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