Resources

A guide to wealth and happiness — distilled from years of Naval's tweets, podcasts, and essays. Changed how I think about leverage and long-term decisions.

Peter Thiel's counter-intuitive lessons on startups and innovation. Building something truly new rather than copying what already works.

Morgan Housel on how emotions, biases, and history shape our relationship with money. Essential reading for any investor.

James Clear's practical framework for building good habits and breaking bad ones. Small 1% improvements compound into remarkable results.

Ben Horowitz on the brutally honest reality of building and running a startup. No platitudes — just real lessons from real pain.

Benjamin Graham's timeless bible on value investing. Principles that work equally well in halal investing — focus on fundamentals, not noise.

The best project management tool I've used. Fast, opinionated, and built for engineers. Replaced Jira for all my personal and Carrot Soft projects.

Deployment and hosting for all my Next.js projects. Zero config, instant previews, and edge functions that actually work.

Open-source Firebase alternative with Postgres at its core. My go-to for any project that needs a database and auth out of the box.

Where I do all my thinking and planning. Second brain for notes, business docs, research, and personal goal tracking.

Modern email API for developers. Replaced SendGrid — far simpler DX, better deliverability, and a generous free tier.

Supercharged spotlight replacement for Mac. Snippets, clipboard history, window management, and AI — all from the keyboard.

The best free introduction to computer science. Changed how I think about problem solving. Essential for anyone serious about software.

Went from writing TypeScript to understanding it. Matt's workshops are the most practical and well-structured TS learning resource out there.

Free curriculum from YC on how to build a startup. Watched this before launching Carrot Soft — clear, no-nonsense, and genuinely useful.

A brilliant resource for halal personal finance and investing in the UK. Covers ISAs, halal investment accounts, and Islamic finance principles clearly.

YouTube channel by a former hedge fund manager. One of the clearest explainers of macro-economics, derivatives, and markets I've found.