A curated collection of books, podcasts, courses, and other resources that shape my perspective on business model innovation, monetisation strategies, and subscription economics.

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  • Books

    Philosophy & Critical Theory

    Slavoj Žižek

    Less Than Nothing: Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism

    The Sublime Object of Ideology

    Living in the End Times

    G.W.F. Hegel

    Phenomenology of Spirit

    Science of Logic

    Critical Theory & Social Philosophy

    Epistemologies of the South by Boaventura de Sousa Santos

    All About Power by Srilatha Batliwala

    The Corruption of Co-Design by Otto von Busch & Karl Palmås

    Business & Innovation

    Subscription Economics

    The Subscription Economy by Tien Tzuo

    Monetizing Innovation by Madhavan Ramanujam

    Systems Thinking

    Leverage Points by Donella Meadows

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn

    Energy & Sustainability

    Here Comes the Sun by Herman Scheer

    Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth by Juliet Schor

    Design & Social Innovation

    Design Theory

    Design, When Everybody Designs by Ezio Manzini

    An Introduction to Service Design by Lara Penin

    Organizational Change

    Organizational Development by Bell & French

    Beyond Markets and States by Elinor Ostrom

    Future Studies & Economics

    Alternative Futures

    Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin

    The Future as Cultural Fact by Arjun Appadurai

    Economic Alternatives

    What Money Can't Buy by Michael Sandel

    Own This! by Trebor Scholz

  • POD Casts

    Regular Listens

    Subscription Stories

    Insights from subscription-first companies and their journey.

    Masters of Scale

    Reid Hoffman's series on how companies grow from zero to a gazillion.

    SaaS Revolution Show

    Deep dives into SaaS business models and growth strategies.

  • Newsletters

    Must-Read Newsletters

    Zuora Subscription Economy Index

    Quarterly insights on subscription business performance.

    Pricing Page Teardown

    Analysis of successful SaaS pricing strategies.

    Energy Monitor

    Updates on energy transition and renewable technologies.

  • Courses

    Professional Development

    INSEAD: Profiting from the Subscription Economy

    Executive education on subscription business models.

    Professional Scrum Master (PSM1)

    Agile project management certification.

    Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO1)

    Product management in Agile environments.