I might be a little late to the party but I’ve just recently finished reading The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. These days, it’s nothing much out of the ordinary, but only as a result of its own success. It has, without a doubt, been one of the most influential books in the last decade…
Category: The Reading List
My first eBook is coming out soon!
The month of June has just zipped by. This is my first post for July and it just had to be a promotion, didn’t it? Anyway, just letting you know that I’m currently working on my first eBook, which I will be giving away for free to Techmanagement.Life’s mailing list. If you haven’t signed up…
3 Books From My Quarantine Reading List
All this free time at home has been a golden opportunity to finish some of the books that I’ve been reading recently, as well as pick up a few new ones. To some extent, these books all have had direct implications on the work I’m currently doing and have been a great source of ideas…
The Reading List: “Originals”
“Originals” was one of the more entertaining (and informative) reads of my 2019. In this book, psychologist and author Adam Grant explores how creativity happens and sheds light on some unorthodox wisdom, backed by interesting stories and cases of well-known people, on how to foster it in yourself and others. He outlines not only cases…
The Reading List: “Managing Humans”
Michael Lopp, also known as Rands from randsinrepose.com, uses sometimes-crude, but strangely elegant, humor to shed light on the way he perceives his work as an engineering manager. Subtitled “Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager”, this book is a collection of posts from his website, organized in a delightful and easy-to-digest way and offers a good overview of the unique perspectives he has on managing software engineers.