Eric Siu picks five favorites from 384 business books he's read over 39 years: In the Company of Giants (founder interviews), Worldly Wisdom (Charlie Munger), Double Your Profits, Lessons from Century Club Companies, and Elon Musk. Each teaches something different about building and scaling.
I've read 384 business books in my 39 years of life. These are my 5 favorites. First up, In the Company of Giants. I paid $500 for this book. This book is amazing because it has interviews with people such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, the founder of Intuit, the founder of AOL, all back in the day. Number 2 is Worldly Wisdom. This is from Warren Buffett's late partner. This is Charlie Munger. And look, it's not that thick, but this is some of his best wisdom distilled that will help you not only become a better investor, but a better individual. Number 3, Double Your Profits. Look, 78 ways to cut costs and just increase your profits. This is a timeless book that you want to reread all the time. Number 4, you got Lessons from Century Club Companies. I've dog-eared so many pages here, that means this is good stuff. And these are lessons from companies that have lasted for over 100 years, and you're gonna get a lot of patterns here that you can pick up so you can last for over 100 years. Number 5, last but not least, Elon Musk. Whether you like or don't like him as a person, it's clear that he's made a lot of impact on the world. You can learn about how he's built his businesses, the algorithms that he uses in his mind to operate these businesses, and you can learn a lot about risk-taking just by reading this. Follow for more AI business and marketing lessons to grow faster.
