Fred Wilson: "Chapter five in 'The Hard Thing About Hard Things' is possibly the best thing I’ve read about leading a tech company"

Peter Thiel: “Every management guide presumes that all great companies follow a formula. But successful startups don’t imitate; they build innovations that can’t be copied.

Ben Horowitz knows no recipe guarantees success. He has written the first true guide for protecting a startup from self-sabotage.”

Raoul Pal: "Without question, to me, The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz is, by far, the best, most brutally honest and incredibly useful book about the realities of starting and running a company, ever written."

Tim Ferriss: "A great book"

Larry Page: "Ben's book is a great read - with uncomfortable truths about entrepreneurship and how to lead to a company.

It's also an inspiring story of a business rebirth through sheer willpower."

Andrew Wilkinson: "'The Hard Things About Hard Things' by Ben Horowitz is one of the best business books I've picked up in years."

Marc Andreessen mentioned 'The Hard Thing about Hard Things' on 'The Tim Ferriss Show' podcast.

Blake Scholl: "'The Hard Thing about Hard Things' is good."

One of Max Levchin's answers to 'What's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?'

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

One of five business books Chris Dixon recommended on Twitter.

Marc Andreessen: “It’s the best book on management ever written.”

Tobi Lutke: "That’s one of the best books ever."

Ben Horowitz: "One of my favorite management books by far. In fact, I think it might have been the only management book that I ever read that I liked."

Larry Ellison: “When you want to improve something, measure it, and make sure you measure the right thing”

Brian Armstrong: "Surprisingly, I found I was already using many of the management ideas in this book (1:1, OKRs, etc) which is a testament to just how influential this book is."

Mark Zuckerberg: “[Andy’s] book played a big role in shaping my management style.”

Brian Chesky's primary reference book on management.

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy mentioned reading and loving High Output Management on Twitter.

Nassim Taleb: "When a risk taker writes a book, read it. In the case of Peter Thiel, read it twice. Or, to be safe, three times. This is a classic.”

Elon Musk: “Peter Thiel has built multiple breakthrough companies, and Zero to One shows how.”

Mark Zuckerberg: “This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world.”

Marc Andreessen: "Zero to One is the first book any working or aspiring entrepreneur must read—period."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "So much of investing is herd behavior, this will have you thinking different than the crowd."

Ben Horowitz: "Zero To One is a great book. I learned a lot reading it."

One of Max Levchin's answers to 'What's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?'

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

One of five business books Chris Dixon recommended on Twitter.

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

Mark Cuban: "Principles is the book I wish I had as a young entrepreneur, stressing over not knowing what I didn't know."

Tony Robbins: "I found it to be truly extraordinary."

Arianna Huffington: "Beautifully written and filled with such wisdom."

Michael Bloomberg: “Ray Dalio’s market acumen is legendary, but it was creating and living by a set of principles that allowed him to reach the top. Everyone with goals and dreams can learn from Ray’s approach.”

Reed Hastings: "Principles had a profound positive impact on my leadership style."

Jack Dorsey: "Principles is helpful in showing people how to operate by clearly articulated and shared principles that lead to faster progress."

Tim Ferriss: "I highly recommend this book. It has already changed how I think about making decisions in my life and in my business, how I think about managing, how I think about managing, how I think about communications between teams."

Kevin Systrom: "I was blown away. It’s both a guide to life, a guide to business, and also I think an insight into Ray and someone who’s built an amazing business."

Naval Ravikant: "As with most non-fiction, the meat was in the beginning."

Tim Cook: "Best business book of the century."

Warren Buffett: “The best book I read last year. Phil is a gifted storyteller.”

Alexis Ohanian: "Shoe Dog by Phil Knight is a great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history."

One of 10 biographies Jason Calacanis recommends reading.

Bill Gurley: "I don't know of any book that captures the entrepreneurial spirit as much as this one does. PK explains exactly why we grind."

Austen Allred: "Loved [Shoe Dog]"

Tobi Lutke's book recommendation for business leaders.

Anthony Pompliano: "One of the best books I read in 2017"

Brian Armstrong mentioned reading Shoe Dog on his blog.

Bill Gates: "An honest tale of what it takes to succeed in business

Phil Knight opens up in a way few CEOs do in his candid memoir about creating the Nike shoe empire."

Mark Cuban: "This helped me make sense of why things worked and didn't work in the technology industry."

Jeff Bezos: "An enormously influential business book whose principles Amazon acted on and that facilitated the creation of the Kindle and AWS."

Bill Gurley: "A book that all entrepreneurs should read"

Ben Horowitz: "A great book on strategy"

Steve Jobs: "It’s imporant that we make this transformation, because of what Clayton Christensen calls “the innovator’s dilemma,” where people who invent something are usually the last ones to see past it, and we certainly don’t want to be left behind."

Blake Scholl: "Everyone talks about it, I wonder how many people actually read it. You should actually read it.

You should know what disruptive innovation actually means."

One of Max Levchin's answers to 'What's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?'

One of Aaron Levie's favorite business books.

One of five business books Chris Dixon recommended on Twitter.

