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Monetizing InnovationBook Madhavan Ramanujam
The ultimate pricing book. Helped me design pricing at Databricks.
From a16z's “You can just read 25 books”, where founders were asked for an underrecognized book that shaped their thinking and that everyone in tech should read; a16z printed all of his picks.
2025-11-07·a16z.com ↗
WhoBook Geoff Smart
How to hire methodically. All Databricks hiring is built on this book.
From a16z's “You can just read 25 books”, where founders were asked for an underrecognized book that shaped their thinking and that everyone in tech should read; a16z printed all of his picks.
2025-11-07·a16z.com ↗
The Effective ExecutiveBook Peter Drucker
How to scale your 24 hours. Peter Drucker favorite.
From a16z's “You can just read 25 books”, where founders were asked for an underrecognized book that shaped their thinking and that everyone in tech should read; a16z printed all of his picks.
2025-11-07·a16z.com ↗
The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful GrowthBook Clayton Christensen
Everyone knows the Innovator’s Dilemma. But how do you get around it? This book covers it.
From a16z's “You can just read 25 books”, where founders were asked for an underrecognized book that shaped their thinking and that everyone in tech should read; a16z printed all of his picks.
2025-11-07·a16z.com ↗
Competing Against LuckBook Clayton Christensen
How do you build amazing products? This book is the essence of the famous Jobs To Be Done framework that so many PMs use.
From a16z's “You can just read 25 books”, where founders were asked for an underrecognized book that shaped their thinking and that everyone in tech should read; a16z printed all of his picks.
2025-11-07·a16z.com ↗
DecisiveBook Chip Heath
What human fallacies make us poor decision makers? How do we get around them to make great decisions?
From a16z's “You can just read 25 books”, where founders were asked for an underrecognized book that shaped their thinking and that everyone in tech should read; a16z printed all of his picks.
2025-11-07·a16z.com ↗
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