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Alisa Smelkova

What books did you read last month (January 2020)?

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I'm so inspired of previous discussion about favorite ways of learning new things. It shows that a lot of people here love reading books, so I decided to do this thread. Maybe if it became popular we could share what we've read every month?
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Cody B. Gaskin
@alisa_smelkova Love this! For me it was The Lean Startup and started on The Dichotomy of Leadership
Boris Rykov
@alisa_smelkova @cody_gaskin1 The Lean Startup is pretty much a Bible for all entrepreneurs these days - great for anyone looking to start their own business for the first time.
chriscough
Dimensions for Slack
@alisa_smelkova @cody_gaskin1 @acquisitions_2020 Everybody starting a startup should read 4 Steps To The Epiphany by Steve Blank https://web.stanford.edu/group/e... Lean Startup grew out of Steve's lessons.
Cody B. Gaskin
@alisa_smelkova @acquisitions_2020 @chriscough will give it a read! Thanks
Andreea Balasa
@alisa_smelkova @cody_gaskin1 Loving The Lean Startup. Definitely helped us with Lumio 🚀 Also, still loving Nir Eyal's Hooked. The updated version is great 👌
Walid Shaar
Damla Yıldırım
I read The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell at the last month. There were some really teaching points in it. I recommend it!
Evan Bradshaw
@damla_yildirim1 Great read, the best follow up book for tipping point is --- Contagious: Why Things Catch On Book by Jonah Berger
Cody B. Gaskin
@damla_yildirim1 On My reading list for this year!!
Damla Yıldırım
@evan_bradshaw I added the book to my list. Thank you Evan!
Laura Vasquez
I just finished reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, it was a good read! An interesting look into the "do multiple dimensions/parallel universes exist" concept
Alisa Smelkova
@laura_vasquez95 wow, unexpected to see such books here. I've recently read Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking.
Evan Bradshaw
My January list: Start with Why-Simon Sinek , Contagious: Why Things Catch On-Jonah Berger , Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts-Annie Duke. Best read - Thinking in bets, read by the author on Audible.
Matt Daniels
Educated by Tara Westover. Guarantee you can't put it down!
Alisa Smelkova
@matt_daniels Put it on my reading list 📕
Gabrielė Jusaitytė
@alisa_smelkova that's a great idea! I've read 'Secrets of Sand Hill Road' by S. Kupor and 'Hooked' by N. Eyal 🤓
Faizan Patankar
@alisa_smelkova @gabriele_jusaityte How did find reading 'Hooked' ? I found it low on depth and basic prod dev hooks.
Zuzana Tomková
Great idea :) I've finished reading: Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by M. Walker. I can only recommend it.
AlkimistX
Literary Map
@alisa_smelkova I started reading Around the world in 80 days as part of my launch of Literary Map https://www.producthunt.com/post... that I finally did last friday, a new way to enjoy your books. Ah, the edition I am reading is the translation of William Butcher with a lot of explanatory notes that are so helpful to expand the story.
Alisa Smelkova
@alkimistx Interesting product and the great book! 🧡 Jules Verne
Arthur
Great idea @alisa_smelkova :) - Do The Work by Steven Pressfield. Short but very inspiring read. Talks about "The Resistance" and how to setup a better mindset and environment for being in the flow state. - The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks. Very useful for me as I always find myself self-sabotaging when things are going well. The book explains why we do it and how to overcome this.
Kyrylo Taranenko
@alisa_smelkova I read "Antifragile" by Nassim Taleb. It is not necessarily a product/business book, but it helps to look at things at a different angle and to better prepare for the unforeseen circumstances (which happens a lot when you develop a product).
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