Sheryl Sandberg: "[The Lean Startup] provides a great inside look at how the tech industry approaches building products and businesses."

Kevin Systrom: "I don’t know that I read the entire thing, but the principles from Lean Startup, I still apply today."

Mark Cuban: “The Lean Startup tackles the question, 'Why do most start-ups fail?'"

Marc Andreessen: "Eric has created a science where previously there was only art.

A must-read for every serious entrepreneur - and every manager interested in innovation."

Jason Calacanis: "You need to read 'The Lean Startup'"

One of five business books Chris Dixon recommended on Twitter.

Raoul Pal enjoyed reading 'The Lean Startup'.

Peter Thiel: “It can sometimes seem as if one must learn everything old before one can try anything new.

Adam Grant does a masterful job showing that is not the case; we are lucky to have him as a guide.”

Sheryl Sandberg: “Originals is one of the most important and captivating books I have ever read, full of surprising and powerful ideas.

It will not only change the way you see the world; it might just change the way you live your life. And it could very well inspire you to change your world.”

Arianna Huffington: “Originals is a fascinating, eye-opening read that will help you not just recognize your own unique gifts, but find the strength to challenge conventional wisdom to bring them to life.

Using surprising studies and riveting stories, Adam Grant brilliantly shows us how to champion new ideas, bust persistent myths that hold us back and change not only our lives, but our world.”

Seth Godin: “An urgent must read, a seminal work that will surprise you on every single page.

Adam Grant has reset our expectations for what it means to be creative and what's required to make a difference. Share it with someone you care about.”

Kat Cole: "One of my favorite books"

One of Richard Branson's top books to read in a lifetime.

Anthony Pompliano: "One of the best books I read in 2017"

Warren Buffett: "This book is something of a publishing miracle—never advertised, yet year after year selling many thousands of copies from its Internet site."

Shane Parrish: "Because I have an MBA a lot of people inevitably ask me if they should pursue one.

If it’s knowledge and not credentials you’re after, save your money and read [this book]"

Daniel Ek: "I've been enjoying Charlie Munger's speeches online for years; this is the ultimate collection of the best of them"

Marc Andreessen: "Tremendous"

Naval Ravikant recommended Poor Charlie's Almanack on Twitter.

Patrick Collison included this book on his list of recommended books.

Tim Ferriss mentioned reading Poor Charlie's Almanack on Twitter.

Alexis Ohanian: "[Read this book] in order to navigate the world with heightened awareness for how we're always being influenced/manipulated."

Naval Ravikant: "Influence was fundamental and had a lot to teach."

Tobi Lutke: "[Influence] ranks in the top five books I’ve ever read"

Andrew Wilkinson: "One of my most recommended business books"

Charlie Munger recommended 'Influence' in his book Poor Charlie's Almanack.

Neil Strauss recommended 'Influence' on his website.

One of Max Levchin's answers to 'What's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?'

Andrew Wilkinson: "One of my most recommended business books"

Seth Godin: "This book will make you uncomfortable. Depending on what you do all day, it might make you extremely uncomfortable. That's a very good thing, because you deserve it. We all do.

Jason and David have broken all the rules and won. Again and again they've demonstrated that the regular way isn't necessarily the right way. They just don't say it, they do it. And they do it better than just about anyone has any right to expect.

This book is short, fast, sharp and ready to make a difference. It takes no prisoners, spares no quarter, and gives you no place to hide, all at the same time.

There, my review is almost as long as the first chapter of the book. I can't imagine what possible excuse you can dream up for not buying this book for every single person you work with, right now."

Mark Cuban: “If given a choice between investing in someone who has read REWORK or has an MBA, I’m investing in REWORK every time.

A must read for every entrepreneur.”

Shane Parrish: "This book showed me that I wasn’t alone or crazy. Other people think about the workplace like I do too."

Tony Hsieh: “The wisdom in these pages is edgy yet simple, straightforward, and proven. Read this book multiple times to help give you the courage you need to get out there and make something great.”

Jeff Bezos: “Unperturbed by conventional wisdom, Jason and David start fresh and rewrite the rules of business. Their approach turns out to be as successful as it is counter-intuitive.”

Tim Ferriss: "I encourage people to think of [Rework] as an Elements of Style for building profitable businesses in a web-savvy world.

Each chapter is 2-5 pages long and delivers their tactics and principles fat-free, without fluff. Just like their business models."

Chris Dixon: “I always love reading Taleb’s books, even if I don’t always agree with him. This was up there with Black Swan and his other classics.”

Ben Horowitz: "A book about the dynamics of how large-scale, highly random systems behave."

Keith Rabois: "The Skin in the Game book is quite powerful, albeit often redundant."

Vinod Khosla: "I like his ideas a lot, especially in Antifragile and the first half of this book.

I've always complained about pundits relative to doers, discovering/learning over planning..."

Naval Ravikant recommended 'Skin In The Game' on Twitter.

Marc Andreessen recommended 'Skin In The Game' on Twitter.

Warren Buffett: "An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation.”

Charlie Munger: “A book that details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management.”

