Blake Scholl Recommended Books

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• Andrew Ng

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

• 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

• 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

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• Aaron Levie

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

• Ev Williams

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

• Max Levchin

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

• Tim O’Reilly

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

• Caterina Fake

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

• Guy Kawasaki

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

• Bill Gurley

  "All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley

• Chris Dixon

  Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.

• Marc Andreessen

  "Really critical to understanding how this industry works." - Marc Andreessen

• Michael Bloomberg

  "An insightful analysis of changing technology and its importance to a company's future success." - Michael Bloomberg

• Steve Blank

  "The foundational read for managing disruptive innovation." - Steve Blank

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• Ev Williams

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

• Gabby Reece

  "[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

• Travis Kalanick

  Travis Kalanick mentioned this book in a Washington Post interview.

• Brian Armstrong

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

• Amelia Boone

  "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

• Bob Metcalfe

  "My favorite book." - Bob Metcalfe

• Fred Wilson

  Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.

• Phil Jackson

  "I consider it philosophical." - Phil Jackson

• John Carmack

  "If you can't see its archetypes in the world around you, you aren't paying attention." - John Carmack

• Mark Cuban

  "I'll read it again. So there goes another 3 weeks of me reading it for the tenth time." - Mark Cuban

• Ray Dalio

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

• Austen Allred

  "I really liked it." - Austen Allred

• Russell Brunson

  "It is so good!!!" - Russell Brunson

• Paul Krugman

  "About a fantasy world whose unrealism can seriously warp your personality and outlook." - Paul Krugman

• Rand Paul

  On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section.

• Patrick Bet-David

  Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.