Daniel Flynn is the founder of Thankyou, an Australian company that funds global water and food projects by selling bottled water and other products. He has won awards as an entrepreneur and social innovator, and raised $1.2 million since March through sales of his book about the business, Chapter One, which asks buyers to "pay what you want".
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The Speed of Trust
Stephen M.R. Covey
This book shows the value of what could be perceived as a soft topic. It equips leaders with one of the most valuable principles that will ever exist in an organisation. As I read I was challenged to look at our company and my own leadership, and consider how to continue to build deeper trust.
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
I read this when I was 10 or 11 and it shaped my thinking around money and got me to think about financial foundations at a very young age. It set me on a trajectory in my early teens to think about business.
Zero to One
Peter Thiel
In a world where it's easy to copy or mimic ideas, Zero to One challenged me to push for unique ideas that have the power to change the world. It asked me to think about growth as a brand and as a business differently.
Do Purpose
David Hieatt
I read this book in one two-hour flight. I was jumping with excitement as I felt it shone light on ideas and thinking we have had at Thankyou from the early days. For the challenger brand in a tough market, it gives hope. I walked away with excitement that we are on the right track, and yet there is so much more we could do. So many simple but powerful concepts for anyone building something with purpose.
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
Extremely practical on how to "think lean" as an organisation and how to take an idea, test it and make it a reality without big budgets and lots of resources. The Lean Startup encourages a different way of thinking and its principles have been applied at Thankyou.