Noah Kagan Recommended Books

Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

Barack Obama's favorite books of 2017 list.

"A very good book." - Pavel Tsatsouline

"I was a profoundly better man for reading [this book]." - Aubrey Marcus

Neil Strauss recommended this book in a blog post.

"This book is made for a man, but the ladies must read it, too, if they really want to understand how men work." - Jen Sincero

Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.

"Really resonated with me, and I will certainly incorporate many of these principles into my work and personal life." - Kevin Rose

"Offers concise and eloquent advice on how to determine what you care about most, and how to apply your energies in ways that ultimately bring you the greatest rewards." - Reid Hoffman

Austen Allred recommended this book on his website.

"This book changed my life." - Steve Harvey

"Do less but do it better. Wise words with application across life and business." - Jodie Cook

Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

Alex Hormozi recommended this book on Instagram.

Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

"If you like any form of endurance cardio, this book will be like crack candy for you." - Daniel Gross

"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

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

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

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

"Written directly by the guy who started the famed Ogilvy and Mather advertising firm in New York (which “Mad Men” is based off of)." - Neville Medhora

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

"The most mind-bending book you can imagine, because it essentially taught you always humans are flawed and influential." - Tobi Lütke

"100 percent of effective people seem to have read [this book]. In fact, it’s one of those things that when I meet somebody and they’re operating at a pretty high level, if you mention [this book], they’ve all read it." - Scott Adams

"Fundamental and had a lot to teach." - Naval Ravikant

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

Adam Robinson mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Ramit Sethi mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"A book about food, but it is actually about psychology." - Ramit Sethi

Tom Peters recommended this book in the "Tribe of Mentors" book.

"Great book!" - Alexis Ohanian

Recommended on Dave Ramsey's website.

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

"[Also] helped me really be successful." - Ken Block

"[I] was surprised at how familiar the topics felt." - Dustin Moskovitz

"Immensely helpful and influential during my early years, it explained some of the basic mindsets required to succeed in any profession." - Kishore Biyani

"Helps you decide which action to actually take." - Michael McCullough

"One of the best books on hospitality ever written." - Chip Conley

"We did a lot of reading [this book] at SoulCycle." - Julie Rice

"If you are an entrepreneur, you should read this book." - Fred Wilson

"Every business could benefit from [this author's] framework for service and hospitality." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"I'm a huge fan of [this author]." - Bill Gurley

"About the Restaurants industry." - Trung Phan

"One of the few books that you think about between reading sessions." - Brian Dean

"Love [this] book." - Joe Hill

"I stayed up till 6am every night going through these letters." - Neville Medhora

Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

"Incredible." - Joe Rogan

Naval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish" podcast.

Esther Perel suggested this book as an answer to "What are some [resources] for couples who want to explore having a more “monogamish” relationship?"

"The initial domino that led me down the path of exploring open relationships, which has been a huge advancement in my own personal happiness and fulfillment." - Aubrey Marcus

"About how you stand out in a sea of sameness." - Cindy Eckert

"Make something that’s distinct enough that people want to talk about it." - Joe Gebbia

"This is straight marketing advice: Your product has to be a purple cow—it has to be distinct to have any success." - Jay-Z

"A worthwhile reminder that extraordinary companies win." - Jodie Cook

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

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

"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

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

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

"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 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

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

"Still one of the best business books I’ve ever read." - Andrew Wilkinson

"Great book." - Tobi Lütke

"This is the other book I live by." - Jay-Z

"If I taught a reporting class, I’d make young students read this." - Peter King

Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.

"What’s great about this adventure—which I find rare in pop culture—is the celebration of the mind, invention, and science." - Ev Williams

"A fantastic read. The best." - Chris Sacca

"I loved the fact that the hero never once implies that it’s courage, spirit and faith that saves him [...] just lots of practical tinkering and problem-solving: Science the crap out of it." - Matt Ridley

Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn.

"Enjoyed the book." - Christopher Paolini

"[The author's] masterpiece!" - Tom Hanks

"A fantastic book [...] that was great inspiration to me." - DHH

"It was [this book] that really gave me the extra boost to courage to run 37signals/Basecamp our way." - Jason Fried

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

Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.