OVERLAP · 6 SHARED BOOKs
Books both Brian Armstrong and Network School Reading List recommend
Brian Armstrong and Network School Reading List both positively recommend these books.
Shared positive books
6 BOOKs-
[001]
The Selfish Gene
Popular Science
Brian Armstrongmedium.com · Some Books I Read This Year 5df6878e65cb
“I found I had already heard many of the ideas in this book”
The page cites Brian Armstrong's Medium reading-list post.
Network School Reading ListBalaji's Network School Curriculum
Macrohistory selection grounding social and cultural evolution in selection at the level of genes and memes.
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[002]
High Growth Handbook
Business
Brian Armstrong“Elad is one of the most experienced operators in Silicon Valley having seen numerous companies hit their inflection point. His advice has been key for Coinbase as we go through hypergrowth, from hiring executives to improving M&A.”
Armstrong's blurb about Elad Gil's advice during Coinbase hypergrowth appears on the book's Amazon listing.
Network School Reading ListBalaji's Network School Curriculum
Tech reading: a practical manual for scaling a startup from product-market fit to large company.
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[003]
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
History
Brian Armstrong“Really enjoyed reading Ray Dalio's recent book, The Changing World Order”
The page cites a tweet by Brian Armstrong recommending Dalio's book.
Network School Reading ListBalaji's Network School Curriculum
Rebuilding reading mapping the long cycles by which reserve currencies and great powers rise and fall.
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[004]
The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg
Politics
Brian Armstrong“Was really ahead of it's time, a lot of original thinking”
The page cites a tweet by Brian Armstrong about The Sovereign Individual.
Network School Reading ListBalaji's Network School Curriculum
Crypto reading: the 1997 forecast of how digital money would let individuals escape the nation-state.
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[005]
How Innovation Works
History
Brian Armstrong“Really enjoyed reading this new book from Matt Ridley”
The page cites a tweet by Brian Armstrong recommending How Innovation Works.
Network School Reading ListBalaji's Network School Curriculum
Rebuilding reading on why innovation flourishes under freedom and incremental trial, not central direction.
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[006]
The Network State
Politics
Brian Armstrong“Many have had the experience of hearing him say something, thinking it was crazy, and then a year or two later realizing 'Balaji was right'”
The page's affiliate buy.geni.us link decodes to this Amazon page; quote is a Brian Armstrong endorsement.
Network School Reading ListBalaji's Network School Curriculum
Startup Societies reading: Balaji's own blueprint for founding new countries online first, the capstone of the curriculum.