Summer Reading: From New York Founders

It’s finally summer, and we’re hoping you make time for some vitamin D and a good read. To that end, we are eager to share this summer 2021 reading list from New York tech founders. These recommendations are from founders that connected with us during our quarterly Office Hours and other events. And for those who are interested, you may also want to check out our previous lists, Fall Reading: From our Founders and CEOs and The Early Stage Founder’s Reading List. Finally, let us know if you have any other recommendations to add to the list.

Here’s our Summer Reading from New York Founders:

1. Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal
2. How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs by Guy Raz
3. Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan
4. Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman
5. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
6. Talking to Humans: Success starts with understanding your customers by Giff Constable
7. That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Marc Randolph
8. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
9. The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain by Annie Murphy Paul
10. Together Is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration by Simon Sinek