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The Captured Economy
by Brink Lindsey • 2017
Why the economy works for the rich and against everyone else. Four policy levers, no conspiracy.
3.89
416
The Captured Economy Summary
The Captured Economy 87%
Why the economy works for the rich and against everyone else. Four policy levers, no conspiracy.
by Brink Lindsey 2017
3.89
416 ratings
The Platform Delusion
by Jonathan A. Knee • 2021
Not all platforms are created equal. The economic physics that separate Airbnb from Uber.
3.98
223
The Platform Delusion Summary
The Platform Delusion 87%
Not all platforms are created equal. The economic physics that separate Airbnb from Uber.
by Jonathan A. Knee 2021
3.98
223 ratings
7 Powers
by Hamilton Wright Helmer • 2016
Durable advantage comes in only seven forms. Most businesses possess none.
4.26
3k+
7 Powers Summary
7 Powers 87%
Durable advantage comes in only seven forms. Most businesses possess none.
by Hamilton Wright Helmer 2016
4.26
3k+ ratings
Ain't No Makin' It
by Jay MacLeod • 2008
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
4.07
1k+
Ain't No Makin' It Summary
Ain't No Makin' It 87%
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
by Jay MacLeod 2008
4.07
1k+ ratings
Paper Belt on Fire
by Michael Gibson • 2022
Progress died in the 1970s. A venture fund now bets on dropouts to revive it.
3.88
160
Paper Belt on Fire Summary
Paper Belt on Fire 87%
Progress died in the 1970s. A venture fund now bets on dropouts to revive it.
by Michael Gibson 2022
3.88
160 ratings
Competition Demystified
by Bruce C. Greenwald • 2005
Real strategy isn't vision or goal-setting. It's barriers to entry. Most businesses have none.
4.30
2k+
Competition Demystified Summary
Competition Demystified 86%
Real strategy isn't vision or goal-setting. It's barriers to entry. Most businesses have none.
by Bruce C. Greenwald 2005
4.30
2k+ ratings
The Winner-Take-All Society
by Robert H. Frank • 1995
Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.
3.70
257
The Winner-Take-All Society Summary
The Winner-Take-All Society 86%
Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.
by Robert H. Frank 1995
3.70
257 ratings
The Innovator's Dilemma
by Clayton M. Christensen • 1997
Good management blinds firms to the cheaper, simpler technologies that eventually replace them.
4.04
61k+
The Innovator's Dilemma Summary
The Innovator's Dilemma 86%
Good management blinds firms to the cheaper, simpler technologies that eventually replace them.
by Clayton M. Christensen 1997
4.04
61k+ ratings
Getting a Job
by Mark Granovetter • 1995
The finding that changed sociology: casual acquaintances land you jobs that close friends cannot.
3.64
50
Getting a Job Summary
Getting a Job 86%
The finding that changed sociology: casual acquaintances land you jobs that close friends cannot.
by Mark Granovetter 1995
3.64
50 ratings
Never Far from Home
by Bruce Jackson • 2023
Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.
4.12
257
Never Far from Home Summary
Never Far from Home 86%
Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.
by Bruce Jackson 2023
4.12
257 ratings
Eat People
by Andy Kessler • 2011
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
3.63
393
Eat People Summary
Eat People 86%
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
by Andy Kessler 2011
3.63
393 ratings
The Innovation Blind Spot
by Ross Baird • 2017
Venture capital runs on pattern recognition, a heuristic that hides the best ideas in plain sight.
4.08
295
The Innovation Blind Spot Summary
The Innovation Blind Spot 86%
Venture capital runs on pattern recognition, a heuristic that hides the best ideas in plain sight.
by Ross Baird 2017
4.08
295 ratings
The Innovation Stack
by Jim McKelvey • 2020
Great companies don't disrupt. They layer innovations into interlocking systems no rival can copy.
4.22
2k+
The Innovation Stack Summary
The Innovation Stack 86%
Great companies don't disrupt. They layer innovations into interlocking systems no rival can copy.
by Jim McKelvey 2020
4.22
2k+ ratings
When More Is Not Better
by Roger L. Martin • 2020
Treating the economy like a machine broke the link between growth and shared prosperity.
3.80
292
When More Is Not Better Summary
When More Is Not Better 86%
Treating the economy like a machine broke the link between growth and shared prosperity.
by Roger L. Martin 2020
3.80
292 ratings
Dignity in a Digital Age
by Ro Khanna • 2022
Five cities captured 90% of tech job growth. The case for creating digital opportunity everywhere.
