Books Recommended By

Garry Tan

Garry Tan is the co-founder of Initialized Capital. He previously co-founded Posterous and Posthaven. He was also a partner at Y Combinator from 2011 to 2015.

Status Anxiety

Status Anxiety

Alain De Botton

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Garry Tan mentioned Status Anxiety on his blog.

Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life

Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life

Neil Strauss

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Garry Tan: "This looks like it could be useful at some point in the future. *grin* "

Tim Ferriss: “If you’ve ever wanted to beat the system, get off the grid, or become an escape artist, this is your manual.”

Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study

Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study

George Vaillant

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Garry Tan mentioned 'Triumphs of Experience' on his blog.

The Alchemist

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

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Garry Tan: "It's a great read -- short but one of the more impactful books I've read in a long while."

Daniel Ek: "I spent an inspiring evening with Paulo in Switzerland, around the time we were launching Spotify in Brazil.

It was fascinating to talk to him about how this book came to be such a hit.

He never backed down, and he allowed people to read it for free in order to then boost sales - much like how Spotify's free-mium model was perceived in the early days."

Without Their Permission

Without Their Permission

Alexis Ohanian

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Marc Andreessen

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.”

The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch

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Garry Tan mentioned 'The Last Lecture' on his blog.

Zen Mind, Beginners Mind

Zen Mind, Beginners Mind

Shunryu Suzuki

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Steve Jobs: “Zen has been a deep influence in my life ever since [attending classes by Shunryu Suzuki]”

Garry Tan mentioned 'Zen Mind, Beginners Mind' on Instagram.

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