Michael Mauboussin: "It is [a classic], and should be at the top of the reading list for CEOs and investors."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "The Outsiders contains great lessons for investors because it highlights the importance of capital allocation."

Brian Armstrong: "Stories about eight CEOs and how they mastered capital allocation."

Sam Hinkie mentioned 'The Outsiders' in an interview with The Ringer.

Marc Andreessen: "A very good book we recommend"

Ben Horowitz: "I read this book as part of my MBA program. It’s full of common sense, which, while I didn’t know it at the time, isn’t so common."

Vinod Khosla: "Andy's Only the Parnoid Survive is one of [my] favorite books on entrepreneurship"

Balaji Srinivasan: "We’ve all read Grove. Only the paranoid survive."

Charlie Munger recommended 'Only The Paranoid Survive' in his book Poor Charlie's Almanack.

Included on Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books he sent to JP Morgan summer interns in 2010.

Sheryl Sandberg: "Blitzscaling shows how companies can build value for customers and shareholders in the digital age.

A compelling inside view of how the new economy is being built and is transforming global business.”

Changpeng Zhao: "This has been very helpful to Binance as we chart our growth as an organization.

It’s a fairly up-to-date book, which even talks about recent topics like cryptocurrencies."

Vinod Khosla: "An insightful book on how to scale at a very fast pace and more importantly WHEN.

Also explains why inefficient use of money can be important."

Anthony Pompliano: "No brainer pick up for every entrepreneur and investor."

Brian Chesky: “The book the start-up world has been waiting for. I can’t think of any other that so perfectly captures the specific challenges — and opportunities — that a company faces at every stage of growth.

This book shares some of the key secrets for building mission-oriented, global businesses at speed."

Sam Altman: "I got to read an early copy of this, and have been waiting for it to come out so that I can recommend it to everyone"

Brian Chesky: "Bob's book is great and he's an excellent CEO."

Alexis Ohanian: "One of the best leadership books I've read.

These usually disappoint, but I actually came away with some good leadership notes and new appreciation for what Iger pulled off in his tenure as Disney CEO."

Michael Bloomberg: "Bob Iger's story is a testament to the idea that in America, if you work hard and pursue a dream, you really can achieve it."

Karlie Kloss: "I really admire Bob [Iger] and his opinions"

Tim Ferriss: "The negotiation stories with Steve Jobs alone make this book worth the read."

Jason Calacanis: "I like these stories of executives from the 80s and 90s before the internet, because you can really see how those media companies were built"

Bill Gates: "Unlike most books on leadership, this one is worth your time."

Reid Hoffman: "If you want the chance to turn your startup into the next Google or Twitter, then read this trenchant guide from someone who played key roles in the growth of these companies."

Alexis Ohanian: "[Elad Gil's] book is required reading"

Chris Dixon: “This is a great book that complements Peter Thiel’s classic Zero to One (an alternative title for Elad’s book would be “1 to n”).

Everyone interested in the growth stage of startups should read it.”

Max Levchin: "Armed with observations gathered scaling some of the most successful and important companies of Silicon Valley, Elad has no-nonsense, highly applicable advice to any operator transitioning a company from the proverbial garage to the next stage and beyond."

Brian Armstrong: "Elad is one of the most experienced operators in Silicon Valley having seen numerous companies hit their inflection point.

His advice has been key for Coinbase as we go through hypergrowth, from hiring executives to improving M&A."

Aaron Levie: “Elad jam packs every useful lesson about building and scaling companies in a single, digestible book.

My only gripe is that he didn’t write this when we were in the early days of Box as it would have saved my ass countless times.”

Nassim Taleb: "This is something exceptionally rare in the entrepreneurship literature: someone telling you how he overcame his problems and made lemonade out of lemons.

Anthony has skin in the game. He is funny, direct, deep, and insightful. The book is so gripping you can read it standing up. A must read."

Mark Cuban: "In Hopping over the Rabbit Hole, Scaramucci provides invaluable and pragmatic advice on how to start a business, continuously improve your professional acumen and transform failure into opportunity.

An insightful and resourceful guide for any entrepreneur, dreamer or Presidential candidate."

Arianna Huffington: “The most valuable thing Anthony Scaramucci teaches us about success is how important, even necessary, failure is.

As he shows, we all face setbacks ― but it’s how we learn from them that governs whether we ultimately succeed or fail.”

Tony Robbins: "Anthony Scaramucci's new book Hopping Over The Rabbit Hole captures the essence of the Gladiator spirit — check it out!"

Peter Schiff: "With government making it much harder for entrepreneurs to succeed, Anthony Scaramucci's new book is a must read"

Carl Icahn: "Anthony Scaramucci, who I respect, has come up with many excellent insights in his new book."

Jason Calacanis: "You have to read Good To Great. It will change the way you look at startups"

Brian Armstrong: "The scientific method can be applied to business. This book draws powerful lessons from data."

Daniel Ek: "Good to great is a really interesting book."

One of Max Levchin's answers to "What’s your favorite business book you’d recommend to young entrepreneurs?"

Included on Jeff Bezos' list of books that Amazon employees refer to as “Jeff’s Reading List.”

