The bookshelf.
The books we hand to founders and new engineers — reads that sparked ideas, challenged our thinking and helped us grow. A reading list that compounds.
01 — THE SHELF
Better — Atul Gawande
A journey toward excellence: how diligence, doing right and ingenuity raise performance in life-critical work.
The Checklist Manifesto — Atul Gawande
Embracing simplicity: why the humble checklist outperforms heroics in complex, high-stakes fields.
Mindset — Carol Dweck
Unlocking potential: the growth mindset, and why how you think about ability changes what you achieve.
Grit — Angela Duckworth
The unyielding force behind innovation: passion and perseverance over raw talent.
Quiet — Susan Cain
The underrated power of introverts in innovation — and in a world that can't stop talking.
The Mom Test — Rob Fitzpatrick
Navigating honest conversations: how to ask customers questions that produce truth instead of politeness.
Where Good Ideas Come From — Steven Johnson
The ecology of innovation: slow hunches, adjacent possibles and why good ideas need networks.
READ SOMETHING WE SHOULD?
Recommend it.THE SHELF GROWS BY WORD OF MOUTH