shareholder interests. Leadership styles in this day and age focus on making money and bonuses instead of making sure their workforce...

The book Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depended On It by Chriss Voss and Tahl Raz is a guide to applying techniques used in hostage negotiations to personal and business negotiations.The negotiations strategies that are used now and are being taught in business schools usually...

When he initially began trading, Jim Paul believed he was some type of Superman. He believed he was invincible - that whatever he touched would become gold. When he lost a million dollars, he recognized he was human like the rest of us, that he had actually just got fortunate, and that continuously...

Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday | SummaryBook Preview:Ryan Holiday is the author of “Ego is the Enemy.” In this book Ryan examines the negative effects that a person’s ego can have on their life. Not everyone is affected negatively by their ego, but many people do suffer from the roles...

The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness | SummaryBook Preview:How would you feel if I tell you that it’s possible for you to live without worrying about paying the bills? That it is possible for you to get rid of your debt and enjoy financial freedom?All of this...

Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump | SummaryBook Preview:Trump gives great guidance on negotiating and construction deals.The book offers more inspiration than technical advice to anyone venturing into real estate. From the book he suggests that having the passion of what you are doing...

Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley | SummaryThe Facebook building looks like an aquarium. The merit of each office depends on approximation to Mark Zuckerberg or Sheryl, his advocate. If you are an important team member, they want you close. That said, you should...