Vinod Khosla: "Very good; definitely worth reading"

Jack Dorsey: "You should read it"

Tim Ferriss: "A great book."

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy mentioned reading and loving The Checklist Manifesto on Twitter.

Michael Mauboussin: "Best business book I've read in a long time."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "It’s one of the most entertaining and useful business books I’ve ever read.

The story behind Pixar is fascinating, but so are the management tactics used to keep the company edgy and creative."

Alexis Ohanian: "The founding story of Pixar was superb read."

Mark Zuckerberg: "I love reading first-hand accounts about how people build great companies like Pixar and nurture innovation and creativity.

This should be inspiring to anyone looking to do the same, and hopefully there will be lessons we can apply to connecting the world!"

One of 10 biographies Jason Calacanis recommends reading.

Arianna Huffington: "A must read!"

Bill Gurley: "Historically important book that will hopefully stand as a critical catalyst to change in our industry."

Melinda Gates: "For decades, powerful men have responded to sexism in tech by saying, “It’s always been this way.” What they mean is, “It will always be this way.”

Emily Chang's book proves that the first statement is wrong. And we don't have to accept the second."

Michael Bloomberg: "An important new book about gender equality in Silicon Valley"

Aaron Levie mentioned 'Brotopia' on Twitter.

Reed Hastings: "The forces of competition are just incredibly strong. Everyone is trying to eat your lunch, and if you don’t read 7 Powers you’re going to die a lot sooner."

Peter Thiel: "Hamilton Helmer understands that strategy starts with invention. He can't tell you what to invent, but he can and does show what it takes for a new invention to become a valuable business"

Patrick Collison: "Correctly places enormous value on execution and on culture. However, I think this sometimes leads to insufficient importance being placed on strategy.

Hamilton Helmer's deeply incisive work will hopefully help correct that"

Daniel Ek: "Hamilton Helmer is the best kind of big thinker – he offers great insights that you can turn into real world action.

At Spotify the 7 Powers are widely used as we discuss new initiatives.

His distillation of the key types of strategic power, how to find them, how to leverage them, and how to maintain them is a fantastic toolset for companies at every stage.”

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

Bill Gurley: "A book that all entrepreneurs should read"

Seth Godin: "Crossing the Chasm helps us understand that it is a myth — an incorrect myth, a false myth — to believe that we can start with an idea for a few people and ride it from early adopter to early majority to late majority to laggard."

Changpeng Zhao: "This book has helped me hone my message with regard to talking about Binance to the world."

One of Aaron Levie's favorite business books.

One of five business books Chris Dixon recommended on Twitter.

Charlie Munger: "One of the best business biographies I have ever read, and it's a very interesting family story too."

David Friedberg: "Hearing the story of the railroads and Standard Oil and what took place in this country is incredible"

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

Anthony Pompliano: "One of the best books I read in 2017"

Tim Ferriss: "The Power of Habit, by Duhigg is actually a very good book"

Ray Dalio: "[The Power of Habit] really opened my eyes. I recommend that you read it yourself"

Naval Ravikant: "That one was interesting, not because of its content necessarily, but because it’s good for me to always keep on top of mind how powerful my habits are.

Humans are basically habit machines."

Max Levchin: "Compiles a bunch of great academic neuroscience and applied psychology research on habit formation."

Seth Godin: “A milestone! Well-researched, generous, actionable and important.

Adam Grant has given us a gift, a hard-hitting book about the efficacy of connection and generosity in everything we do.”

Tony Hsieh: “Give and Take defines a road to success marked by new ways of relating to colleagues and customers as well as new ways of growing a business.”

Michael Mauboussin: "Terrific book"

Arianna Huffington mentioned 'Give and Take' in her book, 'Thrive'.

Tony Robbins: "In Behind the Cloud, Marc Benioff takes us through the ups and downs of building one of the most extraordinary businesses of our time and reveals the tactics that gave salesforce.com its amazing edge.

This book will show you how to focus your vision, think differently, align your organization―and transform your business and your life."

David Sacks: "I strongly recommend that all founders read Chapter 3 of Behind the Cloud (on Marketing)."

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

One of four good books Aaron Levie highly recommends reading.

Vinod Khosla: "A key to understanding why Silicon Valley culture is changing the world."

Changpeng Zhao: "The title says it all. After reading this book, you will understand why we tolerate failures at Binance, and more importantly, what types of failures we tolerate or not."

Brian Armstrong: "Enjoyed reading Loonshots"

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

Susan Wojcicki: “In Trailblazer, Marc shares his journey establishing a set of values deeply woven into the fabric of Salesforce.

By creating a company rooted in trust, Marc explores how companies can nurture a value-based culture to become powerful platforms for change.”

Ray Dalio: “The gold standard on how to use business as a platform for change at this urgent time.”

Richard Branson: "Trailblazer is an urgent and compelling book for anyone in business who yearns to fulfill a higher mission in the world.

Marc’s powerful and poignant stories of leadership remind each of us what we can achieve when we abandon 'business as usual' and make our values the driving force of our work.”

