Molly's Game by Molly Bloom, 2014 - Fascinating account of the 'Poker Madam' who was the ultimate project manager and serviced an elite crowd of Hollywood stars & financial millionaires. The amount of money at the top 1% and the struggle to keep these powerful men happy makes for a fascinating tale.
Saw the movie on my flight to India and had to read the book, which did not disappoint.
Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of Blackberry by Jackie McNish & Sean Silcoff, 2015I admit, I was addicted to the Crackberry.
A Canadian company run by Mike Lazaridis & Tom Basillie, RIM produced a product that revolutionized the world. They reached billions in sales. They introduced instant messaging for the phone.
They were scrappy and smart. It all ended when the iPhone came out in 2007 & RIM could not innovate and compete.
The company became too large and with Lazaridis & Basillie as co-CEOs, they were not able to execute on strategy that would have let them remain relevant.
