here are some books I've read.
in blue are my north stars

Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned

by Kenneth O.Stanley - Joel Lehman - 2015

Theme: Creativity - Innovation

Everything is Negotiable

by Gavin Kennedy - 2008

Theme: Negotiation

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

by Robert B. Cialdini - 2021

Theme: Psychology - Marketing

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

by Roger Fisher, William Ury - 2011

Theme: Negotiation

The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor

by Howard S. Marks - 2011

Theme: Investing - Understanding of risk

The hard thing about hard things

by Ben Horowitz - 2014

Theme: Entrepreneurship - Handling problems