Books

The book that changed my life and my entire perspective on how the financial world operates and how you can intelligently participate in markets. This is a book I recommend to anyone and everyone I've ever met. It's probably due a re-read.

This book pissed me off the first time I read it. Because it went against everything I thought about startups/business. But, I come around to agreeing with Thiel on his philosphy for startups. The most important term for me being "Definite Optimism".

This is a pretty difficult read, especially the beginning. But once you get into the flow of it, I think this book a seminal work around understanding how wealth get created in the world. If you want to understand the growth of markets/wealth this is the most important book you could read.