Nick Craven

Bookshelf

You can tell a lot by what a person reads

These are the books I've studied, not just read. They're also the source material for the AI executive agents I build: each agent learns from the authors who mastered that seat.

Vision & Strategy

How to see where things are going and decide what to build.

PrinciplesDalio
Zero to OneThiel
BlitzscalingHoffman
The Lean StartupRies
PrinciplesRay Dalio
Zero to OnePeter Thiel
BlitzscalingReid Hoffman
The Lean StartupEric Ries

Revenue & Sales

Offers people can't refuse and a sales machine that runs every day.

$100M OffersHormozi
The Ultimate Sales MachineHolmes
$100M OffersAlex Hormozi
The Ultimate Sales MachineChet Holmes

Marketing

Why some messages spread and others don't.

Expert SecretsBrunson
InfluenceCialdini
Expert SecretsRussell Brunson
InfluenceRobert Cialdini

Operations

Systems that run without the founder holding everything together.

Rocket FuelWinters
ClockworkMichalowicz
Buy Back Your TimeMartell
Rocket FuelWickman & Winters
ClockworkMike Michalowicz
Buy Back Your TimeDan Martell

Wealth

Money as a tool for freedom and legacy.

Money: Master the GameRobbins
Tax-Free WealthWheelwright
Money: Master the GameTony Robbins
Tax-Free WealthTom Wheelwright

Mindset & Meaning

Where the climb starts: who you decide to be.

Man's Search for MeaningFrankl
MindsetDweck
Atomic HabitsClear
The Motivation ManifestoBurchard
Think and Grow RichHill
Man's Search for MeaningViktor Frankl
MindsetCarol Dweck
Atomic HabitsJames Clear
The Motivation ManifestoBrendon Burchard
Think and Grow RichNapoleon Hill