Books Mentioned On DOAC By Daniel Ek:

Mario Puzo

It was during this time I met my co-founder. He had everything going for him but didn't know what to do with life, and that's how we bonded. We were watching old 'Godfather' movies, eating crisps, and talking about what to do in life.

Morgan Housel

I was listening to Morgan Housel, author of 'The Psychology of Money,' who talks about the Ferrari syndrome. He describes that everyone who aspires to buy a Ferrari thinks, 'When I'm in this Ferrari, everyone's going to look at it and be amazed with me,' but in reality, people just want the car; the

Annie Duke

Annie Duke has this 'Thinking in Bets' she talks about. I love that. She said to me: 'Everyone has chips at the table, we just don't know how many we have. Those who've been successful have more, so they have leniency to do more than someone who just started.'

Sir Alex Ferguson, Michael Moritz

I've interviewed Sir Alex Ferguson's ex-teammates, and you learn his greatness wasn't strategy. Patrice Evra told me he walked in before a game and said, 'Lads, beautiful weather outside, don't mess up my Sunday,' and walked out. His thing was management; he just had this culture.

Patrice Evra

Patrice Evra said to me that Sir Alex Ferguson walked in when they were playing Arsenal and said, 'Lads, beautiful weather outside, don't mess up my Sunday,' and walked out. His thing was management; he just had this culture.

Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand said to me, 'How many times do you think Sir Alex Ferguson came into the training ground dressing room in 26 years?' I don't know. He said, 'Twice. Really didn't need to come in there; the culture was in there, and it was self-policing.'