246 Books Billionaires Read

"Ray Dalio has provided me with invaluable guidance and insights that are now available to you in Principles." - Bill Gates

"Sketched really concise and good thoughts for [how to approach life]." - Drew Houston

Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.

"I think the guiding quote of the book is [one] from Mark Twain, 'History does not repeat, but it does rhyme.'" - Howard Marks

"Helpful in showing people how to operate by clearly articulated and shared principles that lead to faster progress." - Jack Dorsey

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

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

"[The author] open sourced Bridgewater’s methods in [this book] and the results were good evidence that collectives can operate at higher levels when they are open and honest about and can see past their cognitive flaws." - Bryan Johnson

"[Ray Dalio]'s a great guy and has a great book out you all need to get called Principles. It’s a major key!!" - Diddy

"Greg Penner, our chairman, asked me to read it." - Doug McMillon

"The book's buzz and the reaction of the people has been overwhelming." - Gary Vaynerchuk

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

"I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history." - Bill Gates

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

"Fascinating because of its multi-disciplinary approach towards understanding human society, our behaviour and our future." - Kishore Biyani

"A big history narrative of human civilization." - Mark Zuckerberg

Ray Dalio mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"A grand theory of humanity." - Reid Hoffman

"It really puts in perspective how bizarre human beings are. It’s an awesome overview of our species." - Joe Rogan

"Best book I've read in [2015]." - Naval Ravikant

"Basically one of the things we've created here is we've imagined ideas that we all share." - Lex Fridman

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"

"The brainy book I seem to be sharing or talking about the most lately." - Ashton Kutcher

"A great book about [how] we’ve evolved and why we have anxiety." - Whitney Cummings

"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." - Brian Armstrong

"Chesky, CEO of AirBnB, treats 'High Output Management' as his primary reference book on management." - Business Insider

"The best book on management ever written." - Drew Houston

"[Larry Ellison] considers [this book] his bible when it comes to management concepts." - Subbu Viswanathan

"The best book on management ever written." - Marc Andreessen

"Played a big role in shaping my management style." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Andy Grove, who built himself from nothing to run Intel, stopped what he was doing to teach us his magic. And not through some ghostwriter either — Andy wrote this book himself. What an incredible gift." - Ben Horowitz

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

Balaji Srinivasan recommended this book in "The Almanack of Balaji Srinivasan."

Justin Kan recommended this book on Twitter.

"Walks you through every step of his journey, from starting a company in his college dorm to pulling off the largest all-tech acquisition in history." - Bill Gates

"Tells you how to be successful and true to your values in this awe-inspiring narrative of what it takes." - Eric Schmidt

"Has insights for leaders at every stage, from entrepreneur to CEO." - Howard Schultz

"Provides a powerful portrait of his life—the early years, the obstacles and challenges, the successes and triumphs." - Jamie Dimon

"An incredible window into what it’s like to be in a founder’s shoes, and the difficult work of growing a company." - Marc Andreessen

"Shares his incredible journey as founder and CEO of one of the most iconic and admired tech companies." - Marc Benioff

"The saga of how one of the great founders of our time launched his company, grew it, got it back, and rejuvenated it." - Adam Grant

"The quietest of the entrepreneurs who created the modern computer business finally tells his story.'" - Malcolm Gladwell

"An autobiographical thriller, and Michael Dell is the gangster protagonist." - Matthew McConaughey

"Tells his story, that of his iconic company and the grit required to compete in the ever-growing technology industry." - Satya Nadella

"A fast-paced tale of launching a public company, taking it private, and then taking it public again." - Walter Isaacson

"Celebrate the creators in the world (even when they struggle). They may be more valuable than we think." - Brian Armstrong

"A counterpoint to communism and useful as such, but should be tempered with kindness." - Elon Musk

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"When I first read [Ayn Rand's books] in the late 80s, it felt pretty crazy. And in the last decades, it's in many ways felt much more correct." - Peter Thiel

Steve Wozniak said he thinks Steve Jobs mentioned this book and it really was a guide in his life.

Travis Kalanick mentioned this book in a Washington Post interview.

One of Shah Rukh Khan's favorite novels.

"Loved [this book]. Read often." - Joe De Sena

"Something I’ve read multiple times to get me in the mindset of not letting anything stand in my way" - Peter Diamandis

"[I read this book when] I was 15, and I gave [it] to a lot of people because it shifted how I looked at certain things." - Gabby Reece

"When I read [this book] in my teens, Dagny Taggart’s character spoke to me on a level I’d never experienced with any other novel." - Amelia Boone

"My favorite book." - Bob Metcalfe

"About how businesses get disrupted, and a lot of those themes are why startups can succeed and thrive even when there are big competitors who you would think would just wipe ’em out." - Drew Houston

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

Part of "Jeff's Reading List."

"We often referenced [this book. A] thought-provoking [book] that validated our crusade." - Marc Benioff

Mark Cuban's answer to "what's a book you always recommend?"

