The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game — C. Thi Nguyen

The book argues that scoring systems enable creativity in games but become deadening when applied in institutional contexts Amazon — a powerful lens for Tough Tech founders who must navigate investor metrics, KPIs, and external benchmarks while staying true to their mission. It examines how metrics pressure founders to value simple, countable things over what genuinely matters, outsourcing values to external authorities