Drip Capital boss crowdsources his reading list; says physical books relax him

Reading keep Pushkar Mukewar, co-founder and co-CEO of Drip Capital, busy. Currently, he is reading two books - 'High Growth Handbook' by Elad Gil and 'Measure What Matters: OKRs: The Simple Idea That Drives 10x Growth' by John Doerr.

In a grey world with negative news every day, 'Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World — and Why Things Are Better Than You Think' by Hans Rosling sparks joy in the trade-finance company boss. In an interaction with ET Panache, he explained, "This book talks about how some things are going in the right direction in today's world. Hans Rosling allows the readers to look beyond judgments and innate biases, and see the world faithfully."

Other books on Mukewar's must-read list include 'Shoe Dog' by Phil Knight, 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' by Mark Mason, 'The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building A Business When There Are No Easy Answers' by Ben Horowitz and 'The Last Lecture' by Randy Pausch.


'Lifespan: Why We Age – and Why We Don’t Have To' by David A Sinclair is the Drip Capital head's guilty read. When it comes to his book choices, Mukewar says, "I generally gravitate towards books that are recommended by friends, associates, and family so I've never really had a hard time tracking down any book. I prefer a physical book as I look at screens all day. The physical act of holding a book, turning the pages and reading it relaxes me immensely."

The startup boss takes inspirations from two philosophers. Chinese philosopher Confucius's quote, 'When it is obvious that goals can’t be reached, don’t adjust the goals, but adjust the action steps', and American poet-philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson's quote, 'An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory' inspire him the most.