Books I've Read | Highlights & Notes

In How I Lost 170 Million Dollars, Noah Kagan paints a compelling picture of the ups, downs, hard work, wild partying, and fascinating characters that populated the office during his time as Facebook's 30th employee. What was life like in the early days of Facebook? How did the company operate when it was just a small startup? Who were this team of misfits that built one of the most powerful tech companies in the world?

Learn leadership lessons from a Navy SEAL platoon leader. One of the most straightforward and best leadership books I've ever read. From being humble to controlling sub-par performance, a leader must be everything for his team. This book includes real world examples from the battlefield and from businesses. If you want to be a top-level leader, learn from the best.

Written by two world-renowned marketing consultants this book is a must read. Like the laws of physics that govern a plane, these are the laws that govern marketing. Truly timesless knowledge on marketing and brand building.

A book that examines how people can champion new ideas. When the COO of Facebook says this book could very well inspire you to change your world you better take a read. Adam Grant has been recognized as Wharton's top-rated teacher for five straight years, and as one of the world's 25 most influential management thinkers and Fortune's 40 under 40. This book will turn you into an original.

Mastermind Dinners by Jayson Gaignard Build Lifelong Relationships by Connecting Experts, Influencers, and Linchpins. From Tim Ferris to Tony Hawk, Mastermind Dinners will help you curate lifelong powerful relationships. 104 pages that will not only help you with networking but provides some of the most useful business advice out there. This book is FREE through kindle unlimited.

Howard Schultz is a legend - he built a coffee shop into an empire, all while maintaining its renowned commitment to product excellence and employee satisfaction. The overwhelming feeling throughout this book was how much Howard Schultz focused on and cared about the people working with him and the principle that a company must stand for something more than just business.

187 pages that will cause you to rethink leadership. Learn to lead by Serving.

The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.

This book is down right awesome and easily jumps into my top 10. The story has you on the edge of your seat the entire read. If you read this and don't come away thinking you're unstoppable we need to talk.