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Factfulness: The Mental Models That Make You Smarter Than the News
Why most of us are wrong about the world — and how clear thinking gives you an edge
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One Page, Nine Boxes, Endless Revenue
A deep dive into Allan Dib’s marketing framework for solopreneurs and scrappy founders who hate wasting money.
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Stop Wasting Money on Marketing: Build a System That Sells While You Sleep
What Lean Marketing teaches about doing less, converting more, and finally making your marketing work without the fluff.
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Stop Building, Start Solving: A Strategic Take on Escaping the Build Trap
A Review of Melissa Perri’s Escaping the Build Trap for Founders and Product Leaders
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How Jony Ive Designed Apple—and a Generation of Product Thinkers
10 Pillars of Design That Built the World’s Most Valuable Company
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“Loved” Is Not Optional: Why Product Marketing Is the Missing Link in Your Growth Engine
What founders, PMs, and marketers need to learn from Martina Lauchengco’s battle-tested playbook for building market-leading tech products.
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Let Them and Lead: A Deep Dive Into Mel Robbins’ The Let Them Theory
A deep review of The Let Them Theory and why its deceptively simple mental shift is one of the most powerful tools for emotional clarity today.
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BUILD to Last: Tony Fadell’s No-BS Blueprint for Founders, Makers, and Misfits
From iPods to Nest and beyond, the raw, tactical, and personal lessons on product, leadership, and company-building from one of tech’s toughest…
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Creative Selection at Apple – The Hidden Process Behind Breakthrough Products
How Apple’s Hidden Culture of Demos, Taste, and Craft Built the iPhone—and What Every Builder Can Learn From It
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Think Brutal, Think Clear: Lessons in Simplicity from Apple’s Creative Insider
How Apple’s Obsession With Simplicity Became Its Superpower — and What You Can Steal From It
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May 2025

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