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Andrew Ng Recommended Books
Andrew Ng has recommended 7 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Andrew Ng is a British-born Chinese-American businessman, computer scientist, investor, and writer.
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Crossing the Chasm
Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers
by Geoffrey A. Moore
"For B2B, I recommend [this book]." - Andrew Ng (Source)
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9 people
Drew Houston recommended this bookDrew Houston
"It’s [about] how do technology products make their way from early adopters to the mainstream." - Drew Houston
Drew Houston's recommendation of this book 
Seth Godin recommended this bookSeth Godin
"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
Seth Godin's recommendation of this book 
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
Aaron Levie's recommendation of this book 
Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Ev Williams's recommendation of this book 
Ron Conway recommended this bookRon Conway
"Bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries." - Ron Conway
Ron Conway's recommendation of this book 
Guy Kawasaki recommended this bookGuy Kawasaki
"Entrepreneurs should read this book when they are cranking out their 'conservative' sales projections." - Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki's recommendation of this book +3
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- Bill Gurley
"All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley
- Changpeng Zhao
"Has helped me hone my message with regard to talking about Binance to the world." - Changpeng Zhao
- Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
- Bill Gurley
So Good They Can't Ignore You
Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
by Cal Newport
"Gives a valuable perspective on how to select a path for one's career." - Andrew Ng (Source)
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3 people
Kevin Kelly recommended this bookKevin Kelly
"What you really want to do is to master something and to use your mastering of something as a way to get to your passion." - Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly's recommendation of this book 
Jodie Cook recommended this bookJodie Cook
"I love the focus on being unapologetically exceptional, putting the hours in and outproducing everyone else on your quest to becoming a true artist." - Jodie Cook
Jodie Cook's recommendation of this book 
Ben Greenfield recommended this bookBen Greenfield
Most Recommended Books reached out to Ben Greenfield directly.
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Talking to Humans
Success starts with understanding your customers
by Giff Constable
"Teaches you how to develop empathy for users you want to serve by talking to them." - Andrew Ng (Source)
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2 people- Ron Conway recommended this book
Ron Conway
"Explains how to do the customer development interviews in a way that will get you the most accurate and actionable feedback." - Ron Conway
Ron Conway's recommendation of this book 
Fred Wilson recommended this bookFred Wilson
"Explains how to do the customer development interviews in a way that will get you the most accurate and actionable feedback." - Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson's recommendation of this book
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
by Ben Horowitz
"A bit dark but it does cover a lot of useful territory on what building an organization is like." - Andrew Ng (Source)
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21 people
Peter Thiel recommended this bookPeter Thiel
"[The author] has written the first true guide for protecting a startup from self-sabotage." - Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this book 
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
"For anyone insterested in building, growing, or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource." - Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg's recommendation of this book 
Peter Attia recommended this bookPeter Attia
One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
Peter Attia's recommendation of this book 
Marc Andreessen recommended this bookMarc Andreessen
"Let’s just say, we started out relationship with vigorous disagreement, and we’ve continued that to this day." - Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen's recommendation of this book 
Larry Page recommended this bookLarry Page
"An inspiring story of a business rebirth through sheer willpower." - Larry Page
Larry Page's recommendation of this book 
Matt Mullenweg recommended this bookMatt Mullenweg
"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
Matt Mullenweg's recommendation of this book +15
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- Drew Houston
"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
- Keith Rabois
"Reflects 2000-2003." - Keith Rabois
- Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.
