Bookshelf
Hi there! I'm an avid reader and enjoy books on various business and tech-related topics. I've compiled a list of I've read since 2020. These books are listed in the order I've read them and I will continue to add to the list as I finish new ones. I generally prefer books that offer actionable advice and practical guidance.
I read books like scholars would read interesting academic papers... I take notes, highlight sections as I read, and write summaries afteward. What I'm sharing here is a curated list of books that I've found to be particularly insightful. For a select few, I'm sharing my notes as indicated by the symbol.
I highly recommend the books which have my 5x rating. I consider them the best of the best and worthy of rereading, which I have done on occasion with a few of them. I hope you find this list useful. Enjoy!
| Rating | Book | Last Read |
|---|---|---|
| ★★★☆☆ | Prompt Engineering For Generative AI | Aug 2024 |
| ★★★★☆ | Deploy Empathy | Jul 2024 |
| ★★☆☆☆ | Product Demos That Sell | Jun 2024 |
| ★★★★★ | Jobs To Be Done | Jun 2024 |
| ★★★☆☆ | Founding Sales | May 2024 |
| ★★★★★ | The SaaS Playbook | Apr 2024 |
| ★★★☆☆ | Email Marketing Demystified | Mar 2024 |
| ★★★☆☆ | Built To Sell | Mar 2024 |
| ★★★★★ | Zero to Sold | Mar 2024 |
| ★★★★☆ | Obviously Awesome | Mar 2024 |
| ★★★★★ | Traction ~ by Weinberg & Mares | Feb 2024 |
| ★★★☆☆ | The 1-Page Marketing Plan | Feb 2024 |
| ★★★★☆ | Marketing for Developers | Feb 2024 |
| ★★★★★ | The Mom Test | Jan 2024 |
| ★★☆☆☆ | Don't Make Me Think | Jan 2024 |
| ★★★★☆ | Start Small Stay Small | Jan 2024 |
| ★★★★★ | Getting Real | Jan 2024 |
| ★★★★☆ | Understand Django | Jan 2024 |
| ★★★☆☆ | Creating Augmented & Virtual Realities | Nov 2023 |
| ★★☆☆☆ | The Lean Startup | Jul 2023 |
| ★★★☆☆ | Mastery | Feb 2023 |
| ★★★★★ | The Manager's Path | Jan 2023 |
| ★★★★☆ | Fluent Python | Dec 2022 |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Infrastructure as Code | May 2022 |
| ★★★☆☆ | The Startup Owner's Manual | Mar 2022 |
| ★★★★☆ | The Pragmatic Programmer | Nov 2021 |
| ★★★☆☆ | Hands-On ML with Scikit-Learn & TensorFlow | Sep 2021 |
| ★★★☆☆ | Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager | Jul 2021 |
| ★★☆☆☆ | Natural Language Processing with Python | Feb 2021 |
| ★★☆☆☆ | 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know | Nov 2020 |
| ★★★☆☆ | Essential System Administration | Jul 2020 |
| ★★★★☆ | IT Managers Handbook | May 2020 |
| ★★☆☆☆ | The Four Steps to the Epiphany | Jan 2020 |
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