Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2019-04-25
Books mentioned on #369: Kevin Systrom — Tactics, Books, and the Path to a Billion Users
“I think a big part of knowing that you’re right is working as hard as you can to prove that you’re wrong. And if you can’t, well, there’s only one option left, which is: you’re probably right.
Kevin Systrom recommended Principles by Ray Dalio, The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and others, and The Lessons of History by Will Durant and others, and discussed The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. Tim Ferriss recommended Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford, and discussed How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Principles
Principles by Ray Dalio is a practical guide to decision-making, life management, and systematic economics based on the author's decades of experience running Bridgewater Associates.
Recommended“I give kids books, but uh the one I give people that are are trying to learn actively is Principles by Ray Dalio.”
Where to get it
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The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries is a foundational business manual that advocates for validated learning, rapid prototyping, and minimum viable products to help new companies succeed in uncertain markets.
Discussed“Early on um we read uh Mike and I both read The Lean Startup. I think it's called Lean Startup Method or Lean Startup, can't remember, by Eric Ries.”
Where to get it
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How to Read a Book
How to Read a Book by Mortimer J.
Discussed“And I had uh found in some of the research for this conversation a mention of Mortimer Adler's How to Read a Book.”
Where to get it
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The Lessons of History
The Lessons of History by Will Durant and Ariel Durant is a concise volume that distills major patterns from five millennia of human civilization into roughly one hundred pages.
Recommended“I read this great book called Lessons of History.”
Where to get it
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford is a historical biography that reexamines the life of the Mongolian ruler and argues that his empire laid the foundations for modern global integration, commerce, and diplomacy.
Recommended“Uh I think you might enjoy Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I've got a book called Mathematics of Politics cuz I'm interested in both politics and also the math behind elections and that stuff.”
“Um I think How to Read a Book's probably there.”