Michael Mauboussin
Michael Mauboussin is an author, investment strategist, and professor known for his work on decision-making, behavioral finance, and competitive strategy. He has held prominent roles at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, and is currently a professor at Columbia Business School. Given his extensive reading list covering finance, technology, and psychology, Mauboussin seems to have broad intellectual interests.
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Complexity
"Documents the early days of [Santa Fe Institute] and explains many of the big ideas."
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Understanding Michael Porter
"Terrific and easier to read than the (original) Porter work."
book list View source ↗"4/ I read the original Porter books, Competitive Strategy (1980) and Competitive Advantage (1985) and found them rich but not easy. I now recommend reading Joan Magretta's book, Understanding Michael Porter. Clear, concise, and well written:"
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Work Rules!
"Many valuable ideas about building and sustaining a great work environment."
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Valuation
"Michael Mauboussin recommended this book on Twitter."
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The Psychology of Money
"A wonderful and wise book."
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"Amazing [book] about human nature."
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Behave
"The best book I have ever read on human behavior."
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Creating Shareholder Value
"My career was shaped by Creating Shareholder Value."
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The Outsiders
"It is, and should at the top of the reading list for CEOs and investors."
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Confessions of the Pricing Man
"The best book I know on pricing."
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Thinking in Bets
"An awesome book."
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Who We Are and How We Got Here
"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018."
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Blueprint
"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018."
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The Fear Factor
"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018."
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh
"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018."
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Why We Sleep
"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018."
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More Heat than Light
"30 years old but still fascinating."
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Superforecasting
"Most important book since Thinking, Fast & Slow."
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Creativity, Inc
"Best business book I've read in a long time."
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Extreme Ownership
"Great book by two remarkable men. You want these guys on your side."
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Give and Take
"Terrific."
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Billion Dollar Whale
"Amazing [book] about human nature."
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Against the Gods
"A must read."
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The Sports Gene
"Awesome."
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The Coddling of the American Mind
"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018."
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Range
"The best book I have read [in 2019]."
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How to Decide
"The best user's guide to decision-making that you'll find."
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Expert Political Judgment
"[Made me feel a] sense of revelation."
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Infinite Powers
"Awesome."
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Pre-Suasion
"Fascinating and useful read. An instant classic."
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The Storytelling Animal
"Great read for anyone who communicates for a living."
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Deep Survival
"An awesome book - and especially relevant in these times."
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The Model Thinker
"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018."
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Trading Bases
"GREAT read. Helps that many themes overlap with The Success Equation."
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Judgment in Managerial Decision Making
"Great for an introduction [to decision making]."
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Artificial Intelligence
"Perfect for the amateur interested in AI (as I would describe myself)."
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Patient Capital
"Very useful."
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Adaptive Markets
"Take a look at Adaptive Markets."
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How to Change Your Mind
"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018."
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Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations
"Great. In my notes, I wrote down four ways in which we refer to 'increasing returns' in economics."
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Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
"There's much here that is new."
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War and Chance
"I love War and Chance."
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Capital Ideas
"A wonderful telling of how many of the big ideas in capital market theory developed."
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Gridiron Genius
"I loved Gridiron Genius."
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Enlightenment Now
"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018."
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The Ambiguities of Experience
"Michael Mauboussin recommended this book on Twitter."
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Chip War
"Just finished Chip War by @crmiller1. A wonderful book that is both informative and topical. I learned a lot reading it and recommend it to anyone interested in technology and/or national security."
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Quit
"Quit, by @AnnieDuke, is a great book that I recommend highly. I learned a lot reading it, and picked up useful tidbits even in areas of discussion that were familiar to me. A better understanding of quitting is valuable in nearly all domains."
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Perfectly Confident
"7/ Decision makers should strive to improve their calibration, the alignment between their subjective probabilities and the objective outcome. @donandrewmoore has a great book on this. You get better with practice and feedback."
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Competition Demystified
"7/ Also in the 1990s, Bruce Greenwald @CenterDodd starting teaching The Economics of Strategic Behavior @Columbia_Biz. Much of this course is captured in the book, Competition Demystified. The book has a lot of useful techniques."
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"Great book, Christian! As a kid who grew up around those mid-1970s teams, I couldn’t put it down! 🥍"
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Scientist
"Sad to hear of EO Wilson’s death. But he lived a remarkably productive life and challenged and inspired many. I named “The Consilient Observer” after his book, Consilience. I recently read Richard Rhodes’s biography of him, Scientist, which I recommend."
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Creative Cash Flow Reporting
"@Vamos_eMini Yes, that is an excellent book."
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"Here's a good summary of the conceptual difference between Harry (mean/variance) and Kelly (geometric mean maximization) as summarized by Aaron Brown in his book, Red-Blooded Risk."
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"Delighted to receive my copy of In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio by @AndrewWLo and @ProfSFoerster. It's the kind of book I love--it shares the background and importance of many key the ideas in the investment management field."
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