Jason Fried

Jason Fried

Business & Entrepreneurship entrepreneurs

Jason Fried is the founder and CEO of 37signals, a web application company known for its project management tool Basecamp. He is also a co-author of multiple books on business and productivity. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in philosophy, programming, endurance, longevity, business strategy, introversion, writing, wisdom, minimalism, talent development, decision-making, and sleep.

15 books recommended 2 books authored

Written by Jason Fried

Books Recommended by Jason Fried 15

Revising Prose

Revising Prose

by Richard A. Lanham

"If you want to be a better writer, ignore this cover and read this book:"

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"One of my favorite books."

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Seeking Wisdom

Seeking Wisdom

by Peter Bevelin

"Finally got to re-reading one of my favorite books: Seeking Wisdom, from Darwin to Munger. Highly recommended."

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"I think any book that reviews Charlie Munger’s ideas is worth reading, and this one in particular weaves in wisdom from some of history’s greatest minds."

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A Guide to the Good Life

A Guide to the Good Life

by William B. Irvine

"The book that had the biggest impact on me this year was “A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy” —>"

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Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

"@invinciblesaad I enjoyed that book, too. Fascinating."

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Thinking in Bets

Thinking in Bets

by Annie Duke

"Jason Fried mentioned this book on Twitter."

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Maverick

Maverick

by Ricardo Semler

"It was @ricardosemler’s 1990’s book Maverick that really gave me the extra boost to courage to run 37signals/Basecamp our way…"

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Endurance

Endurance

by Alfred Lansing

"I'll leave you with the one I just finished: "Endurance". It's about Ernest Shackleton's incredible attempt to cross the Antarctic continent back in the early 1900s. Amazing story of perseverance and leadership against all odds. Riveting book."

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Ask Your Developer

Ask Your Developer

by Jeff Lawson

"[The author]'s a really smart guy, and I’ve always enjoyed our chats."

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Lifespan

Lifespan

by David Sinclair

"Sinclair’s a brilliant guy (highly recommend his book “Lifespan”). Nice to see him chiming in on COVID-19. This ~12 min sobering video is worth a watch."

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