Dima and Slava have read the book “Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialised World” and discuss what it means to be a generalist and what it takes to triumph.

Dima and Slava discuss a report from a foresight exercise by Aspen Digital about second and third order effect of AI, criticize the output, and agree with demise of practical skills driven by different kinds of automation.

Dima and Slava discuss the ineffable concept of thought leadership and politely disagree with the author of publication that sparked the discussion.

Dima and Slava read and discuss "The Four Steps to Epiphany" – a classical book for entrepreneurs and startup founders.

Dima and Slava discuss "Founder Mode", an essay by Paul Graham about differences between more founders and hired managers in tech companies.

Dima and Slava play literary critics and discuss "Starter Villain" – a book by John Scalzi.

Dima and Slava have read "How Minds Change" by David McRaney and discuss how relatively diverse set of stories come (or do not come) together to give a practical framework for influencing others.

Dima and Slava have read and now discuss "Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman!", a memoir by the renowned theoretical physicist Richard Feynman.

Dima and Slava read the book about how big things get done and discuss where they agree and disagree with the author and what they've learned from the book and from talking about it.

In this unusual book club episode Dima and Slava depart from their usual business literature repertoire and discuss sci-fi novel "We Are Legion (We Are Bob)".

Dima and Slava have read the "No Rules Rules" – a book about Netflix's culture of innovation – and now they discuss how and if it can be used to transplant that culture into another organization.

Dima and Slava read the book "The Courage To Be Disliked" and discuss individual psychology and its premises, debate to apply those to "real" life, and spot some contradictions on guidelines laid out by the authors.

In this book club episode Slava falls victim to marketing, but Dima reassures him (and everyone else) that there is a lot to be learned even when you disagree with what you are reading.

Dima and Slava have read "The Culture Map" by Erin Meyer and discuss what they think of and how they to dimensions of communication offered by the book.

Dima and Slava read the "Hyperfocus" by Chris Bailey and discuss the ideas and lessons they drew from the book.

Dima and Slava talk about book "Tell to Win" by Peter Guber and tell their own stories about the role storytelling plays in their lives.

Dima and Slava read and discuss book "Pitch Anything" by Oren Klaff and evaluate ideas of frame control, dominance, and eradicating neediness against their own experience.