Toolkit

Here’s a list of all the things that I consider MUST-HAVES, be they books, tools, people or anything else that you should be paying attention to.

Books

Hooked by Nir Eyal. Excellent read on how to keep people coming back to your product
Just Enough Research by Erika Hall. Probably the best hands-on, tactical manual on how to properly do user and other kinds of product research
The Alliance by Reid Hoffman. A great look at the workplace of the future, and how to think about the new relationship between employee and employer
Drive by Dan Pink
The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe. Thorough exploration of Western history through the lens of inter-generational relationships. Must-read for understanding the times we live in

People and Sites

These are my first-reads in my daily feed

Tom Tunguz – Partner at Redpoint Ventures, expert in the world of SaaS economics and overall trends in technology
First Round Review – Consistently among the best articles on practical problems facing technology companies
Fred Wilson – Fred always has interesting things to say about new companies, trends and the market in tech
Code as Craft – The Etsy tech blog. Some of this is very technical, some is more high level
Seth Godin – I’ve been reading Seth’s blog for probably 5 years now, every day. There’s no one better

Project management:

Communication

Personal Productivity

Software Development

Domain Management