3.71
149
Dignity in a Digital Age Summary
Dignity in a Digital Age 86%
Five cities captured 90% of tech job growth. The case for creating digital opportunity everywhere.
by Ro Khanna 2022
3.71
149 ratings
The Meritocracy Trap
by Daniel Markovits • 2019
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
3.83
2k+
The Meritocracy Trap Summary
The Meritocracy Trap 86%
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
by Daniel Markovits 2019
3.83
2k+ ratings
The Prosperity Paradox
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2019
Poverty's cure is not aid. It is a business model aimed at people the market ignores.
4.27
1k+
The Prosperity Paradox Summary
The Prosperity Paradox 86%
Poverty's cure is not aid. It is a business model aimed at people the market ignores.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2019
4.27
1k+ ratings
Start Small, Stay Small
by Rob Walling • 2010
Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.
3.95
2k+
Start Small, Stay Small Summary
Start Small, Stay Small 86%
Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.
by Rob Walling 2010
3.95
2k+ ratings
Categorically Unequal
by Douglas S. Massey • 2007
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
4.24
134
Categorically Unequal Summary
Categorically Unequal 86%
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
by Douglas S. Massey 2007
4.24
134 ratings
The Velvet Rope Economy
by Nelson D. Schwartz • 2020
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
4.08
1k+
The Velvet Rope Economy Summary
The Velvet Rope Economy 86%
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
by Nelson D. Schwartz 2020
4.08
1k+ ratings
Rebooting Justice
by Benjamin H. Barton • 2017
Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.
3.90
29
Rebooting Justice Summary
Rebooting Justice 86%
Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.
by Benjamin H. Barton 2017
3.90
29 ratings
Skin in the Game
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2018
Decision-makers who never face consequences wreck systems. The ancient principle modernity forgot.
3.91
32k+
Skin in the Game Summary
Skin in the Game 86%
Decision-makers who never face consequences wreck systems. The ancient principle modernity forgot.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2018
3.91
32k+ ratings
Plutocrats
by Chrystia Freeland • 2012
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
3.61
3k+
Plutocrats Summary
Plutocrats 86%
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
by Chrystia Freeland 2012
3.61
3k+ ratings
Fiber
by Susan P. Crawford • 2018
Fiber is this century's electricity, and America skipped the wiring job.
3.87
159
Fiber Summary
Fiber 86%
Fiber is this century's electricity, and America skipped the wiring job.
by Susan P. Crawford 2018
3.87
159 ratings
Zero to One
by Peter Thiel • 2014
Monopoly, not competition, builds the future. A guide to creating what nobody else can.
4.15
403k+
Zero to One Summary
Zero to One 86%
Monopoly, not competition, builds the future. A guide to creating what nobody else can.
by Peter Thiel 2014
4.15
403k+ ratings
Who Owns the Future?
by Jaron Lanier • 2013
Free services enter the internet. Middle-class jobs leave. A plan to reverse the pump.
3.77
4k+
Who Owns the Future? Summary
Who Owns the Future? 86%
Free services enter the internet. Middle-class jobs leave. A plan to reverse the pump.
by Jaron Lanier 2013
3.77
4k+ ratings
Go It Alone!
by Bruce Judson • 2004
Build a substantial business alone by outsourcing everything but the one skill that makes you money.
3.92
1k+
Go It Alone! Summary
Go It Alone! 86%
Build a substantial business alone by outsourcing everything but the one skill that makes you money.
by Bruce Judson 2004
3.92
1k+ ratings
Anointed
by Toby Stuart • 2025
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
3.48
150
Anointed Summary
Anointed 86%
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
by Toby Stuart 2025
3.48
150 ratings
The Long Tail
by Chris Anderson • 2006
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
3.82
30k+
The Long Tail Summary
The Long Tail 86%
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
by Chris Anderson 2006
3.82
30k+ ratings
The Years That Matter Most
by Paul Tough • 2019
Getting into an elite college depends more on your parents’ income than your SAT score.
4.39
2k+
The Years That Matter Most Summary
The Years That Matter Most 86%
Getting into an elite college depends more on your parents’ income than your SAT score.
by Paul Tough 2019
4.39
2k+ ratings
The Case Against Education
by Bryan Caplan • 2018
A degree's value certifies who you already were, not what you learned.
3.94
2k+
The Case Against Education Summary
The Case Against Education 86%
A degree's value certifies who you already were, not what you learned.
by Bryan Caplan 2018
3.94
2k+ ratings
Action!
by Robert J. Ringer • 2004
A single motion beats a thousand plans. The action-first playbook for results.
