Ola Brown (Orekunrin)'s Top Book Recommendations

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“There is no other book available anywhere in the world that contains this much entrepreneurial experience, insight, and wisdom in it.” —from the Foreword by Jack Canfield, multiple #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Success Principles™ and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series

Based on face-to-face interviews with over 20 self-made billionaires.

There are thousands of books on millionaire thinking. The knowledge they offer isn’t enough to get you to the highest ranks of wealth. The richest people of our times are billionaires. Only 1 in 5 million world...
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Recommended by Ola Brown (Orekunrin), Thomas Power, and 2 others.

Ola Brown (Orekunrin)Billionaires are different from millionaires in that they enjoy making money more than they enjoy spending it, according to Rafael Badziag in his book “The Billion Dollar Secret. https://t.co/YqoSorxYX6 (Source)

Thomas PowerWith @BillionairePal that's a great book will video you next time in London https://t.co/CKOfvbhTVw (Source)

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility

In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to...
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Ben HorowitzA book about the dynamics of how large-scale, highly random systems behave. (Source)

Marc AndreessenSkin in the game as conflict of interest, or as attaching one's livelihood to one's speech? Who to listen to, and why. Ideal counterpart to Philip Tetlock's Expert Political Judgment. (Source)

Daniel KahnemanChanged my view of how the world works. (Source)

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The road to success is rarely linear and never easy. Despite countless setbacks, Jim Ovia, founder of Zenith Bank, was able to achieve the unthinkable. Africa Rise and Shine is the story of Ovia's business and banking success and how he was able to create one of Africa's largest banks. Spanning decades of both world and Nigerian history, Africa Rise and Shine dives deep into the events that led to Ovia's triumph. Drawing upon his educational experiences and relentless determination, Ovia was able to overcome every hurdle that stood in the way of his bank becoming the national icon that it is... more
Recommended by Gbemi Oo, Ola Brown (Orekunrin), and 2 others.

Gbemi OoAt the launch of Mr #Jimovia ‘s book “Africa Rise and Shine” . It’s definitely a must read for all - entrepreneur or not. It’s a candid account of how he started & grew his business… https://t.co/NdNMqiipWn (Source)

Ola Brown (Orekunrin)Interesting conversations abt business in Nigeria over past few days. Let me re-introduce one of my favs. He didn't play the hand he was dealt,he changed his cards. Read my review of Jim Ovia's book detailing his life story,it features Kanye West, Jay-Z & even Alicia Keys. https://t.co/3QWjkn0Wgk (Source)

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