Blake Scholl is the founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, a company developing supersonic passenger aircraft for the next generation of travel. He previously founded and led Konceptual, a software company, before transitioning to aerospace innovation. His book selections reflect his focus on navigating business challenges and understanding disruptive technologies.
5 Books Recommended by Blake Scholl
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
26 people recommendedGood.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Balaji Srinivasan, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell, Larry Page, Peter Thiel, Drew Houston, Dustin Moskovitz, Marc Andreessen, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Andrew Ng, Andrew Wilkinson, Chris Dixon, Fred Wilson, Jodie Cook, Kathryn Minshew, Keith Rabois, Luis Von Ahn, Marty Cagan, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Peter Attia, Raoul Pal, Tim Ferriss, Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Atlas Shrugged
23 people recommendedFar and away my favorite book.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, Peter Thiel, Steve Jobs, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Ray Dalio, Travis Kalanick, Amelia Boone, Bob Metcalfe, Austen Allred, Patrick Bet David, Fred Wilson, Gabby Reece, Joe De Sena, John Carmack, Paul Krugman, Peter Diamandis, Phil Jackson, Rand Paul, Russell Brunson, Shah Rukh Khan
Everyone talks about it, I wonder how many people actually read it. You should actually read it.
Also recommended by: Mark Cuban, Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Drew Houston, Ev Williams, Marc Andreessen, Marc Benioff, Michael Bloomberg, Aaron Levie, Ben Horowitz, Bill Gurley, Caterina Fake, Chris Dixon, Guy Kawasaki, Max Levchin, Steve Blank, Tim Oreilly
Read [this book] or check out his podcast with the same name.
Also recommended by: Vinod Khosla, David Friedberg, Jason Fried, Peter Diamandis, Ryan Shea
