reading + listening list.
💡 MUST READ: The Minto Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing, Thinking, & Problem Solving
- Networks, Crowds, and Markets: Reasoning about a Highly Connected World
- When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, and How We Can Learn from Them
VC Specific
- Start-up Boards
- Start-up CEO
- Venture Deals
- Secrets of Sand Hill Road
- Lean Start-up
- The Business of Venture Capital: The Art of Raising a Fund, Structuring Investments, Portfolio Management, and Exits (Wiley Finance)
- Venture Resources (books, newsletters, blogs): 2019 blog with some great resources
podcasts
- Business Breakdown: Deep dive into a single business, exploring its history, business model, competitive advantages, and ‘what makes it tick’.
- More VC-backed companies/focused episodes: Peloton, Block, Twitter, Uber, Calm, etc.
- The Two Percent: Female founder Fund podcast interviewing female-led CEOs and operators
- 20VC: VCs being interviewed
- Acquired: Especially the ones about VC firms like Benchmark and a16z to understand the history and how things have changed.