An executive coach's list of things to read, watch, and listen to

Books on Business Leaders and Creators

• Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
• The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone
• Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
• Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time by Howard Schultz
• The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Made and Gave Away a Fortune by Conor O'Clery
• Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein
• The PayPal Wars: Battles with EBay, The Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth by Eric M. Jackson
• Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone by Satya Nadella
• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
• Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films by Molly Haskell
• Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew the Home Depot from Nothing to $30B by Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank, and Bob Andelman

‍

Books on Leadership and Management

• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz
• What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People by Joe Navarro
• The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism by Olivia Fox Cabane
• Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, Annie McKee
• Never Eat Alone and Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz
• Executive Presence: The Art of Commanding Respect Like a CEO by Harrison Monarth
• Leadership Lessons of the Navy SEALs by Jeff Cannon
• Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World by William McRaven
• The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You by Julie Zhuo
• The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip Heath, Dan Heath
• The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier
• The Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle
• The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
• Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

‍

Books on Productivity

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey
• The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter Drucker
• The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
• The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and How to Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal
• Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James Clear
• Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky

‍

Books on Product Management

• The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
• Inspired: How to Create Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan
• The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Sean Covey
• The 4 Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win by Steve Blank
• Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster by Alistair Croll
• Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace

‍

Books on Sales and Marketing

• Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers by Steve Blank
• The Art of Persuasion: How to Influence People and Get What You Want by Juliet Erickson
• Rainmaking Conversations: Influence, Persuade, and Sell in Any Situation by Mike Schultz, John Doerr
• Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller
• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

‍

Books on Startups

• Venture Deals: Be Smarter than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson, Dick Costolo
• Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup by Brad Feld, David Cohen
• The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki
• Rework by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
• The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky
• Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups by Jason Calacanis
• It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
• Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

‍

Books on How to Think

• Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
• Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven Levitt, Stephen Dubner
• Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day by Ken Mogi
• Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
• Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

‍

Websites and Subscriptions

• Techmeme — simple aggregator Wall Street Journal — subscription The Economist — subscription

‍

Email Lists

• Axios Pro Rata — venture capital, private equity, M&A Publish Press — media, creators
• Seeking Alpha Wall Street Breakfast — financial markets
• Fitt Insider — business of health and fitness

‍

Video and Podcasts

• Bloomberg Technology
• This Week in Startups
• A16Z Podcast
• 20 VC
• Grit Podcast
• Lenny's Podcast
• Acquired