Share:
Vlad Tenev Recommended Books
Vlad Tenev has recommended 6 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Vladimir Tenev is the co-founder of Robinhood.
(Read more on Wikipedia)6 Books Recommended
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you).
Small Fry
by Lisa Brennan Jobs
"It was interesting to see a unique view into Steve Jobs’s life from the vantage point of his first daughter." - Vlad Tenev (Source)
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
"When I was in sixth grade I remember being very upset by the ending of [this book]." - Vlad Tenev (Source)
Also recommended by
7 people
Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
Jordan Peterson's recommendation of this book 
J. Cole recommended this bookJ. Cole
J. Cole mentioned reading this book on The Fayetteville Observer.
J. Cole's recommendation of this book 
Whitney Cummings recommended this bookWhitney Cummings
Whitney Cummings mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Whitney Cummings's recommendation of this book 
Daniel Pink recommended this bookDaniel Pink
"I think that [this book] should be in every organizational behavior class in an MBA program." - Daniel Pink
Daniel Pink's recommendation of this book 
Christopher Hitchens recommended this bookChristopher Hitchens
"There is a timeless, even transcendent, quality to this little story." - Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens's recommendation of this book 
Sahil Lavingia recommended this bookSahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia's recommendation of this book +1
More recommendations
- Lex Fridman
Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.
- Lex Fridman
Antifragile
Incerto, Book 3
by Nassim Taleb
"The general concept is applicable to many fields beyond biology, for instance finance, economics and monetary policy." - Vlad Tenev (Source)
Also recommended by
8 people
Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
"Few books have made me think more than this one over the last decade." - Ev Williams
Ev Williams's recommendation of this book 
James Altucher recommended this bookJames Altucher
"A very good book." - James Altucher
James Altucher's recommendation of this book 
Tobi Lütke recommended this bookTobi Lütke
"It's so wonderful when books create the language that you need to better reason about the world. [This book] did that as well." - Tobi Lütke
Tobi Lütke's recommendation of this book 
Changpeng Zhao recommended this bookChangpeng Zhao
"We definitely want Binance to be antifragile. This book may explain why we make some of the decisions we make." - Changpeng Zhao
Changpeng Zhao's recommendation of this book 
Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"This book will have you asking yourself many provocative and useful questions." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Patrick O'Shaughnessy's recommendation of this book 
Shane Parrish recommended this bookShane Parrish
"Changed how I see the world." - Shane Parrish
Shane Parrish's recommendation of this book +2
More recommendations
- Tom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
- Vinod Khosla
"I recommend everybody read [this book] if they're setting off on a career as a personal philosophy." - Vinod Khosla
- Tom Bilyeu
The Art Of War
by Sun Tzu
"I like the classics such as The Republic by Plato and The Art of War by Sun Tzu." - Vlad Tenev (Source)
Also recommended by
11 people
Jocko Willink recommended this bookJocko Willink
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 23
Jocko Willink's recommendation of this book 
Neil deGrasse Tyson recommended this bookNeil deGrasse Tyson
"To learn that the act of killing fellow humans can be raised to an art." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson's recommendation of this book 
Marc Benioff recommended this bookMarc Benioff
"Served me well. [...] Advocates keeping one’s cool at all times." - Marc Benioff
Marc Benioff's recommendation of this book 
Evan Spiegel recommended this bookEvan Spiegel
"After meeting Mark Zuckerberg, [Evan Spiegel] immediately bought every [Snapchat] employee a copy of 'The Art Of War'." - Business Insider
Evan Spiegel's recommendation of this book 
Dave Camarillo recommended this bookDave Camarillo
"Another [book] I have to mention." - Dave Camarillo
Dave Camarillo's recommendation of this book 
Ryan Petersen recommended this bookRyan Petersen
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Ryan Petersen's recommendation of this book +5
More recommendations
- Travis Kalanick
"It became [Travis Kalanick's bible]." - Mike Isaac
- Fred Wilson
"Has to get onto my list." - Fred Wilson
- Lex Fridman
Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.
- Elon Musk
"I've read [this book] many times." - Elon Musk
- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Travis Kalanick
The Republic
by Plato
"I like the classics such as The Republic by Plato and The Art of War by Sun Tzu." - Vlad Tenev (Source)
Also recommended by
5 people
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
On the "favorite books" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Mark Zuckerberg's recommendation of this book 
Sam Altman recommended this bookSam Altman
One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
Sam Altman's recommendation of this book 
Maria Popova recommended this bookMaria Popova
"I’m actually gobsmacked that this isn’t required in order to be sworn into office, like the Constitution is required for us American immigrants when it comes time to gain American citizenship." - Maria Popova
Maria Popova's recommendation of this book 
Nolan Bushnell recommended this bookNolan Bushnell
"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell
Nolan Bushnell's recommendation of this book 
Mark Manson recommended this bookMark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
Mark Manson's recommendation of this book
Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
by Phil Knight
Vlad Tenev's response to Bloomberg's "The Best Books of 2017" survey. (Source)
Also recommended by
15 people
Alexis Ohanian recommended this bookAlexis Ohanian
"A great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history." - Alexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian's recommendation of this book 
Anthony Pompliano recommended this bookAnthony Pompliano
"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano
Anthony Pompliano's recommendation of this book 
Austen Allred recommended this bookAusten Allred
"Loved [this book]." - Austen Allred
Austen Allred's recommendation of this book 
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like." - Bill Gates
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book 
Bill Gurley recommended this bookBill Gurley
"All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley
Bill Gurley's recommendation of this book 
Brian Armstrong recommended this bookBrian Armstrong
"Memoir by the Nike founder and CEO." - Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong's recommendation of this book +9
More recommendations
- Jason Calacanis
"Great inspirational [book]." - Jason Calacanis
- Kathryn Minshew
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
- Tobi Lütke
"An autobiographical account of one of the world’s most recognizable brands." - Tobi Lütke
- Warren Buffett
"The best book I read [in 2015]." - Warren Buffett
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy
"A perfect business book & memoir hybrid." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
- Tim Cook
"Best business book of the century." - Tim Cook
- Ryan Shea
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.
- Trung Phan
"About the Footwear industry." - Trung Phan
- Blake Randall
"" - Blake Randall
- Jason Calacanis
Edited by
Richard Reis
Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.
Follow@richardreeze
Anurag Ramdasan
Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.
Follow@anuragwho
Comments
Did we miss something? Have feedback?
Help us improve this page by sharing your thoughts