Jamie Dimon: “A guide for what every business and organization must do to thrive in this period of profound political and economic change.”

Satya Nadella: "The Rise and Fall of American Growth concludes that innovation is the ultimate source of dramatic improvements in the human condition”

Stewart Butterfield: "I'm reading this book and I can already tell I am going to be so annoying about it afterwards. Sorry in advance"

Patrick Collison included this book on his list of recommended books.

Bill Gates: "The book was a fantastic read, and well worth the time"

Michael Mauboussin: "[Secrets of Sand Hill Road] is great!"

Sam Altman: “I’ve observed thousands of founders and thought a lot about what it takes to create something important and to achieve outlier success.

Kupor’s book takes founders who want to do both through everything from how VCs raise money and evaluate deals, to how to think about term sheets and set up boards.

It’s a valuable resource for any founder who wants to work with VCs.”

Warren Buffett: "I read the first edition of this book early in 1950, when I was nineteen.

I thought then that it was by far the best book about investing ever written. I still think it is."

One of the books Bill Ackman asked his newly-hired analyst to read before joining Pershing Square.

Included on Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books he sent to JP Morgan summer interns in 2010.

Jeff Bezos: "My favorite business book is Built to Last."

Bill Gurley: "Collins and Porras suggest that the very best companies set an audacious, very long-term goal that shines a light towards 'an envisioned future.'"

Included on Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books he sent to JP Morgan summer interns in 2010.

Shane Parrish: "The big lesson I took away from Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, is that you don’t need to come up with all the ideas yourself.

Instead, you can look around and copy the best of what other people are doing."

Included on Jeff Bezos' list of books that Amazon employees refer to as “Jeff’s Reading List.”

Included on Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books he sent to JP Morgan summer interns in 2010.

Tim Ferriss: "There’s a term I do recommend, if people read Getting the Yes – BATNA: Best Alternative to Negotiated Agreement, which is a really important concept to grasp."

Charlie Munger recommended 'Getting to Yes' in his book Poor Charlie's Almanack.

Ann Miura-Ko: "Getting To Yes I thought was really good."

Reid Hoffman: "Gallagher captures the remarkable journey of Airbnb exceedingly well; she takes readers from its earliest and scrappiest days through becoming an enduring company with a brand beloved by millions around the world.”

Tony Hsieh: “Leigh Gallagher has written a compelling history of Airbnb’s journey from a crazy, it-will-never-work idea to becoming a totally disruptive force.”

Brian Chesky: "Has some fun facts from our early days"

Sheryl Sandberg: “John Doerr has taught a generation of entrepreneurs and philanthropists that execution is everything.

Measure What Matters shows how any organization or team can aim high, move fast, and excel.”

Reid Hoffman: “Whether you're a seasoned CEO or a first-time entrepreneur, you'll find valuable lessons, tools, and inspiration in the pages of Measure What Matters.

I'm glad John invested the time to share these ideas with the world.”

Larry Page: "I wish I had had this book nineteen years ago, when we founded Google. Or even before that, when I was only managing myself!"

Bill Gates: "Management tips from a brilliant business leader"

Reid Hoffman: "In this hyper networked world remade fresh every day, with new perils and new opportunities, there is one book to be sure to read: Joshua Ramo's new book, a masterpiece, The Seventh Sense.

To understand the tsunami of the networked age, you need history, biography, tech, philosophy, politics--and you want a book that has a depth beyond whatever else you could be streaming, podcasting, or wiki-ing.

This is that book."

Vinod Khosla: "I like the author but wish there were more causality/details.

Important message I agree with none the less"

Keith Rabois shared a photo of 'The Seventh Sense' as his 'latest reading' on Twitter.

Satya Nadella: “I had the privilege of learning from Reed personally and studying the Netflix culture. The insights in this book are invaluable to anyone trying to create and sustain organizational culture.”

Ben Horowitz: “As the information age shrinks product cycles and compresses time frames, the most important business question of our era is, How do we keep innovating?

In this breakthrough book, Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer provide the answer.

They lay out a proven, systematic methodology for building, maintaining, and enhancing a highly innovative global culture. It is an amazing piece of work. Bravo!”

Ray Dalio: "Reed, his people, and his culture are all of star quality. I recommend his book."

Changpeng Zhao: "This book is a great read"

Kara Swisher: "Let us all fete Mike Isaac for his great book 'Super Pumped' on Uber"

Alexis Ohanian: "Good read."

Andrew Wilkinson: "Made To Stick is our marketing bible."

Brian Armstrong: "How to make your message memorable so it will spread."

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

Richard Branson: “If you loved Sheryl Sandberg’s incredible TEDTalk on why we have too few women leaders, or simply believe as I do that we need equality in the boardroom, then this book is for you.

As Facebook’s COO, Sheryl Sandberg has firsthand experience of why having more women in leadership roles is good for business as well as society.

Lean In is essential reading for anyone interested in righting the injustice of this inequality.”

Mark Zuckerberg: “For the past five years, I’ve sat at a desk next to Sheryl and I’ve learned something from her almost every day.

She has a remarkable intelligence that can cut through complex processes and find solutions to the hardest problems.