Walter Isaacson said Steve Jobs was deeply influenced by this book.

"A great book on strategy." - Ben Horowitz

"[One of] four good books that I would highly recommend reading if you're gonna build a B2B software company." - Aaron Levie

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

"[A] business classic." - Tim O’Reilly

"A must-read for entrepreneurs." - Caterina Fake

"Taught me why it’s so hard to come up with a second hit." - Guy Kawasaki

List of books Bill Gates read in 2011.

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

"A great book." - Drew Houston

"Tremendous." - Marc Andreessen

Patrick Collison labeled this book "particularly great."

"The ever-popular book about my partner." - Warren Buffett

"I always recommend [this book] as my top business book." - Naval Ravikant

Tim Ferriss mentioned this book on Twitter.

"An amazing book on mental models." - Ramit Sethi

"If it’s knowledge and not credentials you’re after, [read this book]." - Shane Parrish

"The one best book I've ever read." - Tai Lopez

"Nobody asked me, but if you only read one book as a founder read [this book]." - Courtland Allen

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

Entrepreneur.com article.

"Ten years ahead of the time anticipated what's going to happen." - Sergey Brin

"Loved it." - Tobi Lütke

"Love [this book]! We stole from mrb." - Cameron Winklevoss

"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Best cyberpunk novel ever written. Slightly dated but very prescient." - Naval Ravikant

"Such a good book but you can’t give it to someone now. I've tried; it doesn’t work. You have to read it before you’ve been on the internet." - Seth Godin

"It's a tough call because I prefer other books of [this author]. But [this book] is so important within the history of science fiction." - Adam Savage

"I love [this book]." - Brandon Stanton

One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"

"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell

"One of the great things that [the author] wrote in [this book] is the hardest part of being a CEO is managing your psychology." - Drew Houston

Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.

"An inspiring story of a business rebirth through sheer willpower." - Larry Page

"Let’s just say, we started out relationship with vigorous disagreement, and we’ve continued that to this day." - Marc Andreessen

"For anyone insterested in building, growing, or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource." - Mark Zuckerberg

"[The author] has written the first true guide for protecting a startup from self-sabotage." - Peter Thiel

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"

"Entertaining more than anything. I read [this book], I was like: I would never work for this guy. But entertaining and some good lessons." - Matt Mullenweg

"A bit dark but it does cover a lot of useful territory on what building an organization is like." - Andrew Ng

"Reflects 2000-2003." - Keith Rabois

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

"I like this one, but it’s not for very new entrepreneurs." - Luis von Ahn

"The case studies you’re about to explore and the tools you’re about to gain have never been more relevant. This is an ideal moment to be reading this book." - Bill Gates

"Shares some of the key secrets for building mission-oriented, global businesses at speed." - Brian Chesky

"Paints the picture, with key case studies, of what it really takes to build a market-leading company." - Eric Schmidt

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

"Has been very helpful to Binance as we chart our growth as an organization." - Changpeng Zhao

"Shows how companies can build value for customers and shareholders in the digital age." - Sheryl Sandberg

"Have been waiting for it to come out so that I can recommend it to everyone." - Sam Altman

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

"[This] basic theme is in the culture of Microsoft." - Bill Gates

Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.

"One of my favorite topics. And so that is also a very good book [I] recommend." - Marc Andreessen

"This book is about one super-important concept. You must learn about Strategic Inflection Points, because sooner or later you are going to live through one." - Steve Jobs

"One of favorite books on entrepreneurship." - Vinod Khosla

On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.

"A great book on strategy." - Ben Horowitz

"We've all read Grove." - Balaji Srinivasan

"A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like." - Bill Gates

"Memoir by the Nike founder and CEO." - Brian Armstrong

"An autobiographical account of one of the world’s most recognizable brands." - Tobi Lütke

Vlad Tenev's response to Bloomberg's "The Best Books of 2017" survey.

"The best book I read [in 2015]." - Warren Buffett

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

"A great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history." - Alexis Ohanian

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

"Loved [this book]." - Austen Allred

"All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley

"Great inspirational [book]." - Jason Calacanis

Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.

Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.

"[This author] has built multiple breakthrough companies, and [this book] shows how." - Elon Musk

"Captures some interesting perspectives and insights on the way the world and the business organisations are changing and challenging the status quo." - Kishore Biyani

"The first book any working or aspiring entrepreneur must read—period." - Marc Andreessen

"This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Brilliant, often provocative." - Rupert Murdoch

"Gives an overview of entrepreneurship and innovation." - Andrew Ng

"I learned a lot reading it." - Ben Horowitz

"A must read." - Bryan Johnson

Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.

"If you really understand something that the rest of the world is confused about, and it’s an important truth, [this book] says here are all the ways you might want to make that work." - Eric Weinstein

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"A way to have a happy life. Remain curious and enjoy the journey." - Brian Armstrong

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

Larry Page mentioned this book in an Entrepreneur.com article.

