Daniel Ek Book Recommendations

Books Recommended by Daniel Ek

• The Minefield Girl

  Sofia Ek

  Source: "About [the author's] experiences being a young Western woman living and doing business in a dictatorship, and it’s a story of love and hustle in a land where nothing is what it appears to be." - Daniel Ek

  1 recommender

  Daniel Ek
• Raising Girls

  Steve Biddulph

  Source: "Has been super helpful to me in setting out a clear map of girls' developmental stages and how we can make sure we don’t sell out the potential or uniqueness of our daughters." - Daniel Ek

  1 recommender

  Daniel Ek
• The Alchemist

  Paulo Coelho

  Source: "It was fascinating to talk to [the author] 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." - Daniel Ek

  18 recommenders

  Aubrey MarcusBig SeanBrené BrownDaniel EkEric RipertGabby ReeceLeBron JamesLisa LingRyan FlahertyRyan SheaWill SmithGarry Tan& 6 Members
• Guns, Germs, and Steel

  Jared Diamond

  Source: "A brilliant Pulitzer Prize-winning book about how the modern world was formed, analyzing how societies developed differently on different continents." - Daniel Ek

  14 recommenders

  Bill GatesCharlie MungerDaniel EkJesse WilliamsJoe RoganPatrick ArnoldSimon SinekStewart BrandJamie Dimon& 5 Members
• Leading

  Alex Ferguson

  Source: "[The author] grew Manchester United into one of the best known brands today, and that’s what fascinates me about him." - Daniel Ek

  1 recommender

  Daniel Ek
• Poor Charlie's Almanack

  Charlie Munger

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

  19 recommenders

  Bill GatesDaniel EkDrew HoustonMarc AndreessenNaval RavikantPatrick CollisonRamit SethiTim FerrissWarren BuffettShane Parrish& 9 Members
• Black Box Thinking

  Matthew Syed

  Source: "Since reading this book, I’ve literally incorporated this approach to problem-solving into every day." - Daniel Ek

  2 recommenders

  Daniel EkRichard Branson
• Bass Culture

  Lloyd Bradley

  Source: "A great history of reggae music and the influences it has on other genres." - Daniel Ek

  1 recommender

  Daniel Ek
• 7 Powers

  Hamilton Helmer

  Source: "At Spotify the 7 Powers are widely used as we discuss new initiatives." - Daniel Ek

  6 recommenders

  Daniel EkKeith RaboisPatrick CollisonPeter ThielReed Hastings& 1 Member
• Sapiens

  Yuval Noah Harari

  Source: "Both sobering and conservatively optimistic in equal measure." - Daniel Ek

  89 recommenders

  Ashton KutcherBill GatesBill GurleyDaniel EkDemis HassabisJames CameronJoe RoganKarlie KlossKeith RaboisKishore BiyaniLex FridmanMark ZuckerbergNaval RavikantPeter AttiaRay DalioReid HoffmanRichard BransonRyan SheaSam KassSebastian JungerVinod KhoslaWhitney CummingsPewDiePieMelinda GatesAnthony PomplianoChangpeng ZhaoPatrick O'Shaughnessy& 62 Members
• Hit Men

  Fredric Dannen

  Source: "Still the essential biography of the music industry." - Daniel Ek

  1 recommender

  Daniel Ek
• The Promise of a Pencil

  Adam Braun

  Source: "Amazing book, amazing cause." - Daniel Ek

  2 recommenders

  Daniel EkEllen DeGeneres
• Good to Great

  Jim Collins

  Source: "A really interesting book." - Daniel Ek

  13 recommenders

  Brian ArmstrongDaniel EkDave RamseyEv WilliamsFrank BlakeJason CalacanisJeff BezosMax LevchinTracy DiNunzio& 4 Members