Posted by Michael.
Thu, May 23rd, 2013 in
Events.
Last week I was lucky enough to be invited on a surreal but amazing trip to Ethiopia with Charity:Water. You can get involved and check out their incredible work bringing fresh water to millions here: http://www.charitywater.org/
There were 50 of us on the trip ranging from Tech Entrepreneurs to Hollywood Stars, Music Moguls to Skateboard Legends. The communities we visited were pretty dispersed so we traveled by road and were assigned a random car every day. On the final day, Troy Carter (Lady Gaga’s Manager), Tim Ferriss (author of the Four Hour book series) and I (Mr Moshi) spent many hours bumping along dirt tracks in our Land Rover. Amongst many subjects we discussed our favourite books, particularly the ones we found ourselves recommending most often to other people. The suggestions were fascinating and I thought it would be fun to canvas the rest of the group for their favourite books too.
Here then are some suggestions from as many of the super achievers I could pin down before we all flew home later that day. Feel free to leave your book suggestions in the comments below. Who knows, maybe we’ll assemble them all and make one killer book of life changing book recommendations (with all proceeds going to Charity:Water)
Troy Carter
@SeeTroyTweet
(Manager of Lady Gaga, CEO of Atom Factory)
The Power of Habit
The Operator
The Purple Cow
Tim Ferriss
@tferriss
(Author of Four Hour Work Week, Four Hour Body and Four Hour Chef)
Letters from a Stoic
22 Immutable Laws of Marketing
Chris Sacca
@sacca
(Venture Investor at Lowercase Capital)
If the Buddha Got Stuck
Let My People Go Surfing
Not Fade Away
Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
(Founder of WordPress)
Black Swan
The Halo Effect
Maggie Grace
@maggiegrace
(Actress)
Connected
Stumbling on Happiness
Hafiz Poetry
Neil Hutchinson
@NeilForward
(Founder of Forward Internet Group)
Drive
Incognito
Daniel Ek
@eldsjal
(Founder and CEO Spotify)
Good to Great
The Alchemist
The Art of the Start
Shak Khan
@shak
(Advisor and investor in Spotify)
How To Win Friends And Influence People
Tipping Point
Sneaker Wars
Michael Acton Smith
@acton
(Founder of Moshi Monsters and Mind Candy)
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
The Little Book of Talent
The Element
Cupcakes, a Candy bar, a slide and ball pit, UV painting, balloon making and monster dancing madness were just a few of the things at the Moshi Monsters 5th Birthday Party last week. The kids partied with us till 7.30pm and the big kids joined us from 8!
Toad Juice cocktails in hand, we all partied the night away to celebrate 5 years of success.
Huge thanks goes out to everyone who attended, and an even bigger thanks to the 80 million kids playing around the world. It’s been an exciting journey and there’s much more to come!
Check out all our photos from the party over on our Facebook page!
Photography - © paulclarke.com
Mind Candy will be heading down to Silicon Milkroundabout at the Old Truman Brewery 11-12th May. We’re searching for top talent and would love to talk to super ambitious and creative people who are interested in becoming a part of our amazing team.
Our hero brand, Moshi Monsters has now reached over 80 million registered users around the globe and we are working on a lot of new games. Mobile is a big focus for us in 2013 and our awesome teams are developing various Moshi experiences on mobile as well as several brand new entertainment projects. Now we’re looking for smart, creative minds to spark them to life!
Saturday is focused on Product, and Sunday on Engineering, so we’re looking to talk to Product/Project Managers, Web Developers, UI/UX Designers, Business Intelligence Engineers, Mobile Developers, and QA Engineers throughout the weekend.
We’d also love to chat to anyone that thinks they could make a difference at Mind Candy! Swing by if you’re interested in learning more about us (we’ll be in the Mind Candy t-shirts eating jelly beans and giving out temporary tattoos!)
Looking forward to seeing lots of people! You can check out our open roles over at —> mindcandy.com/recruitment.
Five years ago we launched Moshi Monsters, so to celebrate the wild journey we’ve been on we’re throwing a party.
Like any good 5th birthday party there will cake, jelly, ice cream, slides, magicians, music, goodie bags and hopefully the odd tantrum.
It’s been an extraordinary journey, from the brink of bankruptcy in late 2008, to a global brand by 2012 that has generated a quarter of a billion dollars in retail sales.
First Moshi Sketch
A huge number of people have played a part in making Moshi Monsters a phenomenon and we’d like to thank them: parents, licensees, marketing partners, investors, journalists and the Mind Candy team, past and present. Some of the key unsung heroes of the adventure include Divinia Knowles, Steve Cleverley, Vincent Bechet, Darran Garnham, Ed Relf, Rebecca Newton, Toby Moore and Tom Teichman.
The team back in the early days
…And finally, a huge thanks also to our young fans around the world who love the weird and wonderful world of Moshi Monsters and have been inspired by the characters and stories.
Michael Acton Smith (AKA Mr Moshi)
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