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

"I remember really enjoying [this author]'s books." - Sergey Brin

"The book I’ve recommended most." - Peter Attia

"Learn about the inner mindset and external state of someone who was absolutely brilliant." - Naval Ravikant

"One of my favorite books." - Tim Ferriss

Noah Kagan recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear

"Few books have made me think more than this one over the last decade." - Ev Williams

"The general concept is applicable to many fields beyond biology, for instance finance, economics and monetary policy." - Vlad Tenev

"It's so wonderful when books create the language that you need to better reason about the world. [This book] did that as well." - Tobi Lütke

"We definitely want Binance to be antifragile. This book may explain why we make some of the decisions we make." - Changpeng Zhao

"I recommend everybody read [this book] if they're setting off on a career as a personal philosophy." - Vinod Khosla

"A very good book." - James Altucher

"This book will have you asking yourself many provocative and useful questions." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"Changed how I see the world." - Shane Parrish

Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

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

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

Part of "Jeff's Reading List."

"A really interesting book." - Daniel Ek

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters."

Recommended on Dave Ramsey's website.

"The great management book." - Jason Calacanis

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

"As a business person, I love [this book]." - Frank Blake

"It’s too good. [...] Definitely a must read." - Tracy DiNunzio

Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

"I’d recommend [John Doerr]’s book for anyone interested in becoming a better manager." - Bill Gates

Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.

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

"Whether you're a seasoned CEO or a first-time entrepreneur, you'll find valuable lessons, tools, and inspiration in the pages of [this book]. I'm glad [the author] invested the time to share these ideas with the world." - Reid Hoffman

"Shows how any organization or team can aim high, move fast, and excel." - Sheryl Sandberg

"The most important venture capitalist of our era reveals a key to business innovation and success." - Walter Isaacson

"Deserves to be fully embraced by every person responsible for performance, in any walk of life. [The author] makes Andy Grove a mentor to us all." - Jim Collins

"Does a good job overall - worth reading." - Marty Cagan

"After meeting Mark Zuckerberg, [Evan Spiegel] immediately bought every [Snapchat] employee a copy of 'The Art Of War'." - Business Insider

"Served me well. [...] Advocates keeping one’s cool at all times." - Marc Benioff

"It became [Travis Kalanick's bible]." - Mike Isaac

"I like the classics such as The Republic by Plato and The Art of War by Sun Tzu." - Vlad Tenev

"I've read [this book] many times." - Elon Musk

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 23

"To learn that the act of killing fellow humans can be raised to an art." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"Another [book] I have to mention." - Dave Camarillo

Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.

"Has to get onto my list." - Fred Wilson

Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.

"Takes a long view and shows the long-term decline in violence that has occurred." - Ben Silbermann

"One of the most important books I’ve read—not just this year, but ever." - Bill Gates

"When you finish [this book], which takes a long time, you conclude that the world is in a much, much better place than it has been in the past." - Eric Schmidt

One of John Arnold's answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"

"About how and why violence has steadily decreased throughout our history, and how we can continue this trend." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Encouraged the better side of ourselves." - Lex Fridman

"One of my favorite recent books." - Jack Kornfield

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

"Traces the history of violence and how we are in the safest time ever." - A.J. Jacobs

"[I recommend] anything [by this author]. He’s one of the clearest thinkers and communicators of our time." - Chris Anderson

"So good. I've found it to really rock people's preconceived notions on a number of topics." - Anthony Pompliano

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"As a kid, I wanted to be an architect. That's before I read [this book]. I mean it is hard to find a profession that pays worse than architecture." - Larry Ellison

"I'll pick it up when I need motivation." - Mark Cuban

"It’s one of my favorite books." - Travis Kalanick

"Regarding economics, if you haven’t read [this author] lately, I suggest that you do." - Ray Dalio

"I absolutely loved the book. Sure, the characters are extreme and one-dimensional - but to me, that was the point." - Tim Urban

"I know, it's a cult. I'm not going to take it too far, but I did enjoy it." - Emma Watson

"By the end of the book, I decided to drop out of school. I never returned. It was the best decision of my life." - Kevin Kelly

"Defiant in its pursuit of one’s artistic goals, meaning you don’t compromise; you stay truthful to what you’re exploring." - Vince Vaughn

"The protagonist’s audacious self-confidence and refusal to compromise his artistic vision—which was to say, himself—was a fascinating thing to survey." - Jesse Williams

"Healthy selfishness is a great thing." - Noah Kagan

"At Asana, we've been lucky to benefit from [the author]'s advice firsthand; this book will enable him to help many more entrepreneurs answer the tough questions about their business." - Dustin Moskovitz

"The principles from [this book], I still apply today." - Kevin Systrom

"[The author] has created a science where previously there was only art. A must read for every serious entrepreneur—and every manager interested in innovation." - Marc Andreessen

One of the 7 books Mark Cuban credits his success to.

