Summer is the perfect time to unplug and recharge our batteries, but also to stock up on energy and inspiration. After last year’s blog post on podcasts , this time we asked the
SPK specimens to give us some summer reading suggestions . Be careful, no ” light reading ” here; we recognize our specimens with recommendations that are a little geeky, sometimes entrepreneurial, slightly scientific, but always inspiring. Happy reading!
Meaningful
Jean-Michel, co-founder of Lexya, offers us ” Meaningful ” by Bernadette Jiwa which is, according to him, “simply a little bible for all those who want to start a business”.
This book explains to us that the goal of innovation is not simply to create new products and services; but to design things that make sense for the people who use them.
Good to great, why some companies make the leap…and others don’t
Why do some companies with average performance suddenly take off? For five years, Jim Collins and his team of researchers have been asking themselves list of lithuania cell phone numbers questions to try to demystify the secret to the rise to excellence. This suggestion from Luc, co-founder of
GoSoumissions . com , is “a classic for understanding the type of leadership needed to build a company that will last through the ages. Plus, it’s full of data; we love it!”
Lost and founder
Transparency is in our DNA. That’s why Vincent, co-founder of Spektrum, suggests Lost and Founder , which tells the unpretentious story of Rand Fishkin, founder of
MOZ. “I really liked the different perspective notification dictatorship: take back control on the world of startups, more realistic than many others,” he tells us.
He humbly explains his biggest failures and debunks the prejudices that “everything is beautiful in Silicon Valley.”
Waiting for Bojangles
In the summer, Élise wants to read novels, to immerse herself in stories that help her escape from everyday life and inspire her to live a life that reflects her. She loved the crazy world of “
En attendant Bojangles ” by Olivier Bourdeault. We fall under the spell of this extraordinary family composed of a man of law, a flamboyant and slightly crazy woman, a child like no other and their big bird, Mademoiselle Superfétatoire, who do not force themselves to do anything,
except to create their own happiness filled with fantasy. “I laughed and cried (a lot, under the influence of emotion, at the end!), it’s magnificent,” she tells us.
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe,
Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Olivier, a developer at Spektrum, offers us a motivating read on running . “I liked the book for the mix of stories and research it presents. It’s really an entertaining book, but also an informative one that makes you want to run,” he says.
The obstacle is the way: the timeless art business to consumer reviews of turning trials into triumph
The suggestion of François, marketing lead at Snipcart, brings a modern and practical look at the stoic philosophy , full of inspiring examples and notable figures. Stoics focus on the things they can control, abandon everything else and turn each new obstacle into an opportunity to become better.
The author uses real facts, taking as examples famous people (like Steve Jobs, John Rockefeller and Amelia Earhart, among others) who demonstrated stoicism to overcome difficult or even impossible situations. At the end of the book, we can conclude that these principles they believed in were actually worth more than their intelligence or talent!
Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise is a novel by Éric Plamondon, which, according to Frédérique, front-end developer, “seems disjointed, but in the end, is well-woven.
We follow in parallel the stories of a character from the modern era and an American author from the 60s. It talks about history, and we learn a lot about American culture, but it is approached in a captivating way.”
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight
Can we really live from our passions?
How did a young entrepreneur who borrowed $50 from his father manage to transform it into a multinational with revenues exceeding $30 billion per year?
Shoe Dog: a memoir by the creator of NIKE , is the suggestion of François-Xavier, co-founder of OpFront. The book shares the beginnings of NIKE, as a young start-up and its evolution into one of the most iconic, revolutionary and profitable brands in the world!
Sapiens
How did our species manage to dominate the planet?
How did we come to create the concepts of religion, nation, human rights?
What will our world look like in the next millennium?
This book could challenge your thinking and even “change your worldview,” says Charles, founder of SEOCharles. He’s the one who suggested it to us!
Do you really need it?
My suggestion (Elisabeth, new content strategist at Spektrum, hello!) is the book ” Do you really need it? “. Related to economics, it talks about real cases, placing a realistic mirror in front of our life choices and their consequences. Without filter or taboo, the author questions our way of thinking and informs us about the need to have financial security. In a society of consumerism and financial naivety, this book asks us the right questions and encourages us to