My Favourite Books And Other Resources
Here is a list of books, podcasts and YouTube channels which I’ve found useful on their respective topic. I hope they are as rewarding to you as they have been to me!
Note: they are listed at random, not by importance or greatness.
Investing
The Warren Buffett Way - Robert Hagstrom
Motivated Money - Peter Thornhill. A great, simple introduction.
The Dhandho Investor - Mohnish Pabrai
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits - Philip Fisher
Security Analysis - Graham & Dodd. A classic and a bit dated, but an icon of the field
The Intelligent Investor - Ben Graham. A classic too. Easier reading than Security Analysis.
Manias, Panics and Crashes - Kindleberger - A history of financial crashes
100 Baggers - Christopher Meyer - A new take on the classic 100 to one in the stockmarket by Phelps
Mastering The Market Cycle - Howard Marks
Quality Investing - Lawrence Cunningham
The Essays of Warren Buttett - Lawrence Cunningham.
Value Investing - Greenwald et al. Almost the modern version of Security Analysis
Why Moats Matter: The Morningstar Approach to Stock Investing - Brilliant & Collins
The Motley Fool Money podcast
Buying a Business
Buy Then Build - Walker Diebel
Why Moats Matter: The Morningstar Approach to Stock Investing - Brilliant & Collins. The first and last sections of this book offer one of the best explanations of sustainable competitive advantage (skip the middle!). It’s about stocks, but the principle is equally important when buying a business outright.
Acquisitions Anonymous podcast
Acquiring Minds Podcast
David C Barnett Small Business and Deal Making podcast. Ep 24 The Meat isn’t in the exit is the best overview of the small business acquisition ecosystem that I’ve come across.
Starting a Business
The Lean Startup - Eric Ries
Stark Naked Numbers - Jason Andrew. A book on accounting that’s an interesting read, and well worthwhile even if you understand the basics.
Management
The Effective Manager - Mark Horstman
First Break All The Rules - Gallup
Traction - Gino Wickman
The E Myth Revisited - Michael Gerber
Business - General
The Innovator’s Dilemma - Clayton Christensen
The Checklist Manifesto - Atul Gawande
The 7 Powers - Hamilton Helmer - A good book on competitive advantage
Luxury Strategy - Kapferer
Videography
Cullen Kelly - Colour Grading - YouTube
Casey Faris - Colour Grading - YouTube
Darren Mostyn - Colour Grading - YouTube
Daniel Schiffer - YouTube
In the Blink of an Eye - Walter Murch - On video editing.
Photography
PixImperfect - Photoshop. On Youtube
Phlearn - Photoshop. On Youtube
Greg Benz - Photoshop luminosity masking - YouTube
Product Design
The Design of Everyday Things - Don Norman
Frank Stephenson - YouTube - Car design
Software I Use And Recommend
Video editing: Da Vinci Resolve. Even the free version is feature packed
Video compression: Handbrake
CAD design: AutoDesk Fusion360
Laser cutter control: LightBurn