"Provides a great inside look at how the tech industry approaches building products and businesses." - Sheryl Sandberg

"Gives one specific tactic for innovating quickly." - Andrew Ng

"Great." - Ben Horowitz

"You need to read [this book]." - Jason Calacanis

"[I was] lucky enough to have a front-row seat at the birth of these ideas." - Mike Maples, Jr.

"[This book] isn't just about how to create a more successful entrepreneurial business, it's about what we can learn from those businesses to improve virtually everything we do." - Tim O’Reilly

Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.

"Its subject is the history of humanity, focusing on why our species has succeeded and how we should think about the future." - Bill Gates

One of John Arnold's answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"

"Sparkling explanation of how the economy evolves, producing the glorious cornucopia of goods and services available all around us. How to feel good about the future even in dark times." - Marc Andreessen

"Argues [that] economic progress is the greater force [that] is pushing society forward." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Re-read [this great book] after 5 years. As stimulating as ever." - Rupert Murdoch

"The most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years." - Naval Ravikant

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

"I think three or four of my top 20 books of all time are all [this author's. This is my favorite one.]" - Nick Szabo

"It argues compellingly that everything is not only going to be OK in the future, it is surely going to be Fucking Great. That much, I agree with." - MMM

"[The author] has the ability to combine thinking from many fields - most notably science, technology, psychology, & a heavy dose of microeconomics." - Bill Gurley

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

List of books Bill Gates read in 2012.

"I love surprising scientific findings, as well as information about how our brains work. [This book] is a treasure trove of both." - Ev Williams

"Captivating dive into human decision making, marred by inclusion of several/many? psychology studies that fail to replicate. Will stand as a cautionary tale?" - Marc Andreessen

Ray Dalio mentioned this book in his book, "Principles."

"Covers all three phases of [the author's] career: his early days working oncognitive bias, his work on prospect theory, and his later work on happiness." - Ron Conway

One of the books on Scott Adams' "Persuasion Reading List."

"Fine book but it didn’t need to be an entire book. A blog post would have gotten the point across." - Naval Ravikant

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

"I started reading [this book] and I became increasingly convinced of my own fickleness and inability to actually act rationally in life." - Bryan Johnson

"If you liked 'Predictably Irrational' or 'Stumbling on Happiness' or any of those pop-psychology books, well, this is the Godfather of all of their work." - Derek Sivers

One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"

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

"Deeply incisive." - Patrick Collison

"[The author] 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." - Peter Thiel

"The forces of competition are just incredibly strong. Everyone is trying to eat your lunch, and if you don't read [this book] you're going to die alot sooner." - Reed Hastings

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen

"Has me thinking of my old friend. A true visionary." - Bill Gates

"A biography of the famous Apple CEO. I read the Walter Isaacson biography last year, but found this one slightly better." - Brian Armstrong

"Square would not exist without the work and persistence of Steve Jobs. I am forever grateful. Amazing read." - Jack Dorsey

"In this deeply-researched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs." - Marc Andreessen

"[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"After working with Steve for over 25 years, I feel this book captures with great insight the growth and complexity of a truly extraordinary person." - Ed Catmull

"[Gives a] fresh perspective on Steve Jobs’ journey from inspiring but immature entrepreneur into an inspired and mature company-builder." - Jim Collins

"The best business book I've ever read." - Bill Gates

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

Warren Buffett's favorite book about business.

"Tells the stories of 12 notable companies and how they navigated the trials and tribulations of corporate life in America back in the day."- Michael Dell

"It’s [about] how do technology products make their way from early adopters to the mainstream." - Drew Houston

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"Bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries." - Ron Conway

"Has helped me hone my message with regard to talking about Binance to the world." - Changpeng Zhao

"For B2B, I recommend [this book]." - Andrew Ng

"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." - Seth Godin

"[One of] four good books that I would highly recommend reading if you're gonna build a B2B software company." - Aaron Levie

"Entrepreneurs should read this book when they are cranking out their 'conservative' sales projections." - Guy Kawasaki

"All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley

Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"I read [this book] 20 years ago or so." - Tobi Lütke

"Love [this book]!" - Cameron Winklevoss

"The early PayPal team worked well together because we were all the same kind of nerd. We all loved science fiction: Cryptonomicon was required reading." - Peter Thiel

List of books Bill Gates read in 2011.

"I’ve read all the Einstein biographies, and this is by far the best." - Charlie Munger

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

"I read [this book and "Benjamin Franklin"] and probed [Walter Isaacson] about them to try to glean what characteristics they had in common." - Ray Dalio

"Anybody who can write a book on Einstein and that an idiot like me can understand the physics [was] a miracle." - George Raveling

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

Ed Zschau mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Scott Belsky mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.

"About principled negotiation, and I still think about and apply a lot of those concepts today." - Drew Houston

Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.

"[One of the books] that are recommended or required at Draper University." - Tim Draper

"A really important concept to grasp." - Tim Ferriss

"I love [this book]." - Nick Ganju

"Really good." - Ann Miura-Ko

"Fascinating.... Lays a foundation for understanding human history." - Bill Gates

Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.

