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Tobias Lütke

Tobias Lütke

A programmer-turned-CEO who built Shopify into a global e-commerce engine, championing first-principles thinking and the open web.

High Output Management

Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen

Read by Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreessen and 7 others

byAndrew S. Grove
1995272 Pages

That's one of the best books ever. ... [It] unapologetically almost a how-to manual, but kind of deconstructs the world of business into first principles. It's like, 'Here's what matters. Here's how to think about it.' ... Basically, at the end of the day, making business is an engineering exercise, which is brilliant for me because that actually made the whole thing about becoming CEO significantly less scary to me.

Tobias Lütke

Source: Tim Ferriss Show #359

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant
Mark Manson
Mark Manson
Tobias Lütke
Tobias Lütke

Read by Naval Ravikant, Mark Manson, Tobias Lütke and 6 others

byRobert Cialdini
2021592 Pages

Influence was just the most mind-bending book you can imagine, because it essentially taught you all the ways humans are flawed and influenceable, and how, yes, computers are predictable, but once you make things for people you need to go into storytelling. Which was news to me, frankly.

Tobias Lütke

Source: Tim Ferriss Show #359

A Guide to the Good Life

Tobias Lütke
Tobias Lütke
Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Read by Tobias Lütke, Sam Harris

A Guide to the Good Life

The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

byWilliam B. Irvine
2008336 Pages

Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy... and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives. It's a great practical guide.

Tobias Lütke

Source: The Knowledge Project Ep. #41

Thinking in Systems: A Primer

Tobias Lütke
Tobias Lütke
James Clear
James Clear

Read by Tobias Lütke, James Clear

byDonella H. Meadows
2008240 Pages

Donella's book is required reading at Shopify.

Tobias Lütke

Source: Twitter

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