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Even the most creative and resourceful innovators do not take their ideas from the air. In this collection includes books that inspired the founders of the corporations whose activity is changing our reality today.
1. "Art of War" by Sun Tzu
Richard Jenkins
Founder Saildrone - research company engaged in the collection of data about the environment and climate change with the help of unmanned sailing ships.
This book had perhaps the greatest influence on my decisions and actions. And not only in business but also in personal life.
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2. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card
Reshma Schatten
Co-founder of Ginkgo Bioworks - biotech startup, one of the leading areas of synthetic biology. The company is engaged in the creation of new microorganisms, allowing to make new fragrances in cosmetics, baby food, health food and other types of goods.
Orson Scott Card issued "Ender's Game" in 1985, but even then very accurately predict how the impact on our reality the development of computers and the Internet. The author - a great example of a man who thinks not only about technological progress, but also on how this progress can change the lives of ordinary people.
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3. Insisting On the Impossible, Victor Conor Mcaleny
Ethan Brown
The founder of a startup Beyond Meat - a company engaged in the production of artificial meat from vegetable raw materials.
This is a book about Edwin Land - the creator of instant photography technology. To his idea were skeptical, as I like a situation where you do not believe in no one but yourself. I am impressed by this principle - not to take the opinions of others, being captured by its purpose.
4. "Attraction of investments in startups. How to negotiate with the investor about financing conditions, "Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
Emily Leprus
CEO Twist Bioscience - companies have developed their own synthetic DNA production process. Using silicon Twist Bioscience platform reproduces a sequence of high and high-performance genes to speed the design cycle, assembly and testing drugs.
The idea - it is the beginning of the project, but the main fuel for its future activities is the capital, so one of the main goals of the entrepreneur - to attract investment. All that I know about the fundraiser, I learned from this book. This is my bible.
5. "Seven highly effective people skills. Powerful tools of personality development ", Stephen Covey
Sam chadar
Founder ClassDojo - international educational service for communication of teachers and students' parents.
This book - a classic that deservedly takes its place on the bookshelf of my father.
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6. "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill
Nate Morris
Co-founder of Rubicon Global - an organization dedicated to garbage disposal in the United States by connecting independent garbage companies with corporate clients. Rubicon Global solutions enable corporations to reduce up to 30% on the refuse collection costs.
I read this book a hundred times, and each time she reminded me that the most important thing we have - our thoughts.
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7. "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss
David Rosenberg
CEO and co-founder of AeroFarms - the world's largest farm, where crops cultivation takes place in vertical buildings. Such an approach helps to save space, speed up the cultivation cycle and avoids the use of pesticides.
These books remind us of the destructive power that is fraught with industrialization, and the importance of predicting the effects of technological progress.
8. "Innovator's dilemma. Both because of the new technologies perish strong companies, "Clayton Christensen
CEO and co-founder of Restless Bandit - an organization that specializes in the re-analysis summary candidates who have not passed on the position to check whether they are suitable for another position company.
This book describes the causes of the emergence of new start-ups. The thing is that large corporations do not see the full picture of the business area in which they operate.
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