James Bachini

book review

  • What’s Happened Since Chip War

    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…

  • Book Summary: Launch by Jeff Walker

    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…

  • Book Summary: Mastering The Market Cycle By Howard Marks

    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…

  • Book: Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance review

    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…

  • Book Review: Will it fly – Pat Flynn

    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…