Business Recap

Recap of the business books that we have readShoedog: Autobiography of Phil Knight, founder of NikeThe lean startup, Eric Ries:How to build a startup, the antifragile wayBen Horowits The Hard thing about hard things helps throw light at the challenges a CEO goes through.The Messy Middle - Scott Belsky: Talks about stuff between the most romantic parts of a venture, from starting in a garage or college dorm to successfully doing a multi-billion dollar IPO.Obviously Awesome - April Dunfordpositioning framework that actually works, because she sees that positioning is often misunderstood, and can be really powerful, especially for saas startupsHooked - Nir Eyalhow to build habit-forming productsVenture Deals - Brad Feld and Jason MendelsonGood Strategy, Bad Strategy - Richard RumeltStrategy =/= ambitious goal setting, vision, charismaGood strategy identifies the key challenge to overcomeGood strategy includes actions to take to overcomeTop 3The Lean Startup HookedVenture DealsWildcard: The 7 habits of highly effective people by stephen coveyWhat to expect on the next season - Human Body seriesIf our bodies could talk by James HamblinIf our bodies could talk is a guide that tackles about different human storiesJames Hamblin, a doctor and a journalist at Atlantic, created a video turned into a book that respond to the common medical questions of people. Endless curiosity lead us to seek new knowledge especially when it comes to our body. If our bodies could talk, a guide that tackles and give clarity how human treat his body and how it should be. Author dropped some of the frequently asked questions such as:• Can I "boost" my immune system? • Does caffeine make me live longer? • Do we still not know if cell phones cause cancer? • How much sleep do I actually need? • Is there any harm in taking a multivitamin? • Is life long enough?It focuses on body functions starting with the body’s superficial parts — eyes, and skin. Then, body actions such as eating, feeling, drinking, and even dying. His approach is interesting and straightforward. He intends to inform the reader’s to live a healthy lifestyle and worry less about the things that don’t matter. His context explain the misconceptions versus marketing-based facts.WHY WE SLEEP by Matthew WalkerWhy we sleep, a New York times bestseller written by Matthew Walker, a professor of neuroscience and has contributed over 100 scientific studies. Why we sleep thoroughly explain the essence of sleep. It is described as one of the most important activity that people shouldn’t take advantage because it has a short and long-term effect on our physical, mental, and emotional health. Since most people are sleep- deprived, Matthew clearly states that it can linked to serious health diseases such as cancer, diabetes and even death.Part 1: This Thing Called Sleep1. To sleep2. Caffeine, Jet Lag, and Melatonin: Losing and Gaining Control of Your Sleep Rhythm3. Defining and Generating Sleep4. Ape Beds, Dinosaurs, and Napping with Half a Brain: Who Sleeps, How Do We Sleep, and How Much?5. Changes in Sleep Across the Life SpanPart 2: Why Would You Sleep?6. Your Mother and Shakespeare Knew7. Too Extreme for the Guinness Book of World Records8. Cancer, Heart Attacks, and a Shorter LifePart 3: How and Why We Dream9. Routinely Psychotic10. Dreaming as Overnight Therapy11. Dream Creativity and Dream ControlPart 4: From Sleeping Pills to Society Transformed12. Things That Go Bump in the Night13. iPads, Factory Whistles, and Nightcaps14. Hurting and Helping Your Sleep15. Sleep and Society: What Medicine and Education Are Doing Wrong; What Google and NASA Are Doing Right.16. A New Vision for Sleep in the Twenty-First CenturyPart 5: Twelve Tips for Healthy SleepBasically, Walker aims to warn us about lack of sleep and beauty of dreams that will give you longevity.Breath by James NestorBreath, written by James Nestor, author and journalist who has written for New York Times, BBC, National Public Radio, gives you a transformation that changes your body and mind. It all starts with breathing. It is one of the underrated body activities yet the pillar of healthy lifestyle. Nestor stated that to breathe is not just taking the air in and letting it out, it has an art. He reveal the basic truth how the art of breathing occurs. There are many ways to breathe — the 5.5 symmetry, 5.5 second inhales followed by 5.5 second exhales which equals to 5.5 breaths a minute is the most efficient breathing rhythm. When your heartbeat speeds up, exhale slowly. To exhale is a parasympathetic response which calms your mental state. The misconception of being “less nature, more nurture” is far from truth. Workout exercises can increase your lung’s capacity. He used free divers as an example, diving down thousands of feet, made their lungs larger. Nose breathing is always better than mouth breathing. It lowers your blood pressure, heart rate and helps preserve memories that keep your body balanced.Lifespan by David...