From advice to practical takeaways, on July 21, 2026, the Hot Metal Book Club discussed Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It by Scott Kupor. Based on Kupor’s first-hand experience working at a venture capital firm located on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley, this book highlights how venture capital funding works, who it is right for, and how venture capital firms decide to invest in startups.

Everyone talks about disruptive innovation, but how and why does it happen? On May 19, 2026, Ned Uber, PhD, facilitated a discussion at the Hot Metal Book Club to discuss The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen. Grounded in Christensen’s framework that true innovation isn’t about better technology, Uber shared how it's about reframing problems and building business models that allow new solutions to take root.

It pays off to stay focused. On April 7, 2026, the Hot Metal Book Club met to discuss Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers by Geoffrey A. Moore.