Becoming Steve Jobs – Summary

  Learn about the fascinating evolution of Steve Jobs Karl’s commentary: This biography distinguishes itself in that it shows a more humane, perhaps more realistic perspective of Steve Jobs. In contrast to other authors who have written about him, this author was very close to Steve which is the reason he is better able to write … Read more

How Google works — Summary

This book will teach you why Google hires smart-creatives, and why the company still manages to maintain a startup feeling. Ever since Google was born in 1998, the company has become one of the most valuable and successful companies in the tech world. But despite having a net worth of hundreds of billions and 15 … Read more

Elon Musk — Summary

Get inspired by one of the most successful entrepreneurs and visionaries ever   Suffering characterized Musk’s childhood and later life Musk had a difficult upbringing in South Africa. Problems with his father and bullying by his classmates were the norm. Once he was beaten so badly by bullies that he couldn’t attend school for a … Read more

Where good Ideas come from — Summary

This book identifies the key patterns behind genuine innovation Innovation depends on the adjacent possible Innovations don’t just happen at random. In the primordial soup of atoms four billion years ago, life didn’t just develop from a rearrangement of carbon atoms. First simpler structures like molecules, proteins, polymers, cells, and so on had to build the basic … Read more