Katherine Boyle

An epic book club reading list 👇

“Some of the most outspoken advocates for return-to-office these days aren’t chief executives, but rather politicians and state officials.” Great piece and great reminder: the state, the office and the family are in constant tension.

Excellent, very detailed piece from Brett Granberg at @VannevarLabs on how to build for defense. What strikes me so much about this community is the positive sum mindset— we’re all building for the same mission so let’s learn and succeed together. 🇺🇸💪

What You Do Is Who You Are is the book that makes sense of all of it. Those late-night phone calls, the introductory emails, the thousands of meetings that make up the hours, days, and years. And what I appreciate about this book is how it illuminates something uniquely important for venture capital firms: when everyone is seemingly selling a commodity, differentiation on culture is truly all that matters on the vast time scale discussed in But What If We’re Wrong?

Zero to One is the canonical example of venture capital as philosophy. It explains how having a deterministic view of the future which every exceptional founder you work with will have is ultimately the key to pursuing venture as a calling rather than a career. I recommend starting with this book as an introduction to technology’s purpose and what’s at stake when you show up to every meeting.