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David Cancel

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David Cancel is an American entrepreneur, investor, and founder of several software companies

71 books they recommend

Books they recommend 71

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Book recommendations listed on their Good Books profile 58

Sales and Marketing 13

Crossing the Chasm
Crossing the Chasm
Geoffrey A. Moore aggregator only
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Purple Cow
Purple Cow
Seth Godin · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Positioning
Positioning
Al Ries aggregator only
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The Sales Acceleration Formula
The Sales Acceleration Formula
Mark Roberge · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Focus
Focus
Al Ries · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Ogilvy on Advertising
Ogilvy on Advertising
David Ogilvy aggregator only
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Confessions of an Advertising Man
Confessions of an Advertising Man
David Ogilvy aggregator only
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Predictable Revenue
Predictable Revenue
Aaron Ross et al. aggregator only
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Play Bigger
Play Bigger
Al Ramadan et al. · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Marketing
Marketing
Bernadette Jiwa · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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The New Gold Standard
The New Gold Standard
Joseph A. Michelli · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Zingerman’s Guide to Giving Great Service
Zingerman’s Guide to Giving Great Service
Ari Weinzweig · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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From Impossible To Inevitable
From Impossible To Inevitable
Aaron Ross, Jason Lemkin aggregator only
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Biography and Memoir 8

Shoe Dog
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight aggregator only
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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson aggregator only
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Ashlee Vance aggregator only
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Made in America
Made in America
Sam Walton · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon
The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon
John Joseph · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Theft by Finding
Theft by Finding
David Sedaris · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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They Call Me Supermensch
They Call Me Supermensch
Shep Gordon · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Robert Evans · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Business and Management 6

Principles
Principles
Ray Dalio aggregator only
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High Output Management
High Output Management
Andrew Grove aggregator only
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The Effective Executive
The Effective Executive
Peter F. Drucker aggregator only
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The Culture Code
The Culture Code
Daniel Coyle · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Work Rules!
Work Rules!
Laszlo Bock aggregator only
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Re-Imagine!
Re-Imagine!
Tom Peters · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Leadership 6

The Score Takes Care of Itself
The Score Takes Care of Itself
Bill Walsh aggregator only
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Extreme Ownership
Extreme Ownership
Jocko Willink aggregator only
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Radical Candor
Radical Candor
Kim Scott · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Entreleadership
Entreleadership
Dave Ramsey · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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The Advantage
The Advantage
Patrick Lencioni · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Leadership is an Art
Leadership is an Art
Max DePree · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Psychology and Behaviour 4

Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman aggregator only
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Influence
Influence
Robert B. Cialdini, PhD aggregator only
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The Talent Code
The Talent Code
Daniel Coyle · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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The Little Book of Talent
The Little Book of Talent
Daniel Coyle · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Productivity and Habits 4

Managing Oneself
Managing Oneself
Peter Drucker aggregator only
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Do the Work
Do the Work
Steven Pressfield · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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The 10X Rule
The 10X Rule
Grant Cardone · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Goals
Goals
Zig Ziglar · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Entrepreneurship and Startups 3

The Hard Thing About Hard Things
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz aggregator only
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High Growth Handbook
High Growth Handbook
Elad Gil aggregator only
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Let My People Go Surfing
Let My People Go Surfing
Yvon Chouinard aggregator only
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Fiction 3

Ready Player One
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
Mohsin Hamid · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, M
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Alice Munro · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Company Histories 3

The Everything Store
The Everything Store
Brad Stone aggregator only
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Behind the Cloud
Behind the Cloud
Marc Benioff aggregator only
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Built from Scratch
Built from Scratch
Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank, Bob Andelman aggregator only
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Philosophy 2

Meditations
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius aggregator only
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What I Know For Sure
What I Know For Sure
Oprah Winfrey · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Sport 2

Relentless
Relentless
Shari Lesser Wenk, Tim Grover · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Running Man
Running Man
Charlie Engle · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Decision Making 1

Seeking Wisdom
Seeking Wisdom
Peter Bevelin aggregator only
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Technology and Computing 1

Hooked
Hooked
Nir Eyal, Ryan Hoover aggregator only
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Investing 1

The Tao of Charlie Munger
The Tao of Charlie Munger
David Clark aggregator only
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Religion and Spirituality 1

Practicing The Power of Now
Practicing The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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davidcancel.com — 'Here Are The 13 Books I Recommend To Everyone On My Team' 13

Sales and Marketing 6

Focus: The Future of Your Company Depends on
Focus: The Future of Your Company Depends on It
Al Ries · not in an entry yet
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From Impossible to Inevitable: How Hyper-Gro
From Impossible to Inevitable: How Hyper-Growth Companies Create Predictable Revenue
Aaron Ross, Jason Lemkin · not in an entry yet
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
Nir Eyal · not in an entry yet
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Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Di
Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers
Geoffrey A. Moore · not in an entry yet
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Marketing: A Love Story: How to Matter to Yo
Marketing: A Love Story: How to Matter to Your Customers
Bernadette Jiwa · not in an entry yet
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Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into
Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine
Aaron Ross, Marylou Tyler · not in an entry yet
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Productivity and Habits 2

The ONE Thing
The ONE Thing
Gary Keller, Jay Papasan · not in an entry yet
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Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out
Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way
Steven Pressfield · not in an entry yet
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Biography and Memoir 1

Sam Walton: Made in America
Sam Walton: Made in America
Sam Walton
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Philosophy 1

Ego Is the Enemy
Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday · not in an entry yet
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Leadership 1

The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosoph
The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
Bill Walsh · not in an entry yet
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Company Histories 1

Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Sa
Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company
Marc Benioff, Carlye Adler · not in an entry yet
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Entrepreneurship and Startups 1

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Ben Horowitz · not in an entry yet
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Where they publish 2