What We’re Reading: A Peek Inside the Growth Team’s Bookshelf
What We’re Reading: A Peek Inside the Growth Team’s Bookshelf
At Lendable, curiosity fuels how we work, learn, and collaborate. One way that curiosity shows up? In our reading lists.
We asked the Growth team what they’ve been reading lately and their responses give a snapshot of the diverse, unconventional ways they think about creativity, leadership, data, and decision-making.
Here’s a week in the life of the Growth team, as told through the books on their nightstands.
How to Win the Premier League by Ian Graham
Recommended by: Chet
“This is an incredibly interesting introduction to the use of data in football, for everything from performance analysis to transfer targeting. The story is told by someone who was there from the start – Ian Graham built one of the Premier League's first modern analytics units at Liverpool. The book describes how the models are built in enough detail to make it interesting, but without making the book inaccessible or dry. A must for any data-interested football fan!”
Rebel Without A Crew by Robert Rodriguez
Recommended by: Adam
“The journal by the director that shot his debut film El Mariachi for no money ($7k including film) and no crew, won the audience award at Sundance Film Festival and sold it to Columbia Pictures for $250k. It's a great story about creativity, doing things differently to the accepted wisdom, and the unlikely benefits of creative constraints.”
Think Again by Adam Grant
Recommended by: Emir
“An exceptional book in which the author skillfully blends psychological research with insights from life and business. Adam Grant encourages us to think like a scientist, rather than falling into the roles of preacher, prosecutor, or politician—archetypes we often adopt depending on the situation or our interests. The book made me realize the importance of listening to others and being open to learning, which inspired me to read more about becoming a better listener.”
The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates and The Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend by Rob Copeland
Recommended by: Chris
“Don’t let the long title put you off. This thrilling story makes you feel like you are undercover at one of the world’s most secretive and powerful organisations, discovering each layer of growing absurdity in every chapter. It’s a great story about taking an ideology to an extreme conclusion and getting totally lost on the way.”
The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
Recommended by: Pietro
“Full nerd mode: it's a book on time in physics but beyond the science itself (which is fascinating!), his communication style is incredible and one of the best examples I've seen of how you can make the most complicated of concepts accessible to all without losing any of the hard stuff. Would highly recommend.”
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Recommended by: Ming
“Recommend this for anyone joining a high-performance start-up / scale-up. The book provides practical advice on how to get things done (without losing your sanity). There're few interesting stories about successes and failures at companies like Google & Apple through which the Author conveys her modern-day approach to people management.”
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman
Recommended by: Anastasiia
“Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman. If you liked Thinking, Fast and Slow, you’ll likely enjoy Noise too – it’s by the same author but digs into a different kind of thinking flaw we rarely talk about. While the earlier book focuses on bias, Noise explores a different but equally harmful problem: this one’s all about inconsistency – how people (even experts) make wildly different decisions in the same settings. Noise offers practical ways to reduce that variability and make fairer, more reliable decisions. Plus, it’s heavily backed by peer-reviewed research and rigorous academic studies, especially from psychology, decision science and law. It’s a great-read if you’re interested in improving how individuals and organizations think and act.”
Visualise by Maya Raichoora
Recommended by: Anushka
“Visualisation is something I didn’t know much about until I met Maya. Whilst Maya is a friend of mine, I’ve been a part of her real life classes where I learnt how to train my brain. This is an incredible technique that if you practice, even just 10 mins a day, your confidence and ability to do things, that you’d be otherwise unsure of, improves massively. Some of the biggest athletes, and all types of celebrities, practice visualisation and it’s not talked about enough! A must read.”
American Kingpin by Nick Bilton
Recommended by: Sunny
“This book tells the story of Ross Ulbricht and also of the people who were trying to catch him. Ross was an American programmer who built the Silk Road, which became a billion dollar website where people could buy and sell anything they wanted (including illegal goods). It was also one of the first sites to use Bitcoin in a big way and became a really famous court case when it was brought to light.”
From Pages to Perspectives
Spanning everything from particle physics to startup storytelling, our reading choices mirror the way we approach problems at work - with open minds and a healthy dose of curiosity. These books don’t just entertain, they shape how we think, build, and collaborate.
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