The internet is noisy, books are usually 200 pages too long and the most important ideas can be condensed into the essay format. Can you help curate the best?
These are a bit on the philosophical side, but nonetheless must-reads:<p>1. On the Shortness of Life, Seneca<p>2. The Risk Not Taken, Andy Dunn<p>3. How to Start a Startup, Paul Graham (read all of PG's essays)<p>[1] <a href="https://tripinsurancestore.com/4/on-the-shortness-of-life.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://tripinsurancestore.com/4/on-the-shortness-of-life.pd...</a>
[2] <a href="https://medium.com/@dunn/the-risk-not-taken-40cf0a8919cb" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/@dunn/the-risk-not-taken-40cf0a8919cb</a>
[3] <a href="http://paulgraham.com/start.html" rel="nofollow">http://paulgraham.com/start.html</a>
As a tech startup founder,I found these extremely useful:<p>1. Strategy to Master the odds<p>2. Zero to One(5 Stars)<p>3. YC Startup Library<p>[1] <a href="https://functionalflow.github.io/brains/2018/04/strategy-to-master-theodds" rel="nofollow">https://functionalflow.github.io/brains/2018/04/strategy-to-...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://github.com/functionalflow/brains/blob/master/Zen-Of-Founder/Zero%20to%20One.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/functionalflow/brains/blob/master/Zen-Of-...</a><p>[3] <a href="http://www.ycombinator.com/resources/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ycombinator.com/resources/</a>
I quite enjoyed Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham. It's been a while since I read it, but two things that I still remember are:<p>* As a hacker, you are more valuable than your organization might lead you to believe.<p>* You can still and you should pursue side projecst despite being employed.