Voice of FinTech: Book tips chat!
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Thank you all for joining the first Voice of FinTech book tips chat on clubhouse last month!
Here are (some!) of the books that were mentioned during our chat! If you have more burning tips or comments on these, don’t hesitate to comment here or e-mail us at info@voiceoffintech.com.
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know
Why are we so bad at judging people in person? Most people, including world leaders or judges or trained investigators, are hopelessly bad at “reading” people in person, explains Malcolm Gladwell. Why then you often hear at virtual conferences: “Let’s soon meet in person”? Do investors need to feel guilty when they cannot meet founders in person and overcompensate by excessive Zoom calls?
A collaboration between Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix and Erin Meyer, an INSEAD Professor and an expert on a company and business culture, studying the culture of Netflix! Can no vacation and no expense policy work? It’s even a listed company! Well, no rules don’t mean anarchy or literally no rules. Read more or listen to an audiobook — how to run a company in a modern way! New York Times bestseller.
Winner of the 2020 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. It’s based on countless interviews of insiders from Instagram and Facebook, giving you a peek into what’s it’s like to build a unicorn with 13 employees and try to keep it intact within Facebook. Worth a read (or a listen) from Sarah Frier for sure!
The End of Procrastination: How to Stop Postponing and Live a Fulfilled Life.
I guess we all know some procrastinators and occasionally, it may be us! Petr Ludwig shares many practical tips on how to get out of the vicious cycle of procrastination and get something finally done!
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers.
A truly great book by Ben Horowitz, suggested to us by a couple of podcast guests so far. Yes, it’s tempting to read only about hockey sticks and amazing riches, but often there are near-death experiences you need to overcome as a founder. How to get out of the hole and turn around a near-bankrupt business into a unicorn? Extremely useful reading for any entrepreneur!
The Future of Finance: The Impact of FinTech, AI, and Crypto on Financial Services.
I spoke to Henri Arslanian about crypto, digital assets, blockchain and how it is all changing the world of Finance as we know. This book is essential for your understanding of what’s coming! A great foundation before you can deal with bits and pieces on these topics in the media. You can also listen to what Henri had to say about it here.
Where to Play: 3 steps for discovering your most valuable market opportunities.
Marc Gruber explained on our podcast last year how his book complements the Lean Startup framework by helping you to find the best markets and opportunities before getting lean:)! Easy to follow (and use!) diagrams included.
The Currency Cold War: Cash and Cryptography, Hash Rates and Hegemony (Perspectives).
We also spoke to Dave Birch about his fondness of digital currencies, going back decades, and where he thinks this will lead. Is cash still going to be the King in the future? You can also listen here.
The Rise of Technosocialism: How Inequality, AI and Climate will Usher in a New World Order.
Brett King, founder of Moven and #1 FinTech podcast in the world, wrote a book about technology that will radically change society as we know it today. It is being updated for the impacts of the pandemic. Coming soon! Listen to what Brett told us about this here.
How to perfect your “gut” feeling so it produces better results… Gut feeling is not necessarily irrational, nor it’s a gift possessed by a few. It can be trained, apparently! Again, by Malcolm Gladwell.
Anne Boden’s story about how a woman in her 50ties, very much part of the banking establishment, started a mobile-only bank in the UK to great success. You will find many inside stories about well-known FinTech entrepreneurs too.
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Many thanks,