Lean In combines Sheryl’s ability to synthesize information with her understanding of how to get the best out of people.

The book is smart and honest and funny. Her words will help all readers—especially men—to become better and more effective leaders.”

Arianna Huffington: “Important . . . This is a great moment for all of us—women and men—to acknowledge that the current male-dominated model of success isn’t working for women, and it’s not working for men, either.

The world needs women to redefine success beyond money and power.

We need a third metric, based on our well-being, our health, our ability to unplug and recharge and renew ourselves, and to find joy in both our job and the rest of our life.”

Tim Urban: "A great biography on Musk"

Anthony Pompliano: "Found it even better than I anticipated."

One of Austen Allred's top five all-time recommended books.

Vinod Khosla: "This book tells the story of the world I have always lived, loved and believed in, despite the recent techlash."

Austen Allred: "[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley"

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

Bill Gurley: "Bad Blood is an incredible book that should be read by each and every player in the startup/Silicon Valley ecosystem."

Michael Mauboussin: "Amazing book about human nature"

Andrew Wilkinson: "Soooo good."

Bill Gates: "I couldn’t put down this thriller with a tragic ending"

Vinod Khosla: "An excellent book by Deepak Malhotra that I recommend to every entrepreneur, investor, & CEO - and anyone else who deals with difficult negotiations."

Bill Gurley: "If you want to be a world class big deal negotiator, make sure you pick up 'Negotiating The Impossible' by Deepak Malhotra, best book on the subject by far."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "The book lays out three key aspects of negotiation: framing, process, and empathy."

Warren Buffett: "When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, they're the first thing I open and read.

I always learn something, and that goes double for his book."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "Howard Marks rivals Warren Buffett when it comes to quality shareholder letters.

This book is the best of those letters and ideas weaved together into a brilliant narrative. One of my favorite books on value/distressed investing."

One of Bill Gurley's recommended books for learning the basics of investing.

Michael Mauboussin: "Range by David Epstein is the best book I have read this year. It’s out now. I highly recommend it.

Changpeng Zhao: "While many books talk about specialization and the 10,000-hour rule in an ultra-competitive world, this book gives a different view to balance that argument.

And how many great inventions happen at the intersection of disciplines."

Vinod Khosla: "This book makes a well-supported case on behalf of breadth and late starts versus deep expertise.

I always valued more "athlete, less deep expertise"

Bill Gates: "Range explains the greatness of Roger Federer and other generalists"

Tony Hsieh: "Just finished Tribal Leadership, awesome book! Codifies what we instinctively try to do with Zappos culture."

Reid Hoffman: "Tribal Leadership presents a clear road map for the new reality of managing organizations, careers, and life.

This book points to a new paradigm in not just information technology, but also business.

It explains what to do in a world where every professional will have an electronic shingle on the internet to create a vibrant, active network."

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

Andrew Wilkinson: "Love that book."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "It’s the most fun book that I’ve read in a while."

Jason Calacanis recommended 'The Fish That Ate The Whale' on the All-In Podcast

Vinod Khosla: "Important [lessons on] investing, business, sports"

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

Bill Gurley recommends reading every book by Michael Mauboussin for learning the basics of investing.

Seth Godin: "This is a vitally important book. Simple, powerful and generous, it should be required reading."

Michael Mauboussin: "Annie Duke gives you the tools you need and tells you how to use them effectively. Smart and practical, _How to Decide _is the best user's guide to decision-making that you'll find."

Marc Andreessen: "'The decisions you make are like a portfolio of investments.' I believe that almost everything can be viewed as a portfolio -- whether it's a set of products a single company decides to make, the schools and jobs and skills an individual invests in, and all kinds of life decisions.

The question is, how do we make sure that portfolio as a whole advances you toward your goals -- even though any individual decision within it is a win or loss?

In this new book, Annie provides exercises for how to decide. All of us -- not just investors -- should be obsessed with making better decisions."

Marc Andreessen: "Startlingly deep cultural history of conspiracies, examined through the lens of the brutally effective Gawker takedown, with full access to the main players."

Raoul Pal enjoyed reading 'Conspiracy'.

Kevin Systrom: "It is a book about basically manufacturing and supply chain management. It sounds really boring, but I promise you it’s really good."

Included on Jeff Bezos' list of books that Amazon employees refer to as “Jeff’s Reading List.”

Larry Ellison gave 'The Mythical Man-Month' to every software executive whom he met at Oracle.

Included on Jeff Bezos' list of books that Amazon employees refer to as “Jeff’s Reading List.”

Warren Buffett: "Charlie and I read Jack Welch's terrific book, Jack, Straight from the Gut (get a copy!)"

Included on Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books he sent to JP Morgan summer interns in 2010.

Mike Novogratz: "Read this book. And know that Defi is coming after the Wall Street."

Warren Buffett: "The funniest book ever written about investing, it lightly delivers many truly important messages on the subject."

Michael Mauboussin: "Max Bazerman's book is great for an introduction [on decision making]."

Paul Graham: "Hard Drive, about Microsoft, is good."

