Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2018-12-18
Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Keith Rabois: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #115
Keith Rabois - If You Can’t Sell Them, Compete with Them - [Invest Like the Best, EP.115]
My guest this week is Keith Rabois. Keith is currently an investment partner at Khosla Ventures, but has a storied and diverse background as an investor, entrepreneur, and executive.
Keith Rabois recommended 7 Powers by Hamilton Helmer, Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda, and The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good for You (and How to Get Good at it) by Kelly McGonigal.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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7 Powers
Recommended“There's a good book that I highly recommend people read on this kind of strategic trade-offs called Seven Powers, which really isolates the only seven ways to create strategic leverage.”
Where to get it
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Creative Selection
Recommended“There's a great recent book called Creative Selection that I highly recommend people read. It conveys how Apple works in a way that's specific enough that I think most other books haven't been able to capture.”
Where to get it
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The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good for You (and How to Get Good at it)
Recommended“The Upside of Stress is probably the most important book that one can read. It will change your life in so many different ways. It's still not a very famous book.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing 7 Powers
“Is it more in the realm of Seven Powers trying to identify potential areas of strategic advantage there? Talk about that anomalous component.”