Book Reviews
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What’s Happened Since Chip War
After reading Chip War by Chris Miller I was intrigued to see what developments have taken place since the book was written and if Moore’s Law is still alive and well. TSMC & Taiwan Strait Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has maintained its position as the world’s leading chip manufacturer. The company announced ambitious plans for…
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Book Summary: Launch by Jeff Walker
I first read this book nearly a decade ago when it was called “The Product Launch Formula” but decided to revisit the updated version to go over some principles about launching products online. Here is a write up of my notes from the book which is available on Amazon. tl;dr Launch Takeaways Launch Book Notes…
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Book Summary: Mastering The Market Cycle By Howard Marks
In crypto we live and die by the four year market cycle and I read this with the ambition to learn from someone who has decades of experience and seen cycles play out across multiple markets. Here is a write up of my notes from the book which is available on Amazon. tl;dr Mastering The…
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The Psychology Of Money | Book Summary
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel covers personal finance from the perspective of a middle aged American value investor. It offers some interesting insights into long-term investing mindsets and the psychology of why we make investment decisions. Evolution of Personal Finance Western economies have seen a transition in the way we work from manual…
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Steal Like An Artist | Book Summary
The core concept behind steal like an artist is that nothing is truly original and everything is created based on the creators influences. The author Austin Kleon expands on this throughout the book to paint a picture of how to be more effective at creative work. James On YouTube There’s a quote at the start…
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Die With Zero Bill Perkins | Book Summary
Bill Perkins is a high stakes poker player with a background in options trading in the energy markets. His book “Die With Zero” provides a unique take on retirement planning. Die With Zero Summary [Video] Accumulate Experience Points Optimal Health / Wealth Curves Plan Long Term With Time Buckets The Kids Can Use The Inheritance…
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Essentialism Notes | Less But Better
The following are my notes on the Book Essentialism – the disciplined pursuit of less. The underlying principle of this book is “less but better”. The author Greg Mckeown starts with a personal story of how he left his wife and new born baby in hospital to attend a client meeting to try and keep…
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Book Review: It doesn’t have to be crazy at work – Jason Fried and David Hansson
Amazon Link: It doesn’t have to be crazy at work This is a short book about efficiency and calm in the workplace. I read it six months or so ago and some of the concepts are really useful if you are used to working in high pressure environments. Chapter Breakdown Curb your ambition – don’t…
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Book: Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance review
Amazon Link: Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance This is a modern classic. To be honest I only found out it was written 40 odd years ago when I got to the end. It is a brilliantly written piece by Robert Pirsig that tells the story of a father and son on a journey…
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Book: How to Be an Imperfectionist Review
Link: How to be an imperfectionist review I think there must be quite a few affiliates, digital marketers and high performers who are on the OCD scale. This book is about perfectionism which is very closely related or part of that scale. OCD is obsessive compulsive disorder. I’m terrible for it. I can’t sit at…
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Book Review: How To Get Rich – Felix Dennis
Amazon Link: How To Get Rich This book was recommended on someones most life changing books list. Despite the guru title “How To Get Rich” it’s actually quite a bit different to the standard Tony Robbins spin-offs. The writer Felix Dennis isn’t selling anything, there’s no upsells or hidden agenda. He’s an older guy that…
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Ben Horowitz Hard things about hard things review
Andreeson Horowitz is Silicon Valleys leading venture capital firm. Their portfolio itself is worth a flick through at: http://a16z.com/portfolio/ It’s incredible how many of the tech startup success stories they have been involved in. Ben Horowitz is one of the cofounders and in his book the Hard things about hard things he talks about his…
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Book Review: Delivering Happiness – Tony Hsieh
To get through this you are going to need to read a hundred or so pages of why Zappos is such an amazing company how how they are changing the world. That said Tony does make some interesting points throughout the book. His story of how he got started in the tech industry first with…
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Book Review: Will it fly – Pat Flynn
This book is about testing an idea before you go all out and build a business around it. Pat goes through some interesting thought experiments based on what you want personally and how your business idea will fit in to that. There is some good information about market research in there. I particularly like the…