Sheryl Sandberg: "I have given this book to so many team members at work, and I’ve seen it inspire people overnight to be more aware of their actions and impact on others."

Brian Chesky: "I was living one life, kind of going down the predictable road, and I read this biography. That had a huge impact on me.”

Marc Andreessen: "Neal Gabler has written the best biography on Walt Disney. And it’s a phenomenal book."

Andrew Wilkinson: "Still one of the best business books I’ve ever read."

Tobi Lutke: "Great book"

Elon Musk: "Quite interesting."

Mark Zuckerberg: "Over the last 35 years, China has experienced one of the greatest economic and social transformations in human history.

Hundreds of millions of people have moved out of poverty.

By many measures, China has done more to lift people out of poverty than the whole rest of the world combined."

Anthony Pompliano: "Super interesting"

Arianna Huffington: “Ferrazzi is breaking new ground in defining what leadership can mean in the emerging world of work.

He shows that humility, curiosity, and candor can serve as the connective tissue binding us to our mission, to one another, and to a sense of purpose larger than ourselves.”

Tony Hsieh: “I’m excited to bring ‘co-elevation’ (as a new word, as a new book, and as a concept) to Zappos to help bring our culture and our business to the next level.”

Jason Calacanis: "I recently finished Mike Ovitz’s 'Who is Mike Ovitz,' and I was blown away. I’m actually listening to it a second time."

Ben Horowitz: "A great book"

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

Chamath Palihapitiya: "Probably my favorite book"

Tim Ferriss: "It's a very exciting book."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "I’ve been fascinated by Scott Adams’s blog posts on Donald Trump and Master Persuaders (How to Spot a Wizard), so I read his book. It is colorful and enjoyable."

Naval Ravikant mentioned 'How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big' on Twitter.

Michael Mauboussin: "Fascinating and useful read. An instant classic."

Naval Ravikant: "Influence was fundamental and had a lot to teach. Presuasion is good but closer to a single-themed book."

Austen Allred: "[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley"

One of Sam Altman's recommended books for young startup founders.

Nassim Taleb: "Great book. I ignored the connection to financial markets while reading it. But I learned that when under stress, one should seek the familiar. Bravo!"

Mike Novogratz: "Read ‘The Hour Between Dog and Wolf’ by John Coates. Great book on the neurochemistry of trading."

Nassim Taleb: "This is a breakthrough book. Alchemy is wonderfully applicable to about everything in life. Furthermore, it is funny as hell."

Changpeng Zhao: "This book addresses some of the counterintuitive points in life and business in a very interesting way."

Nassim Taleb: "We Sherlock Holmes fans, readers, and secret imitators need a map. Here it is. Peter Bevelin is one of the wisest people on the planet."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "I wrote a blog post about how much I loved this book"

Paul Tudor Jones: "The Alchemy of Finance joins Reminiscences of a Stock Operator as a timeless instructional guide of the marketplace."

Garry Tan: "Read 'The Alchemy of Finance by Soros' [to learn about reflexivity]"

Chris Sacca: "Compelling tales of hustle and hunger."

Mark Cuban: "Daymond knows how to make things happen. He knows the difference between a want-repreneur and an entrepreneur, and he lays it out for us in these pages.

His new book is so inspiring, so insightful, so invigorating... I'm glad that he took the time to share this mindset with the world"

Michael Bloomberg: "You don’t want to miss Ken Auletta’s new book 'Frenemies' – a provocative look at the ongoing shift in global advertising and what it means for the future of media"

Alexis Ohanian: "One of the best books I've read [in 2018]. Frenemies kept getting recommended to me by people I respected and it didn't disappoint."

Alexis Ohanian: "A bunch of really great interviews [Jessica] did with a bunch of just OGs of entrepreneurship. I am begging her to do a second book because the first one is just a must read."

Paul Graham: "It is probably the single most valuable book a startup founder could read."

Alexis Ohanian: "It's a really great book."

Balaji Srinivasan: "Brian Armstrong and I used parts of this at Coinbase and Naval Ravikant has used this at several of his companies. We found it helpful!"

Marc Andreessen: "Software is eating the world and 'Without Their Permission' is your ultimate cookbook."

Garry Tan: “Alexis and Steve’s reddit story is a the great American dream writ large and in digital ink. Alexis gives an approachable, easy-to-understand blueprint on how anyone with a laptop can touch millions of people’s lives and make something people love.”

Tony Robbins: "Roger Dawson's great book will help you create and expand one of the most critical skills to life-long success."

Tim Ferriss: "I would suggest getting the audio if you can."

Brian Armstrong: "Most brands try to do and be too much, but the customer can only remember you for one thing. Each brand should do one thing, and be the best in that category."

Tim Ferriss: "I have re-read this before every product launch that I have done."

One of Aaron Levie's favorite business books.

Tim Ferriss: "Study [the Blue Ocean Strategy]"

Tony Robbins: "Jim Dethmer brought the simplicity of successful communication into the foreground.

No matter what issue you’re facing, his strategies for communicating with others will set you up to win every time."

