Five Books Bill Gates Recommends for Learning (and Succeeding) in Business

Bill Gatesthe leader of microsoft, is known for being one of the most successful entrepreneurs of recent times. The billionaire doesn’t want to keep any business secrets from himself, so he always recommends books that can inspire others just as they inspired him.

Entrepreneurs like Mark Zuckerberg have shared your favorite books for innovationwhile Bill Gatesfrom Gates Notes personal blog, constantly choose works to help other people. The billionaire recommends that, while reading, you always take notes on the most interesting and important. Here we tell you which are their favorite books to learn about business.

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‘Business Adventures’ by John Brooks

Bill Gates has detailed on more than one occasion that this book is “the best you have ever read”. In the book, Brooks pulls together 12 Wall Street stories packed with interesting facts. Gates says that he came to this book when investor Warren Buffett recommended it to him.

Bob Iger’s ‘The Ride of a Lifetime’

Bob Iger was Disney’s CEO for 15 years, during which time the company bought huge brands like Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm. Under him, the value of Disney grew from US$48 billion to US$257 billion. Bill Gates recommends the book because Iger’s lessons are applicable.

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Phil Knight’s ‘Shoe Dog’

Knight brings together his memories as the founder of Nike and the things and decisions he had to make to achieve his empire. Bill Gates, as he comments on his personal blog, was surprised by Knight’s honesty and agreed that the path to this magnitude of success does require unusual choices.

‘Measure What Matters’ by John Doerr

Bill Gates recommends this book to make you a better manager. The author is the creator of the OKRs (“objectives and key results” in English), which are the goals that one sets for himself in the business, family, etc. field.

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‘The Box’ by Marc Levinson

This book, literally titled “The Box,” is about metal containers and how they changed the entire economic system. Gates likes this work to talk about globalization, but also about business and philanthropy.