Discipline the spirit through the body to transform leadership character

The Leadership Dojo: Build Your Foundation as an Exemplary Leader · Richard Strozzi-Heckler

Trade benefits both parties even when one is better at producing everything

On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation · David Ricardo

Boil things down to fundamental truths, then reason up from there

Elon Musk USC Commencement Speech · Elon Musk

Barriers to exit

Competitive Strategy · Michael E. Porter

Analyzing industry competition

Competitive Strategy · Michael E. Porter

Identify clusters of firms with similar strategies to find your competitive neighborhood

Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors · Michael E. Porter

Use technology to accelerate momentum you already have, never as a substitute for clarity

Good to Great · Jim Collins

Differentiate into unoccupied niches to reduce direct competition

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol I · Charles Darwin

Systematically find undervalued stocks through quantitative screening and special situations

The Intelligent Investor · Benjamin Graham

Choose jobs for the skills they teach, not the paycheck they offer.

Rich Dad Poor Dad · Robert T. Kiyosaki

Protect long stretches of uninterrupted time as your most valuable resource

Rework · Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson

Manufacture 70% of components in-house rather than outsourcing to suppliers

Elon Musk · Walter Isaacson