Books Recommended by Vinod Khosla
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What You Do Is Who You Are
How to Create Your Business Culture
Ben Horowitz
Source: "Shows the value of having principles an organization and its leaders believe in and can stick with when it gets hard to do so and real tradeoffs are involved." - Vinod Khosla
Winners Take All
The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Anand Giridharadas
Source: "While today’s rich and powerful are fighting for equality and justice, [this book] argues that it is being done in a way that will preserve their position at the top of society." - Vinod Khosla
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
Source: "An important examination into today’s most pressing political, technological, social, and existential issues as we move into the unchartered territory of the future." - Vinod Khosla
5 recommenders
The Future of Capitalism
Facing the New Anxieties
Paul Collier
Source: "Outlines ethical ways of healing the deep new rifts that are tearing apart the fabric of the United States and other Western societies." - Vinod Khosla
2 recommenders
The Third Pillar
How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind
Raghuram Rajan
Source: "Provides a solid framework as to why things begin to deteriorate, and how society can successfully find their way back to a secure and stable plane." - Vinod Khosla
1 recommender
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark
The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
Donald N. Thompson
Source: "A look at the economics and the marketing strategies that enable the modern art market to generate such astronomical prices." - Vinod Khosla
3 recommenders
The Case Against Sugar
Gary Taubes
Source: "Not surprising but explicit description of the American psych on sugar and fat by the sugar industry. I would not have believed this much influence is possible." - Vinod Khosla
2 recommenders
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
Shoshana Zuboff
Source: "Dives into the largest act of capitalist colonisation ever attempted - the colonisation of our minds, our behaviour, our free will, our very selves." - Vinod Khosla
2 recommenders
Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David J. Epstein
Source: "Discovers that in most fields , generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. [...] Every high school and college student should read it." - Vinod Khosla
Skin in the Game
Incerto, Book 5
Nassim Taleb
Source: "I like his ideas a lot, especially in Antifragile and the first half of this book. I've always complained about pundits relative to doers." - Vinod Khosla
Friday Black
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Source: "Reveals the violence, injustice, and painful absurdities that black men and women contend with every day in this country." - Vinod Khosla
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Negotiating the Impossible
How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)
Deepak Malhotra
Source: "I recommend to every entrepreneur, investor, & CEO - and anyone else who deals with difficult negotiations." - Vinod Khosla
3 recommenders
The Peacemaker's Code
Deepak Malhotra
Source: "Based on [the author's] class at HBS, War & Peace & lessons on leadership, negotiation, strategy & the human condition." - Vinod Khosla
1 recommender
Lifespan
Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To
David Sinclair
Source: "Reveals incredible scientific breakthroughs about aging and ways we can slow down, or even reverse, the process." - Vinod Khosla
The Inflamed Mind
A Radical New Approach to Depression
Edward Bullmore
Source: "Reveals the new breakthrough on the link between depression and inflammation of the body and brain." - Vinod Khosla
1 recommender
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach
Source: "One of my favorite books when I was a teenager! I still keep it around the house and periodically look at it." - Vinod Khosla
The Brand Flip
Why customers now run companies and how to profit from it
Marty Neumeier
Source: "A very well done book on branding and new brand values. It will be the death of many incumbents." - Vinod Khosla
1 recommender
The Formula
The Universal Laws of Success
Albert-László Barabási
Source: "This book transforms how our success-obsessed society approaches their professional careers and long-term goals." - Vinod Khosla
2 recommenders
Antifragile
Incerto, Book 3
Nassim Taleb
Source: "I recommend everybody read [this book] if they're setting off on a career as a personal philosophy." - Vinod Khosla
Lying
Sam Harris
Source: "One of my favorite one hour reads about intellectual honesty. I wish more people were this honest!" - Vinod Khosla
Troublemakers
Silicon Valley's Coming of Age
Leslie Berlin
Source: "Tells the story of the world I have always lived, loved and believed in, despite the recent techlash." - Vinod Khosla
3 recommenders
Other People's Money
Inside the Housing Crisis and the Demise of the Greatest Real Estate Deal Ever Made
Charles V. Bagli
Source: "Not very far from the truth on the financial services industry though the authors biases come through." - Vinod Khosla
1 recommender
Life on the Edge
The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology
Johnjoe McFadden
