Books Recommended by Sam Altman
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Solution Selling
Creating Buyers in Difficult Selling Markets
Michael Bosworth
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
1 recommender
Endurance
Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
The Supermen
The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer
Charles J. Murray
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
1 recommender
Foundation (7 books)
Isaac Asimov
Source: This series was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
The Beak of the Finch
A Story of Evolution in Our Time
Jonathan Weiner
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
1 recommender
Hold 'em Poker
For Advanced Players
David Sklansky
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
1 recommender
Molecular Biology of the Cell
Bruce Alberts
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
2 recommenders
The Art of War in the Middle Ages
Charles Oman
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
2 recommenders
Winning
The Ultimate Business How-To Book
Jack Welch
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
3 recommenders
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
The Principia
The Authoritative Translation and Guide: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
Isaac Newton
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
3 recommenders
The Constitutional Convention
A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison
James Madison
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
1 recommender
The Score Takes Care of Itself
My Philosophy of Leadership
Bill Walsh
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
Dealers of Lightning
Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age
Michael A. Hiltzik
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
4 recommenders
The Republic
Plato
Source: One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
Blitzscaling
The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
Reid Hoffman
Source: "Have been waiting for it to come out so that I can recommend it to everyone." - Sam Altman
The Making of a Manager
What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
Julie Zhuo
Source: "Gives new managers the tools they need to help their people and company win." - Sam Altman
Mind of Napoleon
A Selection of His Written and Spoken Words
J. Christopher Herold
Source: "An incredible primary-source portrait on a brilliant (but obviously deeply flawed) individual." - Sam Altman
1 recommender
Secrets of Sand Hill Road
Venture Capital and How to Get It
Scott Kupor
Source: "A valuable resource for any founder who wants to work with VCs." - Sam Altman
Superintelligence
Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Nick Bostrom
Source: "Best thing I’ve seen on this topic." - Sam Altman
Pandaemonium
The Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary Observers
Humphrey Jennings
Source: "My favorite book of [2018]." - Sam Altman
1 recommender
3 recommenders
The Old Way
A Story of the First People
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Source: This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
3 recommenders
A Pattern Language
Towns, Buildings, Construction
Christopher Alexander
Source: This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
1 recommender
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jane Jacobs
Source: This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
3 recommenders
Plentiful Energy
The Story of the Integral Fast Reactor
Charles E. Till
Source: This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
1 recommender
Plan B 3.0
Mobilizing to Save Civilization
Lester R. Brown
Source: This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
1 recommender
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Powering the Future
How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow
Robert B. Laughlin
Source: This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
1 recommender
1 recommender
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Julian Jaynes
Source: This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
Hunger of Memory
The Education of Richard Rodriguez
Richard Rodriguez
Source: This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
1 recommender
1 recommender
1 recommender
1 recommender
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers
Source: This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
2 recommenders
3 recommenders
3 recommenders
4 recommenders
Skunk Works
A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed
Ben R. Rich
Source: This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
1 recommender
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel
Source: This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
1 recommender
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Stories
Alice Munro
Source: "Really good." - Sam Altman
1 recommender
2 recommenders
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