4.10
130
Action! Summary
Action! 86%
A single motion beats a thousand plans. The action-first playbook for results.
by Robert J. Ringer 2004
4.10
130 ratings
Where We Stand
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
4.24
3k+
Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand 86%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
Fragmented Democracy
by Jamila Michener • 2018
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
4.23
120
Fragmented Democracy Summary
Fragmented Democracy 86%
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
by Jamila Michener 2018
4.23
120 ratings
Subprime Attention Crisis
by Tim Hwang • 2020
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
3.61
1k+
Subprime Attention Crisis Summary
Subprime Attention Crisis 86%
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
by Tim Hwang 2020
3.61
1k+ ratings
Smart People Should Build Things
by Andrew Yang • 2014
Elite recruiting funnels top grads into finance and law, not startups. The cost, and the fix.
3.79
1k+
Smart People Should Build Things Summary
Smart People Should Build Things 86%
Elite recruiting funnels top grads into finance and law, not startups. The cost, and the fix.
by Andrew Yang 2014
3.79
1k+ ratings
Kids These Days
by Malcolm Harris • 2017
Childhood became a competition for human capital. Millennials are what that competition produces.
3.77
2k+
Kids These Days Summary
Kids These Days 86%
Childhood became a competition for human capital. Millennials are what that competition produces.
by Malcolm Harris 2017
3.77
2k+ ratings
The Corruption of Economics
by Mason Gaffney • 1994
To defeat one reformer, economists rewrote their discipline and deleted land as a category.
4.38
16
The Corruption of Economics Summary
The Corruption of Economics 86%
To defeat one reformer, economists rewrote their discipline and deleted land as a category.
by Mason Gaffney 1994
4.38
16 ratings
The Four
by Scott Galloway • 2017
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google: four companies, four instincts, one trillion-dollar playbook.
3.83
19k+
The Four Summary
The Four 86%
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google: four companies, four instincts, one trillion-dollar playbook.
by Scott Galloway 2017
3.83
19k+ ratings
Life After Google
by George Gilder • 2018
Google's ad internet is dying. Blockchain will build a new one around human minds, not AI.
3.54
2k+
Life After Google Summary
Life After Google 86%
Google's ad internet is dying. Blockchain will build a new one around human minds, not AI.
by George Gilder 2018
3.54
2k+ ratings
Why Nothing Works
by Marc J. Dunkelman • 2025
Progressivism has two souls: one builds, one stops. The stopper won, so nothing gets built.
3.79
1k+
Why Nothing Works Summary
Why Nothing Works 86%
Progressivism has two souls: one builds, one stops. The stopper won, so nothing gets built.
by Marc J. Dunkelman 2025
3.79
1k+ ratings
Nowhere to Live
by James S. Burling • 2024
Why can't Americans afford homes? A century of rules made building them illegal.
4.00
12
Nowhere to Live Summary
Nowhere to Live 86%
Why can't Americans afford homes? A century of rules made building them illegal.
by James S. Burling 2024
4.00
12 ratings
World Eaters
by Catherine Bracy • 2025
Venture capital is engineered to produce a few monster wins; the rest of us absorb the risk.
3.84
261
World Eaters Summary
World Eaters 86%
Venture capital is engineered to produce a few monster wins; the rest of us absorb the risk.
by Catherine Bracy 2025
3.84
261 ratings
The Sharing Economy
by Arun Sundararajan • 2016
Trust between strangers, scaled by smartphones, is building an economy that sidesteps the firm.
3.66
491
The Sharing Economy Summary
The Sharing Economy 86%
Trust between strangers, scaled by smartphones, is building an economy that sidesteps the firm.
by Arun Sundararajan 2016
3.66
491 ratings
Mine!
by Michael A. Heller • 2021
Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.
4.11
2k+
Mine! Summary
Mine! 86%
Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.
by Michael A. Heller 2021
4.11
2k+ ratings
Twilight of the Elites
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2012
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
3.99
6k+
Twilight of the Elites Summary
Twilight of the Elites 86%
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2012
3.99
6k+ ratings
The Rise and Decline of Nations
by Mancur Olson • 1982
Not lazy workers or bad policy: stable societies choke on accumulated interest groups.
3.96
534
The Rise and Decline of Nations Summary
The Rise and Decline of Nations 86%
Not lazy workers or bad policy: stable societies choke on accumulated interest groups.
by Mancur Olson 1982
3.96
534 ratings
The Matthew Effect
by Daniel Rigney • 2010
Why a small head start in science, money, or the classroom rarely stays small.
3.65
46
The Matthew Effect Summary
The Matthew Effect 86%
Why a small head start in science, money, or the classroom rarely stays small.
by Daniel Rigney 2010
3.65
46 ratings
Move Fast and Break Things
by Jonathan Taplin • 2017
How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.
3.59
2k+
Move Fast and Break Things Summary
Move Fast and Break Things 86%
How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.
by Jonathan Taplin 2017
3.59
2k+ ratings
The College Scam
by Charlie Kirk • 2022
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
4.18
605
The College Scam Summary
The College Scam 86%
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
by Charlie Kirk 2022
4.18
605 ratings
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