Ray Kurzweil – The singularity is nearer
The book feels as if it is written for a different age than the current one in which the most relevant challenges in AI are not about the theoretical fronteir but about real-world implementation.
To become successful as a startup founder: copy everything you can and only invent what you must
JimMcKelvey – The innovation stack
The book is exactly what it tries to avoid: being just another entertaining founder story (in this case about Square).
As an incumbent, organize disruptive innovation away from your core business
Clayton Christensen – The innovator’s dilemma
The history of disc drives and mechanical excavators showcases how difficult it is for incumbents to come out on top when technological innovation hits your market.
Ben Horowitz – The hard thing about hard things
Comfortingly desillusional perspective on entrepreneurship, with reassuring insights like: “No one cares.”