Raoul Pal Recommended Books

"[The author] has written the first true guide for protecting a startup from self-sabotage." - Peter Thiel

"For anyone insterested in building, growing, or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource." - Mark Zuckerberg

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"

"Let’s just say, we started out relationship with vigorous disagreement, and we’ve continued that to this day." - Marc Andreessen

"An inspiring story of a business rebirth through sheer willpower." - Larry Page

"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

"Gives one specific tactic for innovating quickly." - Andrew Ng

"Great." - Ben Horowitz

"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

"You need to read [this book]." - Jason Calacanis

"The principles from [this book], I still apply today." - Kevin Systrom

"[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

"As Bad Blood is to biotech, Billion Dollar Whale is to international finance... a wonderful read... Thrilling." - Bill Gates

"An incredible story.... If you need some billionaires to despise--look no further than these charlatans." - Alexis Ohanian

"Worth checking out if this story interests you." - Anthony Pompliano

"Amazing [book] about human nature." - Michael Mauboussin

"Details how a pudgy Malaysian 20-something was able to con the highest levels of the financial, media, and political elite into making himself a billionaire." - Saagar Enjeti

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

Mark Cuban's "books he's reading summer 2018" list.

Ray Dalio mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"A thoughtful look at what may be in store for humanity." - Bill Gates

"Didn't finish it. Good book but not as seminal as Sapiens." - Naval Ravikant

"Not that I agree with all of it, but it is still mind-bending speculation about our future." - Vinod Khosla

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

"Badass book." - Tai Lopez

Penn Jillette mentioned this book in a New York Times interview.

"Startlingly deep cultural history of conspiracies, examined through the lens of the brutally effective Gawker takedown, with full access to the main players." - Marc Andreessen

"Every one of [the author]’s books is appointment reading for me. If he writes it, I make the time to read it." - Brian Koppelman

"[The author] is one of his generation’s finest thinkers." - Steven Pressfield

"A wonderful book." - Warren Buffett

"Somehow [the author] cannily got the world's best traders to reveal amazing insider secrets!" - Adam Robinson

"Twenty years from now, [this book] will still be fresh. There is no other like it." - Nassim Taleb

"Bitcoin is an excellent idea." - Nassim Taleb

"Took my knowledge of money, and therefore #Bitcoin, to new highs." - Max Keiser

"Somehow [the author] cannily got the world's best traders to reveal amazing insider secrets!" - Adam Robinson

"Taught me one of the best values in life — achieving a state of flow." - Kishore Biyani

Pavel Durov recommended this book in an interview.

"There's another belief that if you have talent then you just are successful, which is a total sack of horseshit. It's total bullshit." - Chase Jarvis

"Practical tips for getting big news outlets to talk about you." - Danny Miranda

"A look inside startup culture, filled with hijinks." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.