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Every book Sri Batchu recommended on podcasts

Key facts

  • Sri Batchu has recommended or discussed 4 books on podcasts, as of June 25, 2023.
  • Sri Batchu has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of June 25, 2023.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of June 25, 2023.
  • The 3 books Sri Batchu has mentioned in the most episodes, as of June 25, 2023: Never Split the Difference, Stories of Your Life and Others and The Hidden Girl and Other Stories.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Sri Batchu aired on June 25, 2023.

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Guest on Lenny's Podcast · 4 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Sri Batchu appeared on Lenny's Podcast to discuss lessons from scaling Ramp. During the episode, he shared several book recommendations with the audience and host Lenny Rachitsky. For business decision-making and financing, Sri recommended Chris Voss's Never Split the Difference, praising it as super helpful for negotiation. In addition to business literature, Sri expressed a strong enthusiasm for science fiction short stories. He recommended works by Ted Chiang and Ken Liu, noting that anything by either author was a great read, though he did not single out a specific individual title. Through these recommendations, Sri highlighted resources that informed both his professional negotiation strategies and his personal reading interests in speculative fiction.

Books Sri Batchu recommended or discussed

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  1. Never Split the Difference

    Chris Voss; Tahl Raz · Recommended · 1 episode

    Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz is a practical guide to negotiation that draws on the author's extensive experience as an international FBI hostage negotiator, focusing on psychological strategies rather than traditional compromise.

    Recommended
    “one that I really like actually is uh it's never split the difference by Chris Voss I found it super helpful for it's a negotiation book financing level for negotiation”
    Lenny's Podcast Lessons from scaling Ramp | Sri Batchu (Ramp, Instacart, Opendoor) 2023-06-25 Listen at 1:09:36
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Stories of Your Life and Others

    Ted Chiang · Recommended · 1 episode

    Stories of Your Life and Others is a renowned collection of science fiction short stories by Ted Chiang.

    Recommended
    “I'm a big fan of sci-fi short stories so anything about that Chang or Ken Liu I highly recommend”
    Lenny's Podcast Lessons from scaling Ramp | Sri Batchu (Ramp, Instacart, Opendoor) 2023-06-25 Listen at 1:09:53
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. The Hidden Girl and Other Stories

    Ken Liu · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu is a captivating speculative fiction collection exploring technology, culture, humanity, and future societies through imaginative narratives.

    Recommended
    “I'm a big fan of sci-fi short stories so anything about that Chang or Ken Liu I highly recommend”
    Lenny's Podcast Lessons from scaling Ramp | Sri Batchu (Ramp, Instacart, Opendoor) 2023-06-25 Listen at 1:09:53
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  4. The Paper Menagerie

    Ken Liu · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu is a critically acclaimed collection of speculative fiction short stories that weave together themes of coming of age, artificial intelligence, fantasy, and self-discovery.

    Recommended
    “I'm a big fan of sci-fi short stories so anything about that Chang or Ken Liu I highly recommend”
    Lenny's Podcast Lessons from scaling Ramp | Sri Batchu (Ramp, Instacart, Opendoor) 2023-06-25 Listen at 1:09:53
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Lessons from scaling Ramp | Sri Batchu (Ramp, Instacart, Opendoor)Lenny's Podcast2023-06-254