Ron Conway's Book Recommendations
Ron Conway is an American angel investor and venture capitalist. He is the founder of SV Angel, a seed fund that has invested in numerous successful tech startups. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in entrepreneurship, management, product design, and company culture.
π Books Recommended by Ron Conway 16
Talking to Humans
"Explains how to do the customer development interviews in a way that will get you the most accurate and actionable feedback."
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The Idea Factory
"The definitive history of America's greatest incubator of technological innovation."
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Crossing the Chasm
"Bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries."
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The Four Steps to the Epiphany
"Offers the practical and proven four-step Customer Development process for search and offers insight into what makes some startups successful and leaves some startups unsuccessful."
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Founders at Work
"Collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days."
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Onward
"Story of his return to Starbucks, and the success of the company in a tumlutuous economic time in history."
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Product Design for the Web
"Understand how to create meaningful online experiences so that users want to come back again and again."
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The Score Takes Care of Itself
"Words of wisdown from the author to inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders in all professions."
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Power Up
"Pragmatic & full of actionable advice, Magdalena Yesil's Power UP prepares women to go to the top in Silicon Valley"
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Gates of Fire
"The story of the battle of 300 Spartan soldiers against the Persian army."
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High Output Management
"User-friendly guide to the art and science of management."
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
"Covers all three phases of the author's career: his early days working oncognitive bias, his work on prospect theory, and his later work on happiness."
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The Art Spirit
"Notes, articles, fragments of letters and talks to students, bearing on the concept and technique of picture making, the study of art generally, and on appreciation."
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Dear Founder
"I highly recommend Dear Founderβ¦. [The author] has so much experience to share with founders!"
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Crime in Progress
"Fusion GPS continues to find the truth behind the Trump corruption."
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Face to Face
"Hugely valuable (and entertaining) new book for us all."
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