Source: "Each chapter illustrates one of life’s puzzles and makes you think differently about the world." - Vinod Khosla
1 recommender
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
Michael Pollan
Source: "A fun exploration of psychedelic drugs, especially for someone who has never tried them." - Vinod Khosla
The Jungle Grows Back
America and Our Imperiled World
Robert Kagan
Source: "A powerful, urgent essay into why American withdrawal would be the worst possible response." - Vinod Khosla
1 recommender
Blitzscaling
The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
Reid Hoffman
Source: "An insightful book on how to scale at a very fast pace and more importantly WHEN." - Vinod Khosla
Atomic Habits
An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear
Source: "A decent book on self-help tools, not a category I am generally a fan of." - Vinod Khosla
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari
Source: "Not that I agree with all of it, but it is still mind-bending speculation about our future." - Vinod Khosla
The Last Days of Night
A Novel
Graham Moore
Source: "I don’t read fiction, but this almost historical fiction is fun especially for Silicon Valley types." - Vinod Khosla
3 recommenders
The Breakthrough
Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer
Charles Graeber
Source: "Guides readers through the scientific research transforming immunotherapy." - Vinod Khosla
2 recommenders
An Elegant Defense
The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives
Matt Richtel
Source: "Explains for the lay reader the intricate biology of our immune system." - Vinod Khosla
3 recommenders
The Line Becomes a River
Dispatches from the Border
Francisco Cantú
Source: "Provides a different world view for those of us protected from some 'reality'." - Vinod Khosla
1 recommender
The Master Algorithm
How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
Pedro Domingos
Source: "If you want speculation about what the master AI might need (one view)." - Vinod Khosla
2 recommenders
Eating the Big Fish
How Challenger Brands Can Compete Against Brand Leaders
Adam Morgan
Source: "Brand building for entrepreneurs trying to upset the incumbents." - Vinod Khosla
1 recommender
The Score Takes Care of Itself
My Philosophy of Leadership
Bill Walsh
Source: "Among the best books! A way of living, working & commitment to excellence." - Vinod Khosla
Loonshots
How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
Safi Bahcall
Source: "A key to understanding why Silicon Valley culture is changing the world." - Vinod Khosla
The Uninhabitable Earth
Life After Warming
David Wallace-Wells
Source: "A look into the future and how global warming will impact everything." - Vinod Khosla
2 recommenders
The Invisible Gorilla
And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
Christopher F. Chabris
Source: "Rigorously written (unlike many pysch books), fun, funny,surprising, enlightening." - Vinod Khosla
2 recommenders
The Seventh Sense
Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks
Joshua Cooper Ramo
Source: "I like the author but wish there were more causality/details." - Vinod Khosla
3 recommenders
Drunk Tank Pink
And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave
Adam Alter
Source: "Fun read about our biases and how our brain functions." - Vinod Khosla
2 recommenders
The Coddling of the American Mind
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Greg Lukianoff
Source: "Dives into the new problem on college campuses, Safetyism." - Vinod Khosla
Behave
The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Robert M. Sapolsky
Source: "Among the best insights into our brain and behavior." - Vinod Khosla
Scale
The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies
Geoffrey West
Source: "The physics behind biology, cities, economics and companies." - Vinod Khosla
Only the Paranoid Survive
How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company
Andrew S. Grove
Source: "One of favorite books on entrepreneurship." - Vinod Khosla
4 recommenders
Against Empathy
The Case for Rational Compassion
Paul Bloom
Source: "A good case against too much empathy." - Vinod Khosla
1 recommender
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Source: "Great, very quick overview of astrophysics." - Vinod Khosla
2 recommenders
The Checklist Manifesto
How to Get Things Right
Atul Gawande
Source: "Very good; definitely worth reading." - Vinod Khosla
The Success Equation
Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing
Michael Mauboussin
Source: "Important investing, business, sports." - Vinod Khosla
3 recommenders
Why We Sleep
Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Matthew Walker
Source: "Best book on the subject [of sleep]." - Vinod Khosla
From Bacteria to Bach and Back
The Evolution of Minds
Daniel C. Dennett
Source: "Long but worth every page." - Vinod Khosla
3 recommenders
2 recommenders
This Is Your Brain on Music
The Science of a Human Obsession
Daniel J. Levitin
Source: "Fascinating though older book." - Vinod Khosla
2 recommenders
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McMafia
A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld
Misha Glenny
Source: "Fun though older book." - Vinod Khosla
1 recommender
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