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Competitive Strategy
Michael Porter
“anyone that's going to do anything in business should read that book”
“would you still suggest everyone read the first three chapters of Michael Porter's competitive strategy techniques for analyzing industries”— Tim Ferriss
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Strength to Strength
Arthur Brooks
“I would encourage you to read Arthur Brooks' book, Strength to Strength”
“I would I would encourage you to read Arthur Brooks' book, Strength to Strength.”— Bill Gurley
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The Power of Regret
Daniel Pink
“Daniel Pink has this great book on regret”
“Daniel Pink has this great book on regret and he talks about it as a valid motivator to get you to make good decisions.”— Bill Gurley
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Running Down a Dream
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“as part of researching my new book, Running Down a Dream, my co-writer and I, we spent six years just diving through stories”— Bill Gurley
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Greenlights
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“I started listening to Green Lights. There's a story in it from when he was like 20.”— Bill Gurley
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Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital
Carlota Perez
“a book that we had seen a while ago by Carlota Perez. It has this very benign title, Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital.”— Bill Gurley
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Breakneck
Dan Wang
“Dan Wang shared his book Breakneck with me right before I left and I read it while I was there, which was interesting.”— Bill Gurley
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Grit
Angela Duckworth
“I had the opportunity to talk to Angela Duckworth when I was working on this and her book Grit talks about two components, passion and perseverance.”— Bill Gurley
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Moneyball
Michael Lewis
“he reads a book called Moneyball which we all know of the Michael Lewis book about the Oakland A's”— Bill Gurley
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The Rational Optimist
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“this gets back to Ridley's book, The Rational Optimist, but he talks about prosperity comes when ideas have sex.”— Bill Gurley
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