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

On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.

"An amazing book." - Joe Rogan

"Offers us a new and remarkably simple way of looking at our world." - Simon Sinek

"Helped rid me of the nagging incompleteness in my understood connection between the successes and failings of ancient and modern civilizations." - Jesse Williams

"The main [book by this author]." - Stewart Brand

"Gave a big eye opening on why certain people of the world are more advanced than others and behave a certain way, as opposed to just genetics and this person is smarter because of this or that." - Patrick Arnold

"Also does pandemics." - Margaret Atwood

"Essential reading for anyone interested in righting the injustice of this inequality." - Richard Branson

"Combines [the author]'s ability to synthesize information with her understanding of how to get the best out of people." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Honest and brave... The new manifesto for women in the workplace." - Oprah Winfrey

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters."

"Reminds us that we can reach within ourselves to achieve greatness." - Alicia Keys

"Important..." - Arianna Huffington

"Offers a vital and sharp message, for women and men." - Jim Collins

"Besides having written a great book, [this author's] comely face is comforting during airplane turbulence." - Mindy Kaling

"Dweck and her research have helped my foundation colleagues and me understand more about the attitudes and habits that allow some students to persevere in school despite big challenges." - Bill Gates

Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.

"One of those ideas that is obvious only once you know it." - Ev Williams

Mentioned on "The Knowledge Project" podcast.

"Whatever change we’ve been able to achieve is because the cultural meme we picked was inspired by [this book]." - Satya Nadella

Tony Robbins mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"Read this book & love the idea!" - Kathryn Minshew

Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.

"It can sometimes seem as if one must learn everything old before one can try anything new. [The author] does a masterful job showing that is not the case; we are lucky to have him as a guide." - Peter Thiel

Ray Dalio mentioned this book in his book, "Principles."

"Will help you inspire creativity and change." - Richard Branson

"One of the most important and captivating books I have ever read." - Sheryl Sandberg

"Enjoyed the shit out of it. Highly recommend." - Tim Urban

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

"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." - Arianna Huffington

One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com

Whitney Wolfe Herd mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

"Makes a lot of great points." - Bill Gates

"Perfectly marvelous book." - Charlie Munger

"About the principles of timing and repetition—about preparing yourself for luck, really." - Jay-Z

"Must [read]." - Carlos Slim

Most Recommended Books reached out to DJ Vlad directly.

Dwayne Johnson said he was reading this book in an interview with Andy Warhol.

"I really love [this book]." - James Altucher

"It's fucking great." - Joe Rogan

"I started applying [a lesson from this book] to my own life." - Shaun White

"Talks about the concept of 10,000 hours." - Will Smith

"I loved [this book]." - Bill Gates

"I lived in it the way that you do with truly great books; putting it down with glazed eyes and feeling disconcerted to find yourself in the 21st century." - J.K. Rowling

"Among the best historical books I've ever read (take that, Herodotus)." - Stewart Butterfield

On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter.

Scott Belsky mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"A terrific book!" - Sunny Hostin

List of books Bill Gates read in 2012.

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

Part of "Jeff's Reading List."

"I would recommend reading [this book]." - Pavel Durov

"I really like [this book]." - Edward Norton

"Great; it’s fine." - Nick Kokonas

James Altucher mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Marvelous." - Art De Vany

Ryan Shea recommended this book on Twitter.

"Leaves us with an improved perspective for thinking about very vexing issues such as the state of America versus China." - Jamie Dimon

"Shows us how history can provide a template to help guide how we might think about what comes next." - Mark Cuban

"Goes into a lot of details about how money works (or doesn't)." - Changpeng Zhao

"A really well researched book." - Brian Armstrong

"This may well be the most important book of the year if not the decade." - Arianna Huffington

"The fascinating thing about [this book] is there's philosophy, there's wisdom, but there's plots." - Lex Fridman

"It is my #1, #2, and #3 book recommendations of 2021." - David Friedberg

Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.

"How today’s America resembles the Dutch and British empires of the past in terms of its monetary overextension." - Balaji Srinivasan

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

"Details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management." - Charlie Munger

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

"A good read for any business leader but especially those willing to chart their own course."- Michael Dell

"It is, and should at the top of the reading list for CEOs and investors." - Michael Mauboussin

"Contains great lessons for investors because it highlights the importance of capital allocation." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"A business-y thing." - Sam Hinkie

"I did find his historical analysis, which makes up the bulk of the book, utterly fascinating." - Bill Gates

Patrick Collison labeled this book "particularly great."

