Posts Tagged ‘Bookreviews’
Book Review: Breakneck – China’s Quest to Engineer the Future” by Dan Wang
I reviewed the fascinating book “Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company” by Patrick McGee. I was amazed by how Apple has built its dependence on China throughout the years and also paid and educated the Chinese technology industry to become a manufacturing giant. If you haven’t read the book, you really…
Read MoreBook Review: Empowered – Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products by Marty Cagan
I wrote a book review of “Inspired: How to Create Products Customers Love” by Marty Cagan, which I believe is one of the foundational books that one should read if building products, especially in tech. I also wanted to bring across the importance of Marty Cagan’s thesis on how to build products that people love.…
Read MoreBook Review: Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI
If you wondered about the history of machine learning and what all is behind it, you would not go wrong by selecting the book by Anil Ananthaswamy. His book is now a bestseller on Amazon, and I do understand why. The book is “Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI.”It offers a rich…
Read MoreBook Review: Agentic Artificial Intelligence-Harnessing AI Agents to Reinvent Business, Work, and Life
Book Review: Four Thousand Weeks average lifespan – Are you spending those weeks wisely?
Reviewing Four Thousand Weeks—Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman is appropriate as we are on the brink of changing from 2024 to 2025. This is my 26th book review of the year. I reviewed other books on the same theme this year, such as “Buy Back Your Time” by Dan Martell and also Joshua…
Read MoreBook Review: Software as a Science by Dan Martell et al.
SaaS is not new. One would think that there would be nothing more to uncover. Still, we learn every day from the experiences we face when running a SaaS business or in consulting organizations that offer services to SaaS vendors. I have learned in life that with information overload, core concepts must be repeated regularly…
Read MoreAre you pursuing a meaningful life, and are you avoiding distractions?
It is good for all of us to stop and think about what we want from our lives, including careers. Self-reflection is a good thing, as we are busy with the increasingly “noisy”information flow we get from different channels. This time, I wanted to continue my book review journey, allowing you to reflect on your…
Read MoreAre you on the right career path?
Each of us has choices to make during our careers. We might regret some of the choices we make, and we might “torture” ourselves into making those choices. After reading the book “Just Listen” by Mark Goulston (see my write-up) I found another interesting book source. Goulston referred Dr. Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter to…
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