Founder insights from books I read

These aren't summaries—they're strategic frameworks you can implement today.

A founder’s guide to communication from Made to Stick I once watched a brilliant founder lose a room in under

How founders balance caring personally with challenging directly. I still remember sitting across from a team member who had been

I was once sitting in a board meeting, watching two leaders avoid looking at each other. One was frustrated. One

Some books change how you think.This one changes how you lead. Viktor Frankl wrote Man’s Search for Meaning after surviving

Every founder starts with big ideas. Few build systems strong enough to see them through. Between investor updates, product reviews,

I used to think “being present” sounded like a soft skill.Something reserved for yoga retreats, not boardrooms. Until I realized

Every founder has felt it:The frustration of repeating instructions.The confusion when a brilliant hire doesn’t deliver.The tension when two top

Tech founders love brilliance.We celebrate innovation, IQ, and vision.But Angela Duckworth’s Grit by Angela Duckworth shows why those aren’t what

Founders don’t fail because they lack talent.They fail because talent doesn’t protect against cognitive biases in decision making. That’s the

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