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

"I disagree with the book, but it's a very well written book." - Marc Andreessen

"Concludes that innovation is the ultimate source of dramatic improvements in the human condition." - Satya Nadella

"Famous book about how our bodies are vehicles to replicate our genes (even though we occasionally defy them)." - Brian Armstrong

"I had to read [this book] twice before I fully understood it." - Charlie Munger

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"Most people don't realize that the origin of the word 'meme' is [this book]." - Elon Musk

"Turned evolutionary biology on its head and was written like a great detective story." - Matt Ridley

"Explains more about life (including human behavior and myself) than anything else I’ve read. " - Nick Szabo

"Had a profound influence on me pretty early on." - Phil Libin

"An explanation of evolution since the beginning of life that explains things from the perspective of individual genes." - MMM

"It just seemed to explain everything." - Bob Metcalfe

"Influenced my books." - David Deutsch

"A guide to worrying in the 21st century." - Bill Gates

"[The] last chapter is around meditation." - Jack Dorsey

"An important examination into today’s most pressing political, technological, social, and existential issues as we move into the unchartered territory of the future." - Vinod Khosla

"A great book." - Joe Rogan

"Wide-ranging, speculative look at the world today and where it is going -- fascinating big think." - Fareed Zakaria

List of books Bill Gates read in 2012.

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

"[Makes] me happier than ever that I ditched my dream of being a doctor to enter the unpredictable world of IT."- Michael Dell

"Writes about [how] everything is great because physical things are so inexpensive that even the poorest of the poor could live like kings of just a few years prior." - Steve Jurvetson

"A great biography. [...] Highly recommended." - Elon Musk

"I read [this book and "Einstein"] and probed [Walter Isaacson] about them to try to glean what characteristics they had in common." - Ray Dalio

"It’s hard to write a bad book on such an interesting subject." - Charlie Munger

"I’ve recommended [this book] to thousands and thousands of people." - Tim Ferriss

"[I read this book and] I am blown away and a little sad because I feel like, 'God damn, I went through all this education. No one ever taught me any of this stuff.'" - George Raveling

Scott Belsky mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"The [biography of Benjamin Franklin] I read." - Brandon Stanton

Ed Zschau mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"My favorite business book." - Jeff Bezos

On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.

"[Suggests] that the very best companies set an audacious, very long-term goal that shines a light towards 'an envisioned future.'" - Bill Gurley

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

"A 700-page treatise on economics translated from French." - Bill Gates

"Very good, very well thought out... And I agree that there are storm clouds ahead." - Carl Icahn

"Accurately describes inequality in the past and present of countries like the United States." - Peter Thiel

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter.

"I highly recommend [this book]…. [The author] has so much experience to share with founders!" - Ron Conway

"Serves as an extraordinary resource for leaders and managers in every sector of industry." - Howard Schultz

"An indispensable handbook for entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey." - Marc Benioff

Jack Ma always carries a copy of this book.

"It's excellent: exceptionally data-rich and comprehensive." - Patrick Collison

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

"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

"Informs the moment like Guns of August did for Kennedy in [the] Cuban Missile Crisis." - Lloyd Blankfein

"Worth reading." - Elon Musk

"A very smart and important book." - Fareed Zakaria

"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

"Read every page… Twice." - Anthony Scaramucci

"The most timely and important book I read [in 2018]." - David Sacks

"A fantastic book, and I hope a lot of people read it." - Bill Gates

"Unmasks a lot of misperceptions that people have about the state of the world." - Howard Marks

Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

"A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Barack Obama

"Terrific book." - Michael Batnick

"A thoughtful look at what may be in store for humanity." - Bill Gates

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

"Not that I agree with all of it, but it is still mind-bending speculation about our future." - Vinod Khosla

"Didn't finish it. Good book but not as seminal as Sapiens." - Naval Ravikant

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

"Badass book." - Tai Lopez

Penn Jillette mentioned this book in a New York Times interview.

Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.

"Seek to be understood." - Dustin Moskovitz

"[One of the books] that are recommended or required at Draper University." - Tim Draper

"In my office, you will not see the degree I have from the University of Nebraska, or the master’s degree I have from Columbia University, but you’ll see the certificate I got from the Dale Carnegie course." - Warren Buffett

One of the books on Scott Adams' "Persuasion Reading List."

Recommended on Dave Ramsey's website.

"The one book we encourage startup founders to read. [...] It's critically important for anyone in business." - Paul Graham

Derek Sivers mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"One of the first books that really helped me achieve my management style and what’s helped me really be successful." - Ken Block

Most Recommended Books reached out to DJ Vlad directly.

