Leo Polovets

This book argues that urban planning can greatly benefit by applying the tools of urban economics to the design of regulations and infrastructure. The author, a renowned urban planner with five decades of urban planning experience in forty cities worldwide, explains how markets provide the indispensable mechanism for cities' development, examines the spatial distribution of land prices and densities, stresses the importance of mobility and affordability, and critiques land use regulations that aim at redesigning existing cities instead of alleviating clear negative externalities. By linking cities' productivity to the size of their labor markets and discussing the new role joint teams of urban planners and economists can play, this book offers valuable insights for anyone interested in the welfare of urban citizens.

"Practical Algorithm Design" is the ultimate reference for working professionals who use algorithms daily. The book demystifies algorithms commonly encountered in the workplace by clearly identifying and explaining them. It features a complete catalog of essential algorithmic problems, so readers can quickly identify and solve problems with ease. If you're looking for a comprehensive guide to mastering algorithms, this book is a must-read.

Learn from the experiences of successful entrepreneurs and avoid the common pitfalls of starting a business in The Founder's Dilemmas. Noam Wasserman draws on a decade of research and real life examples to explore the difficult decision of whether to bring in co-founders, hires, or investors to help build a promising startup. Discover how to split equity within a founding team, recognize when a founder-CEO should exit or be fired, and avoid disastrous mistakes that can strip founders of control and leave them without a financial payoff. With solutions grounded in quantitative data and insider stories of founders like Twitter's Evan Williams and Pandora's Tim Westergren, The Founder's Dilemmas is the ultimate guide to navigating people problems and achieving startup success.

This essential guide by Brad Feld explores the dynamics of a startup's board of directors. With practical advice on choosing the right board members, running effective meetings, and holding yourself accountable, "Startup Boards" is a must-read for founders and entrepreneurs. Learn how to manage Type A personalities, keep your startup on track, and reach milestones faster with the help of a well-functioning board. Get valuable insights from an experienced entrepreneur turned venture capitalist and ensure that your startup puzzle is complete.

Satirical take on socialism that challenges the popular belief that it is doomed to fail. This very short book provides a comprehensive analysis of why socialism works, despite the common misconceptions.

Learn how to avoid innovation failure in your company by starting with the price customers will pay, and creating the product for that price. This book presents a process used by Simon-Kucher & Partners to make pricing and marketing the guiding light throughout the product development process. Discover the 4 common red flags: feature shocks, dead on arrivals, minivations, and hidden gems, and how to avoid them. Get ready to innovate and monetize with this insightful guide.

Learn how to turn your startup into a unicorn from well-known technology executive and angel investor Elad Gil. In his book, High Growth Handbook, Gil has codified a repeatable playbook that covers key topics such as managing your board, recruiting an executive team, and late stage funding rounds. The book also includes interviews with some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, like Reid Hoffman and Marc Andreessen. This guide offers crystal clear guidance for navigating complex challenges and has been called a "trenchant guide" by Reid Hoffman. If you want to learn from an experienced operator in the Valley, pick up a copy of High Growth Handbook.

Discover the practical method of achieving business success with Traction. This book offers simple yet effective ways to strengthen the six key components of your business to overcome personnel conflicts, profit issues, and inadequate growth. Learn how successful companies apply Traction every day to run profitable, frustration-free businesses and how you can too.

Understanding Michael Porter is a must-read book for any business manager looking to achieve and sustain competitive success. This concise and accessible summary of Porter’s revolutionary thinking dispels common misconceptions about his concepts, such as the belief that competition is about being unique rather than being the best. Written with Porter’s full cooperation by Joan Magretta, his former editor at Harvard Business Review, this book provides fresh, clear examples to update Porter’s ideas and includes an original Q&A with Porter himself to answer managers’ frequently asked questions. With its eminently readable style, it will enable every manager to grasp Porter’s ideas and deploy them swiftly to drive their company’s success.