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Chamath Palihapitiya Recommended Books
Chamath Palihapitiya has recommended 11 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Chamath Palihapitiya is a Canadian-American venture capitalist, engineer, SPAC sponsor and the founder and CEO of Social Capital.
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Liar's Poker
by Michael Lewis
"Probably my favorite book." - Chamath Palihapitiya (Source)
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Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"A very exciting book." - Tim Ferriss
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Tim O’Reilly recommended this bookTim O’Reilly
"A time machine into this place when our financial economy went crazily wrong." - Tim O’Reilly
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Trung Phan recommended this bookTrung Phan
"About the Trading industry." - Trung Phan
Trung Phan's recommendation of this book
Adult Children of Alcoholics
by Janet G. Woititz
"Started me on a path of healing." - Chamath Palihapitiya (Source)
Chamath Palihapitiya recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King
Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time
by Michael Craig
Chamath Palihapitiya recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
"An amazing read for those who love stellar fiction." - Chamath Palihapitiya (Source)
"Super read." - Chamath Palihapitiya (Source)
"Amazing." - Chamath Palihapitiya (Source)
"Super book. Very easy to read." - Chamath Palihapitiya (Source)
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Andrew Wilkinson recommended this bookAndrew Wilkinson
"One of the most impactful books I’ve read lately." - Andrew Wilkinson
Andrew Wilkinson's recommendation of this book
"Excellent." - Chamath Palihapitiya (Source)
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Jason Calacanis recommended this bookJason Calacanis
"Next level." - Jason Calacanis
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Keith Rabois recommended this bookKeith Rabois
"Suggested reading this book this am on stage at Techweek." - Keith Rabois
Keith Rabois's recommendation of this book - Trung Phan recommended this book
Trung Phan
"About the Private Equity industry." - Trung Phan
Trung Phan's recommendation of this book
"Incredible." - Chamath Palihapitiya (Source)
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"One of those original thinkers who makes you say: More people should know about this guy’s work." - Bill Gates
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Matt Ridley recommended this bookMatt Ridley
"A brilliant new analysis of the origin of life, by the man who has himself done more than anybody to crack the problem." - Matt Ridley
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David Friedberg recommended this bookDavid Friedberg
"A really good read." - David Friedberg
David Friedberg's recommendation of this book
"Must read if you don't want to be a luddite." - Chamath Palihapitiya (Source)
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Brian Cox recommended this bookBrian Cox
"A great book for many reasons." - Brian Cox
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