"Highlights [the author's] extraordinary career and personal integrity." - Michael Bloomberg

"[The author] is an American hero who has seen more and done more to shape the world economy than anyone else over the last 50 years. [This book] is a must read." - Ray Dalio

"I think you’ll enjoy reading [this book]." - Warren Buffett

"Pretty great." - Jason Calacanis

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

"Enjoyed reading [this book]." - Brian Armstrong

"After reading this book, you will understand why we tolerate failures at Binance, and more importantly, what types of failures we tolerate or not." - Changpeng Zhao

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"Not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand how ideas change the world." - Daniel Kahneman

"How [to live] life with radical honesty." - Brian Armstrong

"Excellent cover art and lots of good reasons not to lie!" - Elon Musk

"One of my favorite one hour reads about intellectual honesty. I wish more people were this honest!" - Vinod Khosla

"A great book." - Tim Ferriss

"A great book." - A.J. Jacobs

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

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"Informs a lot of our public outreach in terms of making our services more essential for our users." - Changpeng Zhao

"Our marketing bible." - Andrew Wilkinson

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

"One of my favorite books about building software." - Patrick Collison

"Wonderful." - Tobi Lütke

"A great book." - Elon Musk

"[This book] convinced me to start a company. Thanks for helping create Reddit." - Alexis Ohanian

"Please read [this book]. It's such a great book." - Jeff Atwood

"Amazing book." - Austen Allred

"About the PC Gaming industry." - Trung Phan

"The nature and use of power is changing rapidly, distributing broadly in unexpected channels. [This book] provides the practical tools to help us all understand this shift." - Craig Newmark

"An essential and extremely insightful guide for anyone who wants to maximize the opportunities for progress and impact in today’s new tightly connected world." - Reid Hoffman

"If you want to understand how the world is changing, what’s really happening and how we can all find our way, this book could not becoming at a better time." - Richard Branson

"Will transform your understanding of how to gain power—and how to use it for good." - Adam Grant

"Can light a flame bright enough to outshine the glinting fangs and tiki torches." - Russell Brand

"Love this book and its messages." - Kat Cole

"Discovers that in most fields , generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. [...] Every high school and college student should read it." - Vinod Khosla

"I think [the author's] ideas even help explain some of Microsoft's success." - Bill Gates

"[About] how many great inventions happen at the intersection of disciplines." - Changpeng Zhao

Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.

Most Recommended Books reached out to Daniel Pink directly.

"The best book I have read [in 2019]." - Michael Mauboussin

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday

"I have read [this book]. I have thought a lot about him. There was a lot to admire in the way that he started Walmart." - Jeff Bezos

“Filled with lessons on retailing and entrepreneurship that are just as relevant today as they were around three decades ago." - Kishore Biyani

On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.

"The big lesson I took away from [this book] is that you don’t need to come up with all the ideas yourself." - Shane Parrish

Tai Lopez recommended this book on Twitter.

Gary Keller recommended this book on YouTube.

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

"Skin in the game as conflict of interest, or as attaching one's livelihood to one's speech? Who to listen to, and why." - Marc Andreessen

"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." - Vinod Khosla

"I see this book as a complement to 'Economics in One Lesson.' And it's an excellent read on its own." - Changpeng Zhao

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

Peter Mallouk mentioned this book on Twitter.

"Quite powerful, albeit often redundant." - Keith Rabois

"This was up there with Black Swan and [the author's] other classics." - Chris Dixon

Ryan Shea recommended this book on Twitter.

List of books Bill Gates read in 2012.

"Quite interesting." - Elon Musk

"I noticed a number of similarities between [Steve Jobs and I], especially when [the author] quoted Jobs’s own words. [...] but to be clear, I didn’t think that Bridgewater or I held a candle to Apple and Jobs." - Ray Dalio

"I’m fascinated by the discussion of how Jobs developed what became known as the Reality Distortion Field. Apparently Jobs had a lifelong battle with reality and won." - Scott Adams

"I've read 3 business books in my life. If you call [this book] a business book." - Gary Vaynerchuk

"[When I read this book] I was so blown away. I had underlined about three-quarters of the book." - George Raveling

"Really did a good job of capturing the way that an innovation leader’s mind works." - Chris Fussell

Scott Belsky mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Ed Zschau mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Read this book and you’ll never look at a pencil or razor the same way." - Bill Gates

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

"Answers why US chocolate tastes like ground-up newspaper to me." - John Collison

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"[The author] basically takes all of the time management and personal productivity theories of the last 20 to 30 years and pushes them to 11, to paraphrase 'Spinal Tap.'" - Marc Andreessen

"With this kind of time management and focus on the important things in life, people should be able to get 15 times as much done in a normal work week." - Tim Draper

Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.

Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"[The author has] a great curiosity and [...] a great love for things." - Walter Isaacson

Daniel Pink mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"I read [this book] right when I started Toms. There’s so many things that I took from [it] that allowed Toms to have this incredible growth." - Blake Mycoskie

Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.

"Really good." - Elon Musk

On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.

