David Sacks Recommended Books
David Sacks has recommended 13 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
David Sacks is an entrepreneur, investor in internet technology firms, and a political activist.
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Behind the Cloud
The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry
"I strongly recommend that all founders read Chapter 3." - David Sacks (Source)
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Keith Rabois recommended this bookKeith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
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Eric Schmidt recommended this bookEric Schmidt
"Salesforce.com and Google share a vision for how the cloud will revolutionize computing. Behind the Cloud gives us a rare glimpse at the development of one of the most important trends in business today." - Eric Schmidt
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Tony Robbins recommended this bookTony Robbins
"[The author] 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." - Tony Robbins
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Aaron Levie recommended this bookAaron Levie
"[One of] four good books that I would highly recommend reading if you're gonna build a B2B software company." - Aaron Levie
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Russell Brunson recommended this bookRussell Brunson
"Every new entrepreneur should read [this book]!!!" - Russell Brunson
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Destined for War
Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?
"The most timely and important book I read [in 2018]." - David Sacks (Source)
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Ray Dalio recommended this bookRay Dalio
"Reminds us that over the last 500 years there have been 16 times in which there has been [...] an empire challenging another. In 12 of those cases there have been wars." - Ray Dalio
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Fareed Zakaria recommended this bookFareed Zakaria
"A very smart and important book." - Fareed Zakaria
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Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"When a new power arises in the world, it results in a clash with the dominant power. This important and fascinating book extracts lessons for how we can avoid such a confrontation." - Walter Isaacson
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Anthony Scaramucci recommended this bookAnthony Scaramucci
"Read every page… Twice." - Anthony Scaramucci
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Lloyd Blankfein recommended this bookLloyd Blankfein
"Informs the moment like Guns of August did for Kennedy in [the] Cuban Missile Crisis." - Lloyd Blankfein
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Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"Worth reading." - Elon Musk
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Thank You for Smoking
"Prouder than ever that I made [this book] into a movie." - David Sacks (Source)
The Last Lion (3 books)
"Denounced as a wing nut, Churchill went around Britain speaking to half-empty rooms about the Hitler menace." - David Sacks (Source)
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A Fighting Chance
"Really interesting because it describes how the insider's game works." - David Sacks (Source)
The Gray Lady Winked
How the New York Times's Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History
"Details decades of misinformation and agenda-driven journalism published by the times." - David Sacks (Source)
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Balaji Srinivasan recommended this bookBalaji Srinivasan
"I put it up there with the top five books I recommend." - Balaji Srinivasan
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Mark Manson recommended this bookMark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
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San Fransicko
Why Progressives Ruin Cities
"About how the so-called progressive agenda in cities is not working." - David Sacks (Source)
Nexus (3 books)
"A book series I really like." - David Sacks (Source)
The Founders
The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley
"The story of PayPal." - David Sacks (Source)
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Tyler Cowen recommended this bookTyler Cowen
"Illuminating." - Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen's recommendation of this book - Walter Isaacson recommended this book
Walter Isaacson
"An indispensable guide to modern innovation and entrepreneurship." - Walter Isaacson
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Anthony Pompliano recommended this bookAnthony Pompliano
"Highly recommend anyone read [this book]." - Anthony Pompliano
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