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Books like Dealing with Darwin
The best books like Dealing with Darwin are Crossing the Chasm, The Innovator's Dilemma, and Good Strategy Bad Strategy. Dealing with Darwin by Geoffrey Moore is about innovation, corporate strategy, competitive advantage. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Crossing the Chasm
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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.
A kindred business read.
Read the summary → - The Innovator's Dilemma
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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.
Both dig into innovation.
Read the summary → - Good Strategy Bad Strategy
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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.
A kindred business read.
Read the summary → - Only the Paranoid Survive
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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.
A kindred business read.
Read the summary → - Competing Against Luck
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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.
Both dig into innovation.
Read the summary → - The Innovator's Solution
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Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor · Business
The Innovator's Solution is Christensen and Raynor's follow-up to The Innovator's Dilemma, which explained why great companies fail in the face of disruptive innovation.
Shares innovation and competitive advantage with Dealing with Darwin.
Read the summary → - 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
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7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
Hamilton Helmer · Business
7 Powers is Hamilton Helmer's attempt to distill the full landscape of business strategy into a single rigorous framework.
Both dig into competitive advantage.
Read the summary → - Blue Ocean Strategy
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W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne · Business
Blue Ocean Strategy is Kim and Mauborgne's case that the most successful companies don't compete in existing markets by beating rivals at their own game — they create new market spaces where competition is irrelevant.
Both dig into innovation.
Read the summary → - Capital Returns
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Edward Chancellor · Business
Capital Returns is Edward Chancellor's edited collection of investment letters from Marathon Asset Management, a London-based fund manager, covering roughly the period from 2002 to 2015.
Both dig into competitive advantage.
Read the summary → - Competition Demystified
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Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn · Business
Competition Demystified is Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn's deliberate simplification of competitive strategy — a counterweight to the complexity of the Porter Five Forces framework, which they argue gives strategists too many variables and not enough analytical clarity.
Both dig into competitive advantage.
Read the summary → - Competitive Strategy
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Michael E. Porter · Business
Competitive Strategy is Michael Porter's foundational framework for analyzing industries and developing competitive strategy.
Both dig into competitive advantage.
Read the summary → - Continuous Discovery Habits
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Teresa Torres · Business
Continuous Discovery Habits is Teresa Torres's practical guide to making product discovery a sustainable, weekly team practice rather than a periodic research event.
Both dig into innovation.
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Books like Dealing with Darwin: quick answers
What are the best books like Dealing with Darwin?
The best books like Dealing with Darwin by Geoffrey Moore are Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore, The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen, Good Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt, Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove, Competing Against Luck by Clayton M. Christensen, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Dealing with Darwin, such as innovation, corporate strategy, competitive advantage.
What should I read after Dealing with Darwin?
A natural next read after Dealing with Darwin is Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore. A kindred business read. Other strong choices are The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen, Good Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt, Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove.
What books are similar to Dealing with Darwin by Geoffrey Moore?
Dealing with Darwin centers on innovation, corporate strategy, competitive advantage. Books with a similar feel include Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore, The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen, Good Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt, Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove, Competing Against Luck by Clayton M. Christensen, The Innovator's Solution by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
