
Reid Hoffman Recommended Books
Reid Hoffman has recommended 19 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Reid Hoffman is the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn.
(Read more on Wikipedia)19 Books Recommended
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The Seventh Sense
Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks
"Recently I’ve been giving out [this book]." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
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High Growth Handbook
"If you want the chance to turn your startup into the next Google or Twitter, then read this trenchant guide from someone who played key roles in the growth of these companies." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
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Keith Rabois, Aaron Levie, Kathryn Minshew, Brian Armstrong, Max Levchin, Ryan Petersen, Alexis Ohanian, Chris Dixon
Measure What Matters
How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
"Whether you're a seasoned CEO or a first-time entrepreneur, you'll find valuable lessons, tools, and inspiration in the pages of [this book]. I'm glad [the author] invested the time to share these ideas with the world." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
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Larry Page, Bill Gates, Walter Isaacson, Dustin Moskovitz, Jim Collins, Sheryl Sandberg, Marty Cagan
The Lord of the Rings (4 books)
"[The series] that I’ve most often read." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
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Elon Musk, Laird Hamilton, Naval Ravikant, Neil Gaiman, Paul Graham, Peter Thiel, Nolan Bushnell, James Clear
Conscious Business
How to Build Value Through Values
"[The author's] whole kind of thread is to say actually in fact, how you can express business and capitalism as a spiritual practice of compassion." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
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Sapiens
A Brief History, Book 1
"A grand theory of humanity." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
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Joe Rogan, Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Lex Fridman, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Attia, Ashton Kutcher, Whitney Cummings, Richard Branson, Ray Dalio, Vinod Khosla, James Cameron, Demis Hassabis, Keith Rabois, Daniel Ek, Sam Kass, Sebastian Junger, Kishore Biyani, Ryan Shea, Melinda Gates, Bill Gurley, Karlie Kloss, Anthony Pompliano, Changpeng Zhao, PewDiePie, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Chris Evans, Simon Mayo, Penn Jillette, Mark Manson, James Clear
Tribal Leadership
Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization
"Presents a clear road map for the new reality of managing organizations, careers, and life." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
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Graham Duncan, David Allen, Tony Hsieh, Sahil Lavingia, Patrick Bet-David
More Human
Designing a World Where People Come First
Reid Hoffman told McKinsey he was reading this book. (Source)
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This Brave New World
India, China, and the United States
Reid Hoffman told McKinsey he was reading this book. (Source)
The Gene
An Intimate History
Reid Hoffman told McKinsey he was reading this book. (Source)
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Smart People Should Build Things
How to Restore Our Culture of Achievement, Build a Path for Entrepreneurs, and Create New Jobs in America
"About entrepreneurship for young people." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
New Power
How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World--and How to Make It Work for You
"An essential and extremely insightful guide for anyone who wants to maximize the opportunities for progress and impact in today’s new tightly connected world." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
Also recommended by:
Adam Grant, Craig Newmark, Richard Branson, Russell Brand, Kat Cole
The Inner Lives of Markets
How People Shape Them - And They Shape Us
"Essential reading for any non-economist who wants to understand how markets shape our world." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
Essentialism
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
"Offers concise and eloquent advice on how to determine what you care about most, and how to apply your energies in ways that ultimately bring you the greatest rewards." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
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Noah Kagan, Kevin Rose, Austen Allred, Steve Harvey, Jodie Cook, Michael Hyatt
Alpha Girls
The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime
"The story of four women who entered the tech industry to follow their dreams and managed through hard work and creativity to make those dreams come true." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
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The Airbnb Story
How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy
"Captures the remarkable journey of Airbnb exceedingly well." - Reid Hoffman (Source)
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