Books like Dealing with Darwin

01

Crossing the Chasm

Geoffrey A. Moore · Business

Crossing the Chasm is Geoffrey Moore's analysis of why so many technology companies succeed with early adopters and then stall before reaching mainstream customers.

02

The Innovator's Dilemma

Clayton M. Christensen · Business

Christensen's argument, published in 1997, is deceptively simple: the very practices that make companies excellent at serving their current customers — listening carefully, investing in proven technologies, targeting the most profitable segments — are precisely what causes them to miss disruptive innovations.

03

Good Strategy Bad Strategy

Richard Rumelt · Business

Good Strategy Bad Strategy is Richard Rumelt's indictment of the strategic planning process as it is practiced in most organizations, and his articulation of what genuine strategy actually requires.

04

Only the Paranoid Survive

Andrew S. Grove · Business

Only the Paranoid Survive is Andrew Grove's account of how he understood and navigated the most dangerous moments in a company's life — what he calls strategic inflection points.

05

Competing Against Luck

Clayton M. Christensen · Business

Competing Against Luck is Clayton Christensen's most complete development of the Jobs to Be Done framework, which he introduced briefly in The Innovator's Solution.

06

100 Baggers: Stocks That Return 100-to-1 and How to Find Them

Christopher Mayer · Business

Christopher Mayer built this book on research conducted earlier by Thomas Phelps, whose 1972 book 100 to 1 in the Stock Market studied stocks that returned one hundred times their purchase price.