The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise Of Modern Finance by Ron Chernow
The House of Morgan by Ron Chernow — Summary + Lessons on Power, Finance, and Playing the Long Game Like a Titan TL;DR Summary The House of Morgan is the epic tale of how one banking family helped shape global finance from the Gilded Age through the 20th...
Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment by Tal Ben-Shahar
Happier by Tal Ben-Shahar — Summary + The Practical Science of Joy for Founders Who Don’t Have Time to Meditate on a Mountain TL;DR Summary Want to be happier? Like... actually? Tal Ben-Shahar, a Harvard lecturer in Positive Psychology, breaks it down: joy...
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow — Summary + Why Founders Should Obsess Over This Relentless Immigrant Genius TL;DR Summary Before the Broadway rap battle, there was this 800-page masterpiece. Alexander Hamilton is Ron Chernow’s epic biography of a self-made...
The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer — Summary + Savage Self-Acceptance for Founders Who Don’t Fit the Mold TL;DR Summary Amy Schumer isn’t just funny—she’s fierce, raw, and way too real in this part-memoir, part-manifesto. The Girl with the Lower...
Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us by Seth Godin
Tribes by Seth Godin — Summary + The Startup Superpower You're Probably Ignoring TL;DR Summary You don’t need permission to lead. In Tribes, marketing rebel Seth Godin drops a firestarter manifesto: people are out there, waiting for you to connect them. Not...
Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan — Summary + Startup Lessons from a Sleep-Deprived Stand-Up Dad TL;DR Summary Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan has five kids and a one-bedroom apartment in NYC. Dad Is Fat is his hilariously honest guide to surviving parenthood with...
How to Get Unstuck: 25 Ways To Get Your Business Growing Again by Barry Moltz
How to Get Unstuck by Barry Moltz — Summary + What to Do When You're Spinning Your Startup Wheels TL;DR Summary Feeling stuck? Barry Moltz says you’re not broken—you’re just caught in a loop. How to Get Unstuck delivers 25 real-world, no-BS tactics to get your...
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Art of War by Sun Tzu — Summary + Why Strategy Isn’t Optional TL;DR Summary Written over 2,500 years ago and still quoted in boardrooms today, The Art of War is Sun Tzu’s master blueprint for strategy, leadership, and psychological warfare—on battlefields,...
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Bossypants by Tina Fey — Summary + Why Funny Is a Power Move TL;DR Summary Part memoir, part comedic masterclass, Bossypants is Tina Fey’s unapologetically awkward, brilliantly witty take on how she navigated sexism, imposter syndrome, and the chaos of creative...
Scrappy: A Little Book About Choosing To Play Big by Terri L Sjodin
Scrappy by Terri L. Sjodin — Summary + Why Playing Big Isn't About Being Loud TL;DR Summary Terri Sjodin’s Scrappy is a fast read with sharp teeth. It’s about finding clever, resourceful, unapologetically bold ways to win—without needing permission, perfection,...
First Things First by Stephen R. Covey
First Things First by Stephen R. Covey — Summary + The Anti-Hustle Playbook TL;DR Summary First Things First isn’t about doing more stuff—it’s about doing the right stuff. Stephen Covey (yep, the 7 Habits guy) teams up with Roger and Rebecca Merrill to burn...
Welcome to Your Crisis by Laura Day
Welcome to Your Crisis by Laura Day — Summary + Why Meltdowns Can Make You Money TL;DR Summary In Welcome to Your Crisis, intuitive advisor and no-BS guide Laura Day flips the panic script: your breakdown might just be your breakthrough. She outlines how four types of...
What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey
What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey — Summary + Life Wisdom from the Ultimate Glow-Up Queen TL;DR Summary In What I Know For Sure, Oprah distills decades of interviews, failures, wins, and soul-deep reflections into bite-size truths about life, success, and...
Wake Up Happy by Michael Strahan
Wake Up Happy by Michael Strahan — Summary + How to Build a Playbook for Life Success TL;DR Summary In Wake Up Happy, NFL legend turned media powerhouse Michael drops his personal playbook for leveling up your life—from mindset to hustle to happiness. This...
Superpower: A Superhero’s Guide to Leadership, Business, and Life by Ford Saeks
Superpower by Ford Saeks — Summary + Why Mental Clarity Is the New Business Flex TL;DR Summary Ford Saeks isn’t here for fluff. In Superpower, he delivers a real-talk blueprint for unlocking your full potential by aligning your thinking, actions, and mindset....
SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient by Jane McGonigal
SuperBetter by Jane McGonigal — Summary + How to Turn Your Startup Struggles Into a Real-Life Game TL;DR Summary SuperBetter takes the science of game design and uses it to transform how we approach mental health, resilience, and personal growth. Jane McGonigal...
Braving The Wilderness by Brene Brown
Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown — Summary + Why Founders Need to Get Brave and Go Solo (Sometimes) TL;DR Summary Brené Brown—researcher, storyteller, certified truth-dropper—makes the case that true belonging doesn't come from fitting in but from standing...
I Suck At Girls by Justin Halpern
I Suck at Girls by Justin Halpern — Summary + Surprisingly Useful Founder Wisdom from Romantic Faceplants TL;DR Summary Justin Halpern’s follow-up to Shit My Dad Says is a hilarious, brutally honest memoir about his cringe-filled journey through dating, love,...
Shit My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
Shit My Dad Says by Justin Halpern — Summary + Surprising Lessons for Founders Who Need to Chill Out TL;DR Summary When Justin Halpern moved back in with his blunt, profanity-loving dad, he started tweeting the guy’s one-liner life wisdom. The result? Internet...
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story by Barbara Leaming
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story by Barbara Leaming — Summary + Entrepreneurial Takeaways from a Silent Powerhouse TL;DR Summary Jackie O wasn’t just a fashion icon or presidential plus-one. In The Untold Story, Barbara Leaming digs deep...
Innovate Like Edison by Michael Gelb
Innovate Like Edison by Michael J. Gelb — Summary + Lessons for Relentless Founders TL;DR Summary Thomas Edison filed 1,093 patents — not because he was a lone genius, but because he built an innovation system. In Innovate Like Edison, Michael J. Gelb (plus...
Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson — Summary + Lessons for Creative Entrepreneurs TL;DR Summary In Leonardo da Vinci, bestselling biographer Walter Isaacson tells the story of a high-functioning procrastinator who turned obsessive curiosity into iconic genius....
The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hanh — Summary + Mindful Lessons for Overstimulated Founders TL;DR Summary Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh drops the ultimate wisdom mic: you don’t need to hustle your way to peace — it’s already available in the present moment. The...
Epiphany Z: Eight Radical Visions for Transforming Your Future by Thomas Frey
Epiphany Z by Thomas Frey — Summary + Futureproof Lessons for Founders Who Think Ahead TL;DR Summary In Epiphany Z, futurist Thomas Frey drops a high-voltage map of where the world is headed — and what we’d better do about it. These aren’t fluffy predictions;...
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Chip and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick, tackle one of the most critical topics in our work and personal lives: how to make better decisions.
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence by Daniel Goleman
In Focus, Psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman, author of the #1 international best-seller Emotional Intelligence, offers a groundbreaking look at today’s scarcest resource and the secret to high performance and fulfillment: attention.
10X Rule + Compound Effect + Essentialism
Stack Post: The Grind Stack — 10X Energy × Compound Habits × Essential Focus You wake up and your feed is chaos: One influencer screams “work 18-hour days or stay broke.” Another says, “do less, but better.” Then a podcast guy tells you, “small habits, big...
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
The Way of the Essentialist isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done. It is not a time management strategy or a productivity technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter.
The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success by Darren Hardy
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy — Summary + How to Win with Boring but Brutal Consistency TL;DR Summary In The Compound Effect, Darren Hardy drops a truth bomb that’s as unsexy as it is unstoppable: small actions, done consistently over time, beat hacks,...
The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by Grant Cardone
Extreme success, by definition, lies beyond the realm of normal action. If you want to achieve extreme success, you can’t operate like everybody else and settle for mediocrity. You need to remove luck and chance from your business equation, and lock in massive success. The 10X Rule shows you how! Success is your duty, obligation and responsibility, and this audio book gives you step-by-step guidance on how to achieve phenomenal success for yourself!
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff — Summary + What a Bear with No Brain Can Teach You About Chill Productivity TL;DR Summary In The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff uses Winnie-the-Pooh as a guide to explain Taoism — the ancient Chinese philosophy of flowing with...
The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho — Summary + Why Chasing Your “Personal Legend” Is the Ultimate Startup Journey TL;DR Summary The Alchemist follows Santiago, a young shepherd who ditches his comfort zone to chase a dream — literally. Along the way, he learns that...
Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You by John Warrillow
Built to Sell by John Warrillow — Summary + Why You Should Build a Business That Doesn’t Need You TL;DR Summary In Built to Sell, John Warrillow drops a hard truth disguised as a business fable: if your company can’t run without you, it’s not a business — it’s...