Kiran Brahma
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Book Notes

Notes and lessons from books I've read

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Latest: 8/31/2025
The Real Lesson from Creativity, Inc. Is About Candor, Not Ideas
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The Real Lesson from Creativity, Inc. Is About Candor, Not Ideas

Learn the key lesson from Ed Catmull's Creativity, Inc. Discover how to build a culture of candor and psychological safety to stop killing your team's best ideas.

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Essential Sales Principles from Frank Bettger
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Essential Sales Principles from Frank Bettger

Learn essential sales principles from Frank Bettger's "How I Raised Myself From Failure To Success In Selling." Timeless wisdom for sales success

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Mastering Customer Needs - The Question Method
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Mastering Customer Needs - The Question Method

Master sales with the Question Method! Learn how to uncover customer needs, overcome objections, and close more deals. Frank Bettger's secrets revealed.

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The Power of Enthusiasm - Transforming Your Sales Approach
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The Power of Enthusiasm - Transforming Your Sales Approach

Unlock sales success with enthusiasm! Learn how to boost your energy, connect with customers, and transform your results. Frank Bettger's secrets revealed.

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Business Writing Excellence Checklist - Your Complete Quality Assurance Guide
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Business Writing Excellence Checklist - Your Complete Quality Assurance Guide

Ensure your business writing is effective with this complete checklist. Based on the HBR Guide, it covers reader connection, writing process, clarity, and perfecting your prose. Use it to create clear, concise, and impactful business documents.

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Mastering Business Writing: A Practical Guide
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Mastering Business Writing: A Practical Guide

Improve your business writing with this guide based on HBR's expert advice. Learn to connect with readers, master the writing process, write clearly, and perfect your prose.

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Mastering the Writing Process - From Madman to Judge
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Mastering the Writing Process - From Madman to Judge

Master the writing process! Learn to generate ideas (Madman), organize (Architect), draft (Carpenter), and edit (Judge). This guide from HBR helps you write clear, concise, and effective business documents.

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Perfecting Your Prose - Fine-tuning Grammar, Tone, and Format for Maximum Impact
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Perfecting Your Prose - Fine-tuning Grammar, Tone, and Format for Maximum Impact

Refine your business writing! This guide covers grammar, tone, and format for maximum impact. Learn to write with credibility, sound professional, and format emails, letters, and reports effectively.

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The Psychology of Persuasive Business Writing - Connecting with Your Reader
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The Psychology of Persuasive Business Writing - Connecting with Your Reader

Connect with your readers! This guide explores the psychology of persuasive business writing. Learn to understand your audience, craft reader-centered content, and adopt a tone that builds connection and credibility.

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Building Monopolies That Matter: How to Create Sustainable Value in Business
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Building Monopolies That Matter: How to Create Sustainable Value in Business

Understand how Peter Thiel's "Zero to One" articulates his principles for creating valuable, defensible businesses and escaping competition.

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Contrarian Thinking and Secret Knowledge: How to See Opportunities Others Miss
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Contrarian Thinking and Secret Knowledge: How to See Opportunities Others Miss

See what others miss: Understand Peter Thiel's methods for questioning consensus, finding secrets, and building a competitive advantage.

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From Foundation to Future-Proofing: Essential Frameworks for Building Durable Companies
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From Foundation to Future-Proofing: Essential Frameworks for Building Durable Companies

Peter Thiel's "Zero to One": Build a company that lasts. Essential frameworks for founders and entrepreneurs

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The Zero to One Implementation Checklist: A Comprehensive Action Plan
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The Zero to One Implementation Checklist: A Comprehensive Action Plan

Peter Thiel's "Zero to One": A complete action plan for building the future of your business and creating lasting value.

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The Art of Thinking Clearly
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The Art of Thinking Clearly

Learn to identify and overcome 99 common thinking errors to make more rational decisions. Improve your judgment with aid of the book "The Art of Thinking Clearly".

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Marshal Goldsmith's What Got You Here Won't Get You There
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Marshal Goldsmith's What Got You Here Won't Get You There

The Book Explores behavioral issues hindering successful individuals' career advancement

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Chip War - The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
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Chip War - The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

Dive into the modern geopolitical landscape as a new cold war unfolds, driven by the pivotal role of semiconductors in global business, politics, and technology.

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Essentialism - The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
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Essentialism - The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Learn to regain control of your choices, channel time & energy into what truly matters, and improve your productivity. A recommended read for the overcommitted and oveloaded

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Failing To Succeed
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Failing To Succeed

A candid narrative of an e-commerce pioneer's journey, highlighting the struggles, failures, and lessons learned along the way.

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Lessons from the Titans
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Lessons from the Titans

Learn from the experiences of large businesses on how to navigate the complexities of entrepreneurship, overcome obstacles, and harnessing failure to achieve success

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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction

Dwell into the world of forecasting, highlighting the remarkable abilities of "Superforecasters", outperforming experts in predictions

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Zero To One
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Zero To One

Explore how innovation shapes the future of business, startups, and the world. Insights from a celebrated investor on creating a successful startup.

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Building Trust and Confidence in Sales Relationships
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Building Trust and Confidence in Sales Relationships

Build trust & confidence in sales! Learn Frank Bettger's strategies for honesty, social proof, and genuine customer relationships.

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Closing Sales and Building Resilience - The Final Steps to Success
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Closing Sales and Building Resilience - The Final Steps to Success

Master sales closing & build resilience! Learn Frank Bettger's techniques for guiding prospects & handling rejection. Achieve lasting success

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Writing with Clarity and Concreteness - Making Your Message Stick
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Writing with Clarity and Concreteness - Making Your Message Stick

Make your message stick! This guide covers writing with clarity and concreteness. Learn to control sentence length, use concrete details, tell stories, structure for impact, and trim excess words for effective business writing.

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