"A great book, probably in my all time top 100." - Paul Graham

"Cast as a letter to his son. It’s not some deep ruminations and things. It’s about how you make your way through this world." - Walter Isaacson

"[The author] didn’t mean to write his autobiography. He wanted to write a note to his family about what he’d learned in his experiments." - Cory Booker

"One of the very first books that I read." - Brandon Stanton

"[This] is I think the most compelling of books." - Vince Vaughn

"My favorite book." - Bill Gates

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"My [mother] recommended [this book]." - Tim Draper

"I'm so drawn to [the author]'s view of society back then, and to his sarcasm." - Jennifer Lawrence

"Was not written to be a young adult book. It’s an adult book. But it sort of drifted there because the protagonist is a teenager." - Gretchen Rubin

"I love [this book]. I read it at four different times in my life. Teenager and later." - Larry King

"It was the first 'anti-hero' I had ever encountered and I thoroughly fell for Holden Caulfield." - Kathie Lee Gifford

"Things to do to pass the time before Friday night’s event at Ulta in New Jersey? Re-read [this book]." - Sarah Jessica Parker

"A great read." - Bill Gates

"Success metric for my work [at Twitter]: these books disappear from my desk. (you should read it too)" - Jack Dorsey

"Very good; definitely worth reading." - Vinod Khosla

"A great book." - Tim Ferriss

"[The author] took an extraordinary risk to his own reputation domestically in America in the medical profession by [releasing this book]." - Malcolm Gladwell

"A great book." - Charles Poliquin

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"A great book." - Ramit Sethi

"A really good book. [Shows] a checklist is profoundly helpful." - Michael McCullough

"Smash hit in Japan, and easy to see why. Adlerian psychology meets Stoic philosophy in Socratic dialogue. Compelling from front to back. Highly recommend." - Marc Andreessen

"Probably the best book I’ve read in the last couple of years." - Tobi Lütke

"Will cause keen self-reflection!" - Stewart Butterfield

"It's like this book was written just for me. I came away with so many 'aha!' moments that have helped me better understand myself." - Ryan Hoover

"This book is tremendous. Highly recommend!" - Anthony Pompliano

"A fascinating look into how Adlerian psychology applies to modern life. Keep an open mind when reading this book." - Jodie Cook

"The concepts it presents are provocative and go against a lot of the dominant narratives of the current cultural milieu." - Ali Abdaal

"Particularly great." - Patrick Collison

"I recommended it to [Patrick Collison] as 'something I thought he'd be really interested in.'" - Stewart Butterfield

"I really love tech history books like this." - Tobi Lütke

"[Looks] at Bell Labs, which was one of the most innovative labs in history." - Mark Zuckerberg

"The definitive history of America's greatest incubator of technological innovation." - Ron Conway

"Sets the context for the hardware inventions that directly led to Silicon Valley." - Patrick Collison

"Strongly recommended." - David Friedberg

Part of "Jeff's Reading List."

"Larry [Ellison] had given this book to every software executive whom he met within the company." - Marc Benioff

"Had a huge impact on me." - Marc Benioff

"An early look and experience with timeless truths (and gotchas) from systems building with teams" - Alan Kay

"Arguably the only classic book in our field. If you haven't read it, shame on you." - Jeff Atwood

"[The author] is a visionary, and one of the most original thinkers of our time." - Brian Armstrong

"[The author] has the highest rate of output per minute of good new ideas of anybody I’ve ever met, and [this book] may be his best." - Marc Andreessen

"We've started new currencies. Now [this book] shows us how to start new cities and new countries." - Vitalik Buterin

"Recommend you consider buying a copy if you’re looking for a peak into the future." - Anthony Pompliano

"The future convergence of networks and governments, from one of the most brilliant thinkers alive." - Naval Ravikant

"Makes an important contribution to the conversation about how to change our political system for the better." - Charles Koch

"A revealing perspective on why our $16 billion political industry is failing the American people." - Howard Schultz

Mark Cuban recommended this book on Twitter.

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

"A testament to the idea that in America, if you work hard and pursue a dream, you really can achieve it." - Michael Bloomberg

"A short, readable book with smart insights, and along the way he crosses paths with some colorful characters." - Bill Gates

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

"Leadership gold—you won’t forget the stories or the lessons." - Brené Brown

"We recently read [this book] in the 'This Week in Startups' book club." - Jason Calacanis

Karlie Kloss said this book really inspired her to become a better boss.

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

"[Details] the evolution of the modern-American media conglomerate." - Saagar Enjeti

"He took a team that was at the very very bottom, and he brought them to the top." - Jack Dorsey

"Words of wisdown from [the author] to inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders in all professions." - Ron Conway

"Among the best books! A way of living, working & commitment to excellence." - Vinod Khosla

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"

"Even if you’ve never watched a down of football, you’ll get something out of this book." - Ryan Holiday

"Keep your lockers / desks clean and it'll reflect in other parts of your life." - Noah Kagan

"Changed my life!" - Justin Kan

"The gold standard on how to use business as a platform for change." - Ray Dalio

"Urgent and compelling." - Richard Branson

"A guide for what every business and organisation must do to thrive in this period of profound political and economic change." - Jamie Dimon

"Explores how companies can nurture a value-based culture to become powerful platforms for change." - Susan Wojcicki

"I love this book and have already used it as the basis for several [Mad Money] segments." - Jim Cramer

"This book left me in tears." - Bill Gates

Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.

"Best book on re-examining life and values." - Tim Cook

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

"The memoir of a successful neurosurgeon who is diagnosed with lung cancer." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy