“It’s amazing how prolific Bell Labs was — the transistor, information theory, Unix, amongst other creations — but it’s fascinating to understand it as an organization. Researchers at Bell Labs performed basic research that was open-ended in approach, but the problems addressed very much influenced by the problems parent company AT&T faced with deploying and iterating on their products. It’s made me think a lot about the best ways for companies to help guide and catalyze basic research.” –Matt Krisiloff“A book about conservative America – very helpful for understanding the other half of the country” –Jared Friedman“Fascinating look at the impact of high housing prices on the rest of the economy” –Jared Friedman“The story of how Dubai got built.” –Jared Friedman“It’s useful to read about a dreamer who keeps going despite getting repeatedly beaten up.” –Aaron Harris“Just finished Titan. It was the best analysis of the rise of a monopoly powered by technology I’ve ever encountered.” –Aaron Harris“It’s the best book I have read on how to discover and build passion as well as perseverance. I love her thesis on why ‘effort counts twice’.”Talent x Effort = Skill