Top 50 Technology and Business Books – Part 1

direct-from-dell 1. Direct from Dell by Michael Dell – Talks about Michael Dell’s early life, obsession with computers and electronics, founding of Dell and Dell’s direct to customer business model.

icon-steve-jobs 2. iCon Steve Jobs by Young and Simon – Coming together of Steve Jobs and Wozniak, starting Apple computers and Steve Jobs eventually performing the “greatest second act in the history of business”

biz-speed-of-thought 3. Business @ Speed of Thought by Bill Gates – Interesting insights into Bill Gate’s vision of the future of computers. A few interesting examples from Microsoft too.

winning-jack-welch 4. Winning by Jack Welch – How Jack Welch single handedly changed the course of General Electronics leading from the front as CEO.

google-story 5. The Google Story by David Vise – An amazing book on the formation and rise of the Google we all know today. A must read.

the-dip 6. The Dip by Seth Godin – Seth describes how the “dip” is inevitable and is the biggest differentiator between success and failure. Like many of his blog posts, the book is short and precise.

men-of-steel 7. Men of Steel by Vir Sanghvi Well known Indian journalist interviews the czars running a few of the largest businesses in India.

one-minute-manager 8. One Minute Manager by Blanchard and Johnson – Management can be simple. A must-read if you want to learn how. Read my complete review of the One Minute Manager.

road-ahead 9. The Road Ahead by Bill Gates – Another great book by Bill Gates about his vision of the future of computer science.

good-to-great 10. Good to Great by Jim Collins – Your product is good. What differentiates a “good” product from a “great” one? This book has the answer.

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