Book/reading recommendations - going into TMT Coverage, with a non-technical background

AnotherLondonMonkey

These are the books that I have read which cover the history, major players and/or deals within Tech, Media, Telecoms or all 3.

Tech: - Not a book but a16z 16 Startup metrics, and 16 more startup metrics —> https://a16z.com/16-startup-metrics/; https://a16z.com/16-more-startup-metrics/ - Secrets of Sand Hill Road by Scott Kupor —> a book on VC - Chip War by Chris Miller — a comprehensive overview of the beginnings of the semiconductor industry, the major players and its exponential rise in importance in modern tech. Personally really enjoyed the book despite it being a relatively long read. - A Brief History of AI by Michael Wooldridge - From Impossible To Inevitable by Aaron Ross —> how SaaS companies create predictable revenue - The Innovators Dilemma by Clayton Christensen - The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby - Behind the Cloud by Marc Benioff —> history of Salesforce - The Four by Scott Galloway —> a book about 4 (Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft) of the Mag 7 companies - The complete Guide to Software as a Service by Robert Michon - Going Public by Dakin Campbell —> book on Silicon Valley companies and them going public for the first time

Media: - Fools Rush In by Nina Munk —> about the AOL Time Warner failed merger - Binge Times by Dade Hayes —> a book about streaming wars and how the competitors are aiming to take market share away from Netflix - Revolutions in Communications by Bill Kovarik - The Battle for Sky by Christopher Williams —> a book on Comcast & Disney’s bidding war for Sky and how Comcast eventually acquired Sky - Media Mergers (yet to read) by Nancy Woodhull

Telecoms: - Cable Cowboy (agree with comment above) - Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet by Andrew Blum - The Deal of the Century by Steve Coll —> history of the breakup of AT&T - The Great Telecom Meltdown by Freddie Goldstein - The Undersea Network by Nicole Starosielski - Optical Illusions by Lisa Endrich —> a book on the history of Lucent Technologies & its rise and fall

Websites/podcasts/other on TMT space: - Data Center Dynamics (agree with other comment) - Fierce Telecom (website) - YCombinator (podcast) - Tech Disruptors & Bloomberg Technology (podcasts) - Next in Tech by S&P Global (podcast)

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