Brian Armstrong: "This book discusses a way of approaching work where you are curious, eager to learn, and open, instead of focusing on blame, criticism, and commitment to being right. I found it to be quite helpful."

Ray Dalio: "I love Tim’s book because it’s essentially a collection of great principles from people who have accomplished great things."

Tony Robbins: "What I love about 'Tribe of Mentors' is that it distills key habits and beliefs of ultra-successful people and also dives into some of life’s larger questions, like what makes life meaningful. Highly recommended!"

Stewart Butterfield: "One of the most useful books I've ever read on either leadership or management"

Max Levchin: "In a high-growth startup, such conversations can often be very stressful, and it is easy to lose track of your shared end goal when emotions flare up.

[Crucial Conversations](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-im-reading-month-max-levchin/?trk=portfolioarticle-card_title)[ covers many of the useful tactics in making sure these conversations are productive, and offers advice on improving relationships with your coworkers."](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-im-reading-month-max-levchin/?trk=portfolioarticle-card_title)

Reed Hastings: "Magical! An enlightening ride through young companies bucking orthodoxy."

Arianna Huffington: “Patty McCord’s compelling account of the culture that made Netflix succeed should be required reading for everyone who wants their business to thrive in the 21st century.

A natural-born storyteller, McCord shows us how the Netflix ‘methodology’ of radical honesty, debating everything and relentlessly focusing on the future can set us up to win in the 21st century.

With Powerful, McCord challenges, entertains, and inspires as she sets out how we can bring out the best in ourselves and others.”

Reed Hastings: “Coming from an industry driven by disruption, it’s refreshing to read Brad Smith’s call for the tech sector to assume more responsibility.

In Tools and Weapons, Brad and Carol Ann Browne wrestle with some of the world’s toughest technology challenges with common sense and valuable insight reflecting their inside experience.

The ideas in Tools and Weapons won’t solve all our problems, but they’re a very good place to start.”

Satya Nadella: "It’s an important book on some of the biggest tech issues of our time and their impact on all of our lives – and well worth reading."

Seth Godin: "A book I wish I had written. There aren’t many books I haven’t written that I wish I had written and this is one of them.

If you care about how ideas spread in our culture and you want to understand issues around scarcity and abundance, about how we pick what we want in an era when the gatekeepers have left the building, well, The Long Tail will help you see it."

Reed Hastings: "It belongs on the shelf between The Tipping Point and Freakonomics."

Stewart Butterfield: "The Making of a Manager is an excellent, approachable and comprehensive guide for those making the transition into management.

This is something we'd give out to new managers at Slack and it could very well set a new standard for new managers."

Sam Altman: "At startups, individuals asked to manage are rarely set-up for success. Julie Zhuo gives new managers the tools they need to help their people and company win."

Reid Hoffman: “Entrepreneurs succeed when they say ‘yes’ to the right project, at the right time, in the right way. To accomplish this, they have to be good at saying ‘no’ to all their other ideas.

Essentialism offers concise and eloquent advice on how to determine what you care about most, and how to apply your energies in ways that ultimately bring you the greatest rewards.”

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

Michael Mauboussin: "Many valuable ideas about building and sustaining a great work environment."

Changpeng Zhao: "No matter what your opinion is about Google, there are lessons in this book that are good to know, especially at Binance as we also release product after product at a fast pace."

Seth Godin: "A worthy successor to Michael Porter, Bova's book is that rare gift: it opens doors for new ideas and new actions.

No glib answers here, simply hard-won wisdom that will provoke big changes for organizations large and small."

Arianna Huffington: "Too many companies foster cultures of burnout in the pursuit of short-term growth as an end in itself.

Smart growth is sustainable growth and Tiffani Bova shows us how to maintain it by building a purpose-led culture and leveraging, instead of sacrificing, the dedication of your people."

Shane Parrish: "Highly recommend"

Bill Gurley recommends reading every book by Michael Mauboussin for learning the basics of investing.

Michael Mauboussin recommends Valuation for quant traders.

One of Bill Gurley's recommended books for learning the basics of investing.

Marc Andreessen: “Forget everything you thought you knew about Charles Koch and read this book.

Charles and Brian offer a clear path to success for anyone who wants to make a difference.

An unrelenting picture of optimism that's a roadmap for solving our country's biggest problems.”

Alexis Ohanian: "How did it take me so long to read (listen) to this?

Fantastic book, Nick Bilton - far more relatable than I knew or expected."

Casey Neistat: "It was reading Hatching Twitter that literally motivated me, inspired me, and gave me the confidence to start my own technology company."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "I really wish I’d read this at 22 years old--it would have saved me a lot of time and consternation.

To summarize Drucker’s message, 'a person can perform only from strength.'

Push the envelope of your strengths rather than trying to shore up all your weaknesses."

Shane Parrish: "This is an excellent short read."

Kat Cole: "Super Maker by Jaime Schmidt is a book that chronicles her experience, advice and insights as an entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Schmidt's Naturals.

Chapter 3: Say Yes Now, Then Figure Out How is one of my favorites."

Tony Hsieh: "Supermaker tells the story of how passion and determination can build a successful brand."