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Technology, innovation and the digital economy

Economics

Books on how technology, automation, platforms and the internet change economies, firms and work, and on how innovation and venture finance operate.

38 books on Technology, innovation and the digital economy, 1 of them tier 1, recommended by 26 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Patrick Collison.

38 books · 29 experts

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  1. Platform RevolutionGeoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul Choudary, 2016
  2. Game OverDavid Sheff, 1993
  3. Innovation and Its DiscontentsAdam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner, 2004
  4. Invisible EnginesDavid S. Evans, Andrei Hagiu, Richard Schmalensee, 2006
  5. Innovation and the StateDan Breznitz, 2007

The best books on Technology, innovation and the digital economy 38

Platform RevolutionPlatform Revolution
T1 Platform Revolution
Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul Choudary · 2016
The standard text on network effects, governance and platform pricing.
Open Library
“Parker, Van Alstyne, and Choudary lay out the economics of two-sided platforms — the same structural logic underpinning LinkedIn. Hoffman has pointed to platform dynamics as underappreciated by founders who think of their product as a service rather than an infrastructure layer.”Reid Hoffman
Recommended byReid Hoffman
Game OverGame Over
T2 Game Over
David Sheff · 1993
Nintendo's licensing regime and its control of the cartridge supply.
Open Library
Innovation and Its DiscontentsInnovation and Its Discontents
T2 Innovation and Its Discontents
Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner · 2004
How the patent system drifted from incentive to tax.
Open Library
Invisible EnginesInvisible Engines
T2 Invisible Engines
David S. Evans, Andrei Hagiu, Richard Schmalensee · 2006
Software platforms as the multi-sided engines under other industries.
Open Library
Innovation and the StateInnovation and the State
T2 Innovation and the State
Dan Breznitz · 2007
Compares Israel, Taiwan and Ireland; the serious analysis behind Start-Up Nation.
Open Library
Boulevard of Broken DreamsBoulevard of Broken Dreams
T2 Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Josh Lerner · 2009
Why state attempts to manufacture a venture asset class mostly fail.
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FreeFree
T2 Free
Chris Anderson · 2009
Cross-subsidy and zero marginal cost; the popular case for free tiers.
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MatchmakersMatchmakers
T2 Matchmakers
David S. Evans, Richard Schmalensee · 2016
Two-sided-market economics from the researchers who formalised it.
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Prediction MachinesPrediction Machines
T2 Prediction Machines
Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb · 2018
AI framed as a fall in the cost of prediction; the standard economics treatment.
Open Library
Rise of the RobotsRise of the Robots
T4 Rise of the Robots
Martin Ford · 1708
Open Library
Recommended byDaniel PetrePatrick O'Shaughnessy
The Geodesic Network
T4 The Geodesic Network
Peter Huber · 1987
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Regional AdvantageRegional Advantage
T4 Regional Advantage
AnnaLee Saxenian · 1994
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonKevin Kelly
The Digital EconomyThe Digital Economy
T4 The Digital Economy
Don Tapscott · 1995
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Blueprint to the Digital EconomyBlueprint to the Digital Economy
T4 Blueprint to the Digital Economy
Don Tapscott · 1998
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Information RulesInformation Rules
T4 Information Rules
Carl Shapiro, Hal Varian · 1998
Lock-in, switching costs and versioning; still the sharpest account of information economics.
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiTim O’Reilly
Ruling the WavesRuling the Waves
T4 Ruling the Waves
Debora L. Spar · 2001
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Revolutionary WealthRevolutionary Wealth
T4 Revolutionary Wealth
Alvin Toffler · 2006
Open Library
Recommended byEv Williams
The Wealth of NetworksThe Wealth of Networks
T4 The Wealth of Networks
Yochai Benkler · 2006
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonMike Maples, Jr.
The Big SwitchThe Big Switch
T4 The Big Switch
Nicholas Carr · 2008
Computing as a utility; the argument that anticipated the cloud model.
Open Library
Recommended byMarc Benioff
Start-up NationStart-up Nation
T4 Start-up Nation
Dan Senor, Saul Singer · 2009
The standard explanation of the technology cluster and its military roots.
Open Library
Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan
What's Mine is YoursWhat's Mine is Yours
T4 What's Mine is Yours
Rachel Botsman · 2010
Open Library
Recommended byLauren Capelin
Doing Capitalism in the Innovation EconomyDoing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy
T4 Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy
William H. Janeway · 2012
A venture veteran on the state, bubbles and how innovation gets funded
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“He wrote this book, which I really recommend, it's called Doing Capitalism”Marc Andreessen
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
The Coming Prosperity: How Entrepreneurs Are
T4 The Coming Prosperity: How Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Global Economy
Philip Auerswald · 2012
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Knockoff Economy: How Imitation Sparks IThe Knockoff Economy: How Imitation Sparks Innovation
T4 The Knockoff Economy: How Imitation Sparks Innovation
Kal Raustiala, Christopher Sprigman · 2012
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Mass Flourishing: How Grassroots Innovation Mass Flourishing: How Grassroots Innovation Created Jobs, Challenge, and Change
T4 Mass Flourishing: How Grassroots Innovation Created Jobs, Challenge, and Change
Edmund S. Phelps · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies
T4 The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies
Erik Brynjolfsson · 2014
Brynjolfsson and McAfee provide the economic context: AI as a general-purpose technology that decouples productivity from employment. The alignment problem doesn't exist in a vacuum — it plays out in economies where AI is already restructuring labor markets in ways that are hard to reverse.
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiPatrick CollisonAlexey MoiseenkovAntonio García MartínezRaoul PalTim O’Reilly
How the Internet Became Commercial: InnovatiHow the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
T4 How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
Shane M. Greenstein · 2015
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Humans Need Not ApplyHumans Need Not Apply
T4 Humans Need Not Apply
Jerry Kaplan · 2015
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Recommended byAntonio García MartínezBrian Armstrong
Why Information GrowsWhy Information Grows
T4 Why Information Grows
Cesar Hidalgo · 2015
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Recommended byNaval Ravikant
The Industries of the FutureThe Industries of the Future
T4 The Industries of the Future
Alec Ross · 2016
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Recommended byAlfred LinReid Hoffman
Throwing Rocks at the Google BusThrowing Rocks at the Google Bus
T4 Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus
Douglas Rushkoff · 2016
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Recommended byGeorge Hatzis
The Innovation Blind SpotThe Innovation Blind Spot
T4 The Innovation Blind Spot
Ross Baird · 2017
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Recommended byBrad Feld
Capitalism Without CapitalCapitalism Without Capital
T4 Capitalism Without Capital
Jonathan Haskel · 2018
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Recommended byBill Gates
Life After GoogleLife After Google
T4 Life After Google
George Gilder · 2018
The case that blockchain architectures displace the centralised web
Open Library
Recommended byPeter Thiel
Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
T4 Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Klaus Schwab, Nicholas Davis · 2018
Open Library
Recommended bySatya Nadella
The Age of Surveillance CapitalismThe Age of Surveillance Capitalism
T4 The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff · 2018
Behavioural data as the raw material of the ad model.
Open Library
Recommended byBenedict EvansVinod Khosla
Where Is My Flying Car?Where Is My Flying Car?
T4 Where Is My Flying Car?
J. Storrs Hall · 2018
Open Library
Recommended byBalaji S. SrinivasanPatrick Collison
How Innovation WorksHow Innovation Works
T4 How Innovation Works
Matt Ridley · 2020
Innovation as gradual recombination rather than invention.
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“It's a must-read for entrepreneurs and government officials who want to either be innovative themselves or foster innovation.”Naval Ravikant
Recommended byNaval RavikantBalaji S. Srinivasan

Experts 29

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

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Don Tapscottwrote 2 books here
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Chris Andersonwrote 1 book hereMatt Ridleywrote 1 book here

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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 8 books herePatrick Collisonrecommends 6 books here
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Balaji S. Srinivasanrecommends 3 books hereReid Hoffmanrecommends 2 books here
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Antonio García Martínezrecommends 2 books hereNaval Ravikantrecommends 2 books hereTim O’Reillyrecommends 2 books hereMarc Andreessenrecommends 1 book herePeter Thielrecommends 1 book hereBrad Feldrecommends 1 book here
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Kevin Kellyrecommends 1 book hereMarc Benioffrecommends 1 book here
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Alexey Moiseenkovrecommends 1 book hereAlfred Linrecommends 1 book here
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Benedict Evansrecommends 1 book hereBill Gatesrecommends 1 book here
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Brian Armstrongrecommends 1 book here
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Daniel Petrerecommends 1 book hereEv Williamsrecommends 1 book here
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George Hatzisrecommends 1 book here
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Lauren Capelinrecommends 1 book here
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Mike Maples, Jr.recommends 1 book here
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Patrick O'Shaughnessyrecommends 1 book here
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Raoul Palrecommends 1 book hereSatya Nadellarecommends 1 book hereVinod Khoslarecommends 1 book here
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