Book Reviews › Entrepreneurship › The Perfect Thing
The Perfect Thing by Steven Levy — WisdomDeck honest review
Honest review · Entrepreneurship

The Perfect Thing

by Steven Levy

How the iPod was conceived, built and changed music and Apple, in shuffled chapters. Levy's inside account of a product's cultural moment.

CLICK TO SEE

Read it if…

you want one product's story told well.

See the book →

Skip it if…

you want the iPhone era.

Try instead: Reentry →

Three things you will actually use

  1. Simplicity wins.
  2. One product can remake a company.
  3. Culture follows design.

Do this first

Read the chapter on the origin.

Our verdict

Levy's iPod.

See the book →

Check it out

CLICK TO SEE

Opens the book's page in a new tab.

Compare with other Entrepreneurship books

Reentry by Eric Berger — WisdomDeck review

Reentry

Eric Berger · Entrepreneurship

SpaceX grows up.

CLICK TO SEE
Rocket Billionaires by Tim Fernholz — WisdomDeck review

Rocket Billionaires

Tim Fernholz · Entrepreneurship

The new space race.

CLICK TO SEE
The Space Barons by Christian Davenport — WisdomDeck review

The Space Barons

Christian Davenport · Entrepreneurship

Davenport's barons.

CLICK TO SEE

Browse all Entrepreneurship book reviews or get the free Reality Code Cheat Sheet.

As an Amazon Associate, WisdomDeck earns from qualifying purchases. Links marked “Click to see” go to Amazon. We are not paid for opinions, prices and availability are not shown here and change on Amazon, and we never see your purchase details. Nothing here is medical, legal or financial advice.