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RE: TOP 5 influential business books you need to read to be successful

in #life6 years ago

I would also add to the list some Neal Stephenson books, they're more sci-fi and cover some really out there ideas, but they go really in depth with some business concepts. They even predicted things like crypto-coins, VR, and there's still a lot of stuff in there that can get the gears in motion if you're looking for business ventures. Personal favorites: Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, Interface and Cryptonomicon.

And while the Art of War does cover aspects of leadership, recommending it for anything other than warfare always struck me as a bit strange, since it is a literal manual for feudal combat tactics. It's got chapters on the proper way of making encampments so that they're not overrun by the enemy, not in the "oh, this applies to everything" scenario, but in "use the terrain to guard your back" scenario. Or bits like "if you see the enemy gathering water, and the ones gathering the water are the first to drink, the army is suffering of thirst and stopping them will harm the enemy greatly".

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I haven't read any book written by Neal Stephenson, is an author with interesting ideas, I will add it to my list :D

Since you're into Crypto, I'd suggest starting out with Cryptonomicon. It's half World War 2 code-breaking, half modern day ('90s) business relating to internet, crypto-coins, data storage. They're intertwined and it takes a while to figure out how the two sides connect to each-other. Snow Crash is VR, surveillance, some organised crime and unexpected surprises. The Diamond Age is post-cyberpunk, focusing on education and its ramifications, DNA computers, how a world can evolve with nano-technology. Interface is all about politics, how it functions as a business and the role of technology in it.

I will start reading the book Cryptonomicon, I like the description and it seems to me the most interesting. Hope to read it soon, then the others. Thank you.

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