To stay competitive in today’s market, organisations need to adopt a culture of customer-centric practices that focus on outcomes rather than outputs. Companies that live and die by outputs often fall into the “build trap,” cranking out features to meet their schedule rather than the customer’s needs.
Bullshit isn’t what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think clearly in a world of fake news and bad data.
Dominic Frisby traces the origins of taxation, from its roots in the ancient world, through to today. He explores the role of tax in the formation of our global religions, the part tax played in wars and revolutions throughout the ages, why, at one stage, we paid tax for daylight or for growing a beard. Ranging from the despotic to the absurd, the tax laws of the past reveal so much about how we got to where we are today and what we can do to build a system fit for the future.
Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how it has developed and influenced society.
Bitcoin is hard money you can’t f*ck with.No-one controls it. No governments, no companies, no central banks, no money printing. It’s a revolution as big as the internet
This book is about monetary value and history of Bitcoin. The author is a professor of economics. The book mentions how the Blockchain technology works, but it is more detailed on the importance of Bitcoin in terms of economy and finance.
Traction will teach you the nineteen channels you can use to build a customer base, and how to pick the right ones for your business. It draws on inter-views with more than forty successful founders
In INSPIRED, technology product management thought leader Marty Cagan provides readers with a master class in how to structure and staff a vibrant and successful product organization, and how to discover and deliver technology products that your customers will love
After a number of perverse political events that 2021 has already offered and the at the time of writing we had barely taking 4 months in of the new year. I was reminded of this book by David Graeber, one of my favourite authors, also in my opinion one of the most under rated under appreciated political/academic and anthropological philosophers of our time.
The classic guide to working from home and why we should embrace a virtual office, from the bestselling authors of Rework
There are hordes of people—HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers—whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs.
A very informative and useful book I recommend all software developers should read, particularly those who wish to pursuit freelance software development
The Lean Startup method, is designed to teach you how to drive a startup, So instead of drawing up complex plans based on assumptions and guesses, entrepreneurs are encouraged to employ the Build-Measure-Learn feedback loop.
Rework is the perfect playbook for anyone who’s ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Hardcore entrepreneurs, small-business owners, people stuck in day jobs who want to get out, and artists who don’t want to starve anymore will all find valuable inspiration and guidance in these pages.
reveals the five dysfunctions which go to the very heart of why teams even the best ones-often struggle.
An essential book for software developers of all levels, programming languages and platforms.
I totally recommend this book, to any IT professional looking to make more of an impact on the business world, helping to create businesses that really matter and provide real benefits for all.
The book is full of examples that are easy to understand.  Providing value by revealing how real life businesses have gone from startup to profit. Guillebeau has done insane research for the book, interviewing over 1,000 budding entrepreneurs, and the value of that research certainly shows.