Reading List: Mobify CEO Igor Faletski

Igor Faletski

In “Reading List,” we ask ecommerce professionals to name some of their favorite recent books and blogs and tell us why they read them. In this installment, we spoke to Igor Faletski, CEO of Mobify, a mobile commerce solution provider based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Faletski’s Top Five Recent Books

Decoded by Jay-Z

“I wanted to understand what drives this artist/entrepreneur (great read).”

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Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh

“The story of Zappos and its culture.”

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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis

“The true story about ‘hacking’ baseball. I don’t watch the sport, but love the strategy of it!”

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The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus by Marcus Aurelius

“I read this because it was free on the Kindle — I’m half-kidding — and because it has good, timeless wisdom.”

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Internet Retailer: The Complete Technology Guide for Internet and Mobile Retailers

“I couldn’t get a PDF version so had to read the 200-page print edition.”

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Faletski’s Top Five Blogs

BoingBoing

“This is one of the first users of Mobify and an amazing place to discover awesome content from all around the world.”

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Rands In Repose

“A great blog about harsh realities of working at Apple and other tech companies.”

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Future Perfect

“An amazing photo blog by an ex-Nokia ethnographer whose job for years was to fly around the world and observe how people use mobile devices.”

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A List Apart

“An authority on all things web design and a Mobify customer.”

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Both Sides of the Table

“A good venture capital blog about web business.”