Matt Mullenweg Recommended Books
Matt Mullenweg has recommended 30 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
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Words That Work
It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear
"[The author's] the linguistic head of the Republican Party." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
"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 (Source)
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Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Attia, Marc Andreessen, Larry Page, Andrew Ng, Drew Houston, Keith Rabois, Dustin Moskovitz, Max Levchin, Luis von Ahn, Kathryn Minshew, Andrew Wilkinson, Tim Ferriss, Blake Scholl, Chris Dixon, Fred Wilson, Raoul Pal, Jodie Cook, Michael Dell, Marty Cagan
Rebirth
A Fable of Love, Forgiveness, and Following Your Heart
"Really beautiful book." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
The Year Without Pants
WordPress.com and the Future of Work
"Tells the story about how we work." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
The Halo Effect
... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers
"One of my favorite business books." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Matt Mullenweg recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
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Bird by Bird
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
"I love reading about writers and the process of writing." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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Tim Ferriss, Daniel Pink, Susan Cain, Ryan Holiday, Ramit Sethi, Brian Koppelman, Mark Bittman, Mike Birbiglia, Matt Haig
On Writing Well
An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"I love reading about writers and the process of writing." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship
"Anything by [this author] is gold." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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Search Inside Yourself
The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)
"Pretty cool for leaders of companies because it talks about the business benefits of mindfulness." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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Becoming Wise
An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
"Great book." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
"I really liked [this book]." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
The Art of the Start 2.0
The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
Matt Mullenweg recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
Ernest Hemingway on Writing
"I got from this [book from 'The Tim Ferriss Show' podcast, actually.]" - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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How Proust Can Change Your Life
"I've given [this book] a few times." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
The Effective Executive
The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
"I recommend [this book] a lot in the company." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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The Everything Store
Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
"Excellent book." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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Doug McMillon, Tracy DiNunzio, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Mark Manson, Jodie Cook
Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things
What Categories Reveal About the Mind
"A great seminal work from the 70s." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
"We’re kind of, like the title of the book, amusing ourselves to death. We’re so caught up in distractions and pleasure and entertainment that we might be missing out on the bigger things." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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Tristan Harris, Keith Rabois, Patrick Collison, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Michael Batnick
Daring Greatly
Bren e9 Brown
"[Be] willing to show your own weaknesses and emotions and be vulnerable. I think [this book] talks about this really well." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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The Magus
Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Brave New World
Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Jordan Peterson, Yuval Noah Harari, Tristan Harris, Stewart Brand, Sam Altman, Christopher Hitchens, Sahil Lavingia, Winston Churchill, PewDiePie
1984
Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Tristan Harris, Jordan Peterson, J. Cole, Emma Watson, Noam Chomsky, Richard Branson, Christopher Hitchens, Sahil Lavingia, Jenn Im, Winston Churchill, Diane Rehm, Anna Akana, Brad Delong
History of the Peloponnesian War
Matt Mullenweg recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
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Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
"[This book] was excellent." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)
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Andrew Ng, Ben Horowitz, Bryan Johnson, Chris Dixon, Dustin Moskovitz, Elon Musk, Eric Weinstein, Keith Rabois, Kishore Biyani, Lee Stranahan, Luis von Ahn, Marc Andreessen, Mark Zuckerberg, Max Levchin, Nassim Taleb, Sam Altman, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Tom Bilyeu, Ryan Petersen, Brian Dean, Rupert Murdoch
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