Marc Benioff Recommended Books

Part of "Jeff's Reading List."

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

Marc Benioff said everyone at Steve Jobs' memorial service got a copy of this book.

"One of the more impactful books for me when I was living down in the jungle and experiencing more of the deeper reflections through the medicine space." - Dan Engle

"Reminded me to have faith at a low point in my life, hence I share it as widely as possible to pull others out of their misery." - Richa Chadha

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

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

Phil Jackson recommended this book on Twitter.

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

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

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

Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.

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

Part of "Jeff's Reading List."

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

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

"A great book on strategy." - Ben Horowitz

"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

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

"A must-read for any business looking to compete in the digital economy." - Ashton Kutcher

"[The author]'s a really smart guy, and I’ve always enjoyed our chats." - Jason Fried

Brent Schlender said Steve Jobs reread this book several times.

"You could read over time and time again." - Kevin Rose

"Greatly influenced my life." - Sharon Salzberg

"A classic." - Leo Babauta

Garry Tan shared this book on Instagram.

"A great all-round book for anyone interested in mindfulness." - Andy Puddicombe

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

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

"[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

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

"Really came out of [...] educating American congressmen about the country's history." - Fareed Zakaria

"One of Silicon Valley’s most outspoken journalists challenges us to recognize that motherhood is a source of strength, not weakness." - Adam Grant

Brad Feld mentioned this book on Twitter.

"A great starting point." - Ryan Petersen

"Never thought I'd say this, but [this book] is actually really good." - Andrew Wilkinson

"So interesting." - Lewis Howes

"One of the funniest, most entertaining books I’ve read in a long time." - Donald Miller

"A powerful and beautiful masterpiece outlining a compelling future for humanity." - Tony Robbins

"The physics behind biology, cities, economics and companies." - Vinod Khosla

"Particularly fantastic." - Stewart Brand

"Will expand your thinking from three dimensions to four." - Nassim Taleb

"If you are curious about how the world really works, you must read this book." - Bill Miller

"Patrick McGovern shaped the way that millions of people grew to understand the enormous potential of computers and how they would change the world." - Bill Gates

"Pat McGovern was an entrepreneur's entrepreneur." - Bob Metcalfe

"It's about time that Pat's vision and wisdom sees the light of day." - Guy Kawasaki

"Provides a dramatic, clear-eyed look at this visionary entrepreneur and the leadership lessons he used to build his global company." - Walter Isaacson

"Presents a dramatic, new way of thinking about our own health." - Al Gore

"Both a useful guide on how to stay healthy and a fascinating analysis of the latest in medical science." - Walter Isaacson

"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

"A superb and very timely survey of the impact of AI on the geopolitical system, the job market and human society." - Yuval Noah Harari

"One of those books you begin reading and instantly feel that everybody should know about it." - Arianna Huffington

"Truly one of the wisest and most surprising takes on AI." - Chris Anderson

"A must read for anyone serious about understanding the future of our species." - Peter Diamandis

"Clear-eyed and a must-read." - Satya Nadella

"If you care about the future being brought to us by AI, this is the one indispensable book of 2018." - Tim O’Reilly

"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

"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

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