The Library Behind the Principles

The foundational text for radical transparency and systematic decision-making. Dalio's approach to documenting and applying principles has deeply influenced how I build team cultures.

The definitive guide to Objectives and Key Results. This book shaped how I think about setting ambitious objectives and tracking meaningful key results across teams.

Organizing business and technology teams for fast flow. The Inverse Conway Maneuver and concepts of team cognitive load are central to how I structure engineering organizations.

Secrets of highly successful groups. Deep insights into building psychological safety and the behaviors that create belonging, vulnerability, and purpose.

How U.S. Navy SEALs lead and win. The principle of leaders owning everything in their domain—including failures—is fundamental to the coaching philosophy I apply.

Build-measure-learn loops and validated learning. The foundation for our approach to rapid experimentation and getting feedback from reality.

Notes on startups, or how to build the future. Thiel's contrarian thinking and focus on creating new value rather than competing shapes our 10x thinking approach.

Building an unbeatable business one crazy idea at a time. A powerful framework for understanding how interconnected innovations create defensible moats.

How any startup can achieve explosive customer growth. Practical frameworks for finding and optimizing growth channels.

How today's fastest-growing companies drive breakout success. Data-driven approaches to finding product-market fit and scaling.

Building a business when there are no easy answers. Raw, honest advice about the difficult decisions leaders face.

Venture capital and how to get it. Understanding the venture capital perspective helps in building fundable companies and navigating fundraising.

The only difference between success and failure. Setting massive goals and taking massive action—the foundation of our "aim high" principle.

How great leaders inspire everyone to take action. Purpose-driven leadership creates alignment and motivation.

How to fall in love with the process of becoming great. The daily discipline of fundamentals—the philosophy behind "iterate on yourself."

A brief history of humankind. Understanding human nature and the stories we tell ourselves is fundamental to building products people want.

How to build habit-forming products. Understanding behavioral psychology for creating engaging experiences.

The science of why things go viral. Understanding the mechanics of social transmission.

Transform your business by being remarkable. In a world of noise, being safe is risky.

When customers take charge. Understanding the shift from vendor-driven to customer-driven markets.

An engineering approach to software architecture. Core concepts for making architectural decisions.

Modern trade-off analyses for distributed architectures. Navigating the difficult decisions in system design.

Aligning software architecture and business strategy. Domain-Driven Design principles for creating maintainable systems.

A craftsman's guide to software structure and design. Timeless principles for creating flexible, maintainable code.

Enabling Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and event-driven microservices. Practical patterns for Python applications.

The big ideas behind reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems. Essential reading for anyone building data systems.

Designing fine-grained systems. Practical guidance for microservice architectures.

A novel about IT, DevOps, and helping your business win. A story that illustrates the transformation to DevOps culture.

Building and scaling high-performing technology organizations. Data-driven insights into what makes engineering teams effective.

Using psychology to design better products & services. Essential principles for creating intuitive user experiences.

Designing great products with agile teams. Integrating design thinking with lean startup methods.

Why we love (or hate) everyday things. Understanding the emotional impact of design choices.

I wish I had found this book 5 years ago. Essential reading for navigating life in the digital age—many lessons I learned the hard way.

A groundbreaking exploration of the two systems that drive the way we think. Understanding cognitive biases is essential for good decision-making.