Tech is great, but sometimes you just need a physical book to help you really learn something. We believe in the power of books to educate and inform whether you’re looking for a way to teach your children about difficult topics, or you’re looking to learn about entrepreneurship and building your own company.
In these blog posts we recommend some of our own favorite books that have made an impact on how we work, live, and see the world. We’d love to hear from you about some of your favorites. What books have had the biggest impact on you?
The recent attacks in Egypt, Lebanon, and Paris not only left us in shock, but they also presented the dilemma of how best to discuss difficult current events with our kids. My daughters are 9 and 12 and their schools did a great job tackling some of the issues. But there were still many questions […] Read more
While doing research on urban traffic congestion I came across Samuel Schwartz’s book Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars. At first I was hesitant to purchase the book, it seemed to really exceed my needs – 292 pages on smart streets only? But the title is a bit deceptive as this book is about much […] Read more
I recently attended the book presentation Start-Up City by Gabe Klein, former Director of Transportation of both D.C. and Chicago. The first thing I thought was: Wow this guy is pretty young – aren’t high ranking city officials supposed to be white haired? Second thought: That’s a pretty unusual book format – a small, square […] Read more
Sophie and I got to know each other as fellow school parents, but most importantly, we spent many evenings (over the course of several years) in the same book club. We both love to read, so our natural instinct after deciding to start a company and build an app was to dig into books. Our reading […] Read more
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