{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Jake & JZ","title":"Our Essential Books","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2651,"description":"We discuss three essential books that help us break through uncertainty and focus on the most important work. If you want to get better at designing products and building companies, we think you should read:\nGetting Real by 37signals, for how to get real about what matters\nGood Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt, for how to give your business an unfair advantage\nDeep Work by Cal Newport, for staying focused and actually doing the work\nOn episode 11 of Jake & JZ, we also talked about:\nWhy your business needs an enemy\nInsights from the “survival days” of successful companies (like the Startup Wayback Machine)\nCrafting strategy based on your unique advantages\nWhy strategy is a hypothesis\nHow to summarize an entire book in 25 words\nMore lessons from journalism\nBad graphic design\nHave a question for us? Send it to hey@jakeandjz.com and we’ll answer it on the show.\n📩 Get an email about every episode at JakeAndJZ.com\n💸 Learn more about our seed fund at Character Capital\n🥸 Find Jake on LinkedIn and X\n🤠 Find JZ on LinkedIn, Bluesky, and X","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_22AgTdWWr4QV9PQD7sa_mbdevWTW5iA3W8VurgbNFs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xODU2/NTc2MmVhM2EwZTQw/NTlhYTcxNzc5MzAz/MTMyMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}