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Raoul Pal has recommended 31 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.

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31 Books Recommended

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

by Ben Horowitz
"By far, the best, most brutally honest and incredibly useful book about the realities of starting and running a company." - Raoul Pal (Source)

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21 people
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  • Marc Andreessen recommended this book
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  • Matt Mullenweg recommended this book
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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
    • Blake Scholl
      "Good." - Blake Scholl
    • 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
    • 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

The Lean Startup

How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

by Eric Ries
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

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14 people
  • Andrew Ng recommended this book
  • Ben Horowitz recommended this book
  • Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book
  • Jason Calacanis recommended this book
  • Kevin Systrom recommended this book
  • Marc Andreessen recommended this book
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    • Mark Cuban
      One of the 7 books Mark Cuban credits his success to.
    • Mike Maples, Jr.
      "[I was] lucky enough to have a front-row seat at the birth of these ideas." - Mike Maples, Jr.
    • Tim O’Reilly
      "[This book] isn't just about how to create a more successful entrepreneurial business, it's about what we can learn from those businesses to improve virtually everything we do." - Tim O’Reilly
    • Chris Dixon
      Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
    • Sheryl Sandberg
      "Provides a great inside look at how the tech industry approaches building products and businesses." - Sheryl Sandberg
    • Steve Blank
      "A 'must have' for your shelf." - Steve Blank
    • Marty Cagan
      "Buy it." - Marty Cagan
    • Patrick Bet-David
      Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

Billion Dollar Whale

The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World

by Tom Wright
"Amazing read." - Raoul Pal (Source)

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5 people
  • Bill Gates recommended this book
  • Alexis Ohanian recommended this book
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  • Michael Mauboussin recommended this book
  • Saagar Enjeti recommended this book

The Internet of Money (3 books)

"Will help you understand the technology and the philosophical potential of the space overall." - Raoul Pal (Source)

Also recommended by:

Balaji Srinivasan

The Undoing Project

A Friendship That Changed Our Minds

by Michael Lewis
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

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3 people

Homo Deus

A Brief History, Book 2

by Yuval Noah Harari
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

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7 people

Conspiracy

Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue

by Ryan Holiday
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

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3 people
  • Marc Andreessen recommended this book
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The Great Crash 1929

by John Kenneth Galbraith
"A great book." - Raoul Pal (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person

Market Wizards

Interviews with Top Traders

by Jack D. Schwager
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

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2 people
  • Adam Robinson recommended this book
  • Nassim Taleb recommended this book

The Bitcoin Standard

The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking

by Saifedean Ammous
"Will help you understand why [Bitcoin] is so unique and why it is so valuable - and why it is the hardest form of money." - Raoul Pal (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people

Lords of Finance

The Bankers Who Broke the World

by Liaquat Ahamed
"The best historical finance book I’ve ever read." - Raoul Pal (Source)

The New Market Wizards

Conversations with America's Top Traders

by Jack D. Schwager
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

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1 person
  • Adam Robinson recommended this book

Inside the House of Money

Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets

by Steven Drobny
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

Manias, Panics, and Crashes

A History of Financial Crises

by Robert Z. Aliber
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

The Silk Roads

A New History of the World

by Peter Frankopan
"An amazing book." - Raoul Pal (Source)

Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets

A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications

by John J. Murphy
"It’s really good!" - Raoul Pal (Source)

Investment Biker

Around the World with Jim Rogers

by Jim Rogers
"A HUGE inspiration for me." - Raoul Pal (Source)

A Great Leap Forward?

Making Sense of China’s Cooling Credit Boom, Technological Transformation, High Stakes Rebalancing, Geopolitical Rise, & Reserve Currency Dream

by John Mauldin
"Rather good!" - Raoul Pal (Source)

Monsoon

The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power

by Robert D. Kaplan
"[My Monsoon theory was] loosely inspired by [this book]." - Raoul Pal (Source)

The Global Macro Edge

Maximizing Return Per Unit-of-Risk

by John Netto
"A great read!" - Raoul Pal (Source)

Flow

The Psychology of Optimal Experience

by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"A great book." - Raoul Pal (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people

The Energy World is Flat

Opportunities from the End of Peak Oil

by Daniel Lacalle
"Loved this book." - Raoul Pal (Source)

Trust Me, I'm Lying

Confessions of a Media Manipulator

by Ryan Holiday
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people
  • Chase Jarvis recommended this book
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Chaos Monkeys

Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley

by Antonio Garcia Martinez
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person

David Bowie

A Life

by Dylan Jones
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person

Why Minsky Matters

An Introduction to the Work of a Maverick Economist

by L. Randall Wray
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

The Sheltering Sky

by Paul Bowles
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

The Trap

by James Goldsmith
"An incredible book." - Raoul Pal (Source)

The Cryptopians

Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze

by Laura Shin
"Amazing book on the story of Ethereum." - Raoul Pal (Source)

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