- Max Levchin
One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
- Luis von Ahn
"I like this one, but it’s not for very new entrepreneurs." - Luis von Ahn
- Kathryn Minshew
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
- Andrew Wilkinson
"One of the best business books I've picked up in years." - Andrew Wilkinson
- Tim Ferriss
"A great book." - Tim Ferriss
- Blake Scholl
"Good." - Blake Scholl
- Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
- Fred Wilson
"Chapter five in [this book] is possibly the best thing I've read about leading a tech company." - Fred Wilson
- Raoul Pal
"By far, the best, most brutally honest and incredibly useful book about the realities of starting and running a company." - Raoul Pal
- Jodie Cook
"Reframes your mind: hard doesn’t mean bad. Seeking the easy route is a trap." - Jodie Cook
- Michael Dell
"Candidly talks about the very real thrills and perils of starting a business."- Michael Dell
- Marty Cagan
"Trust me: if you're a leader in tech, the best thing you can do in 2014 for your company is to read [this book]." - Marty Cagan
- Drew Houston
Rocket Surgery Made Easy
The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
by Steve Krug
"If you want to build products that are important, that users care about, this teaches you different tactics for learning about users, either through user studies or by interviews." - Andrew Ng (Source)
The Lean Startup
How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
by Eric Ries
"Gives one specific tactic for innovating quickly." - Andrew Ng (Source)
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14 people
Ben Horowitz recommended this bookBen Horowitz
"Great." - Ben Horowitz
Ben Horowitz's recommendation of this book 
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this bookDustin Moskovitz
"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
Dustin Moskovitz's recommendation of this book 
Jason Calacanis recommended this bookJason Calacanis
"You need to read [this book]." - Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis's recommendation of this book 
Kevin Systrom recommended this bookKevin Systrom
"The principles from [this book], I still apply today." - Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom's recommendation of this book - Marc Andreessen recommended this book
Marc Andreessen
"[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
Marc Andreessen's recommendation of this book 
Mark Cuban recommended this bookMark Cuban
One of the 7 books Mark Cuban credits his success to.
Mark Cuban's recommendation of this book +8
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- Mike Maples, Jr.
"[I was] lucky enough to have a front-row seat at the birth of these ideas." - Mike Maples, Jr.
- Tim O’Reilly
"[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
Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
- Raoul Pal
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.
- Sheryl Sandberg
"Provides a great inside look at how the tech industry approaches building products and businesses." - Sheryl Sandberg
- Steve Blank
"A 'must have' for your shelf." - Steve Blank
- Marty Cagan
"Buy it." - Marty Cagan
- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Mike Maples, Jr.
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel
"Gives an overview of entrepreneurship and innovation." - Andrew Ng (Source)
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21 people- Ben Horowitz recommended this book
Ben Horowitz
"I learned a lot reading it." - Ben Horowitz
Ben Horowitz's recommendation of this book 
Bryan Johnson recommended this bookBryan Johnson
"A must read." - Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson's recommendation of this book 
Chris Dixon recommended this bookChris Dixon
Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
Chris Dixon's recommendation of this book - Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book
Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.
Dustin Moskovitz's recommendation of this book 
Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"[This author] has built multiple breakthrough companies, and [this book] shows how." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book 
Eric Weinstein recommended this bookEric Weinstein
"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
Eric Weinstein's recommendation of this book +15
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- Keith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
- Kishore Biyani
"Captures some interesting perspectives and insights on the way the world and the business organisations are changing and challenging the status quo." - Kishore Biyani
- Lee Stranahan
"A great business book." - Lee Stranahan
- Luis von Ahn
"I love [this book]." - Luis von Ahn
- Marc Andreessen
"The first book any working or aspiring entrepreneur must read—period." - Marc Andreessen
- Mark Zuckerberg
"This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world." - Mark Zuckerberg
- Matt Mullenweg
"[This book] was excellent." - Matt Mullenweg
- Max Levchin
One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
- Nassim Taleb
"When a risk taker writes a book, read it. In the case of [this author], read it twice. Or, to be safe, three times. This is a classic." - Nassim Taleb
- Sam Altman
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy
"An obvious suggestion, because [this book] is the talk of the town and sits at the top of bestseller lists everywhere." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
- Tom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
- Ryan Petersen
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen
- Brian Dean
"Business classic that lives up to the hype. Completely reframes what a startup should do with their product and positioning." - Brian Dean
- Rupert Murdoch
"Brilliant, often provocative." - Rupert Murdoch
- Keith Rabois
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