Nicole Forsgren
Researcher of developer productivity; co-author of Accelerate and co-creator of the DORA and SPACE frameworks; earlier at Microsoft Research and GitHub.
Back Mechanic by Stuart McGill
Back mechanic by Stuart McIll is incredible.
on a podcast · 19 Oct 2025 · Report
How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner
I will say I love how big things get done. I can't pronounce the name. I think one's they're Scandinavian. One is um but it's it kind of dissects really large projects through recentish history and where they failed and why.
on a podcast · 19 Oct 2025 · Report
Outlive by Peter Attia
Outlive by uh Peter Aia is fantastic.
on a podcast · 19 Oct 2025 · Report
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis. Uh Matt Velos recommended it to me and it's so good.
on a podcast · 19 Oct 2025 · Report
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
another one is designing your life by uh Bill Burnett and Dave Abbott Dave Evans
on a podcast · 30 Jul 2023 · Report
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
the last one is probably Ender's Game horses got card um no comment right now on uh some of his political commentary but I used to have extra copies in my office when I was a professor and I would just hand it out to my students it's a fun like just easy nonsense read but I absolutely love it
on a podcast · 30 Jul 2023 · Report
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt
the book I've recommended absolutely the most is called good strategy bad strategy by Richard rumelt
on a podcast · 30 Jul 2023 · Report
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