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 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 — 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 — 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 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....
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...
