Episode · The Peterman Pod · 2025-10-10
Books mentioned on Mozilla Firefox CTO on Browser War Stories and the Path to Distinguished Engineer
Bobby Holley went from an intern to the CTO of Mozilla Firefox. I asked him about everything he learned in that process.
Bobby Holley discussed Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard P. Rumelt, The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen, and Turn the Ship Around! by L. David Marquet.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Good Strategy, Bad Strategy
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard P.
Discussed“book that I just read a book review of called good good strategy bad strategy and I just read three pages and that has just stuck with me as a description of like what is wrong of many strategy what is wrong with many strategy documents”
Where to get it
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The Innovator's Dilemma
The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen is a seminal business book that explains why leading companies often fail when confronted with disruptive technological changes.
Discussed“other I think ideas that have had a profound impact on me from books book turn the ship around which I also haven't read which is about empowering teams on the subject we just discussed um innovator's dilemma Clayton Christensen”
Where to get it
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Turn the Ship Around!
Turn the Ship Around! by L.
Discussed“other I think ideas that have had a profound impact on me from books book turn the ship around which I also haven't read which is about empowering teams on the subject we just discussed”
Where to get it
