I read nearly a book a week about technology, management principles or corporate histories. These remain my top recommendations to understand Silicon Valley history and principles.

Focusing on Tech Moguls

Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance

The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power by Max Chafkin

Business principles

Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers by Geoffrey Moore

Nothing But Net: 10 Timeless Stock-Picking Lessons from One of Wall Street’s Top Tech Analysts by Mark Mahaney

The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clayton Christenson

Management skills

Mindfulness: Be Mindful. Live in the Moment. by Gill Hasson

Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me) Third Edition: Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Caroll Tavris and Elliot Aronson

Thinking in Bets: Marking Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts by Annie Duke

The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking by Barbara Minto

Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam by Vivek Ramaswamy

High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove

Insider’s Views

No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram by Sarah Frier

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy

Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken Kocienda

Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao