Published first in 2013, then in paperback in 2014, “Finding the Next Steve Jobs” by Nolan Bushnell with Gene Stone is a great read.
One question which has always intrigued me is whether people become stars because of their own skills or because of the teams they’re in. This book by Boris Groysberg set out to answer it through examination of the careers of more than 1000 Wall Street “star analysts”. Whilst almost entirely focused on Wall Street, there were a number of take-aways which I felt made the book a worthwhile read –