Books

The most impactful books to read, as recommended by our podcast guests.

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Amp It Up

Frank Slootman

Recommended by: Scott Dietzen

Cover of The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Ben Horowitz

Recommended by: Scott Dietzen, Varun Badhwar, Clark Golestani, Peyton Smith, Farshid Sabet

Cover of Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi

Never Eat Alone

Keith Ferrazzi

Recommended by: Surag Patel

Cover of The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen

The Innovator’s Dilemma

Clayton M. Christensen

Recommended by: Abby Kearns, Evan Powell

Cover of The Innovator’s Solution by Clayton M. Christensen

The Innovator’s Solution

Clayton M. Christensen

Recommended by: Abby Kearns

Cover of Move Fast Break Shit Burn Out by Shannon Lucas and Tracey Lovejoy

Move Fast Break Shit Burn Out

Shannon Lucas and Tracey Lovejoy

Recommended by: Abby Kearns

Cover of The Secret Lives of Customers by David Scott Duncan

The Secret Lives of Customers

David Scott Duncan

Recommended by: Aleksandr Yampolskiy

Cover of The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey

The Inner Game of Tennis

W. Timothy Gallwey

Recommended by: Aleksandr Yampolskiy

Cover of A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins

A Thousand Brains

Jeff Hawkins

Recommended by: Eno Reyes

Cover of Deep Work by Cal Newport

Deep Work

Cal Newport

Recommended by: Mario Duante

Cover of The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Irving Stone

Recommended by: Mario Duante

Cover of The Right It by Alberto Savoia

The Right It

Alberto Savoia

Recommended by: Clement Pang

Cover of Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

Peak

Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

Recommended by: Jake Seid

Cover of Connect by David Bradford and Carole Robin

Connect

David Bradford and Carole Robin

Recommended by: Curtis Northcutt

Cover of The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday

The Obstacle Is the Way

Ryan Holiday

Recommended by: Curtis Northcutt

Cover of The Mountains of My Life by Walter Bonatti

The Mountains of My Life

Walter Bonatti

Recommended by: Spence Green

Cover of Zero to One by Peter Thiel

Zero to One

Peter Thiel

Recommended by: Bob Muglia

Cover of The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder

The Soul of a New Machine

Tracy Kidder

Recommended by: Rick Caccia

Cover of Palo Alto by Malcolm Harris

Palo Alto

Malcolm Harris

Recommended by: Zakir Durumeric

Cover of Radical Candor by Kim Scott

Radical Candor

Kim Scott

Recommended by: Jason Eubanks & Srinivas Bandi

Cover of Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson

Crucial Conversations

Kerry Patterson

Recommended by: Jason Eubanks & Srinivas Bandi

Cover of The Qualified Sales Leader by John McMahon

The Qualified Sales Leader

John McMahon

Recommended by: Jason Eubanks & Srinivas Bandi

Cover of Let’s Get Real or Let’s Not Play by Mahan Khalsa

Let’s Get Real or Let’s Not Play

Mahan Khalsa

Recommended by: Ross Lazerowitz

Cover of The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

The Rational Optimist

Matt Ridley

Recommended by: Rob Bearden

Cover of Give and Take by Adam Grant

Give and Take

Adam Grant

Recommended by: David Hornik

Cover of The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova

The Biggest Bluff

Maria Konnikova

Recommended by: David Hornik

Cover of Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by Giles Milton

Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Giles Milton

Recommended by: Gidi Cohen

Cover of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Patrick Lencioni

Recommended by: Justin Fitzhugh

Cover of Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy by Joseph A. Schumpeter

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy

Joseph A. Schumpeter

Recommended by: Arvind Sodhani

Cover of Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

Raving Fans

Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

Recommended by: Joseph Doyle

Cover of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Recommended by: Leonid Igolnik

Cover of Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Made to Stick

Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Recommended by: Leonid Igolnik

Cover of Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink

Extreme Ownership

Jocko Willink

Recommended by: Jonathan Claybaugh

Cover of Secrets of Sand Hill Road by Scott Kupor

Secrets of Sand Hill Road

Scott Kupor

Recommended by: Hassan Khajeh-Hosseini

Cover of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

Recommended by: Hassan Khajeh-Hosseini

Cover of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

Recommended by: Hassan Khajeh-Hosseini

Cover of Until the End of Time by Brian Greene

Until the End of Time

Brian Greene

Recommended by: Vaibhav Nadgauda

Cover of Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark

Our Mathematical Universe

Max Tegmark

Recommended by: Vaibhav Nadgauda

Cover of The Button That Changed the World by Bob Goodson

The Button That Changed the World

Bob Goodson

Recommended by: Anthony Lye

Cover of Chip War by Chris Miller

Chip War

Chris Miller

Recommended by: David Paffenholz

Cover of The Master Switch by Tim Wu

The Master Switch

Tim Wu

Recommended by: Aaron Fulkerson

Cover of Running in Place by James Andrew Miller

Running in Place

James Andrew Miller

Recommended by: Sandy Climan

Cover of Live from New York by James Andrew Miller

Live from New York

James Andrew Miller

Recommended by: Sandy Climan

Cover of Power House by James Andrew Miller

Power House

James Andrew Miller

Recommended by: Sandy Climan

Cover of Those Guys Have All the Fun by James Andrew Miller

Those Guys Have All the Fun

James Andrew Miller

Recommended by: Sandy Climan

Cover of Tinder Box by James Andrew Miller

Tinder Box

James Andrew Miller

Recommended by: Sandy Climan

Cover of The Greatest Sentence Ever Written by Walter Isaacson

The Greatest Sentence Ever Written

Walter Isaacson

Recommended by: Sandy Climan

Cover of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran

Recommended by: Sandy Climan

Cover of The Lean Product Playbook by Dan Olsen

The Lean Product Playbook

Dan Olsen

Recommended by: Evan Silberhorn

Cover of Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

Joe Dispenza

Recommended by: Evan Silberhorn

Cover of AI Superpowers by Kai-Fu Lee

AI Superpowers

Kai-Fu Lee

Recommended by: Monzy Merza

Cover of Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Antifragile

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Recommended by: Monzy Merza

Cover of Six Easy Pieces by Richard Feynman

Six Easy Pieces

Richard Feynman

Recommended by: Monzy Merza

Cover of Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove

Only the Paranoid Survive

Andrew S. Grove

Recommended by: Jim Harding

Cover of The Dream Machine by M. Mitchell Waldrop

The Dream Machine

M. Mitchell Waldrop

Recommended by: Jim Harding

Cover of Quantum Supremacy by Michio Kaku

Quantum Supremacy

Michio Kaku

Recommended by: Mike Kropp

Cover of A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

Recommended by: Neil Patel

Cover of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

Recommended by: Cosmin Nicolaescu

Cover of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Haidt

Recommended by: Cosmin Nicolaescu

Cover of The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom

The 5 Types of Wealth

Sahil Bloom

Recommended by: Howard Ting

Cover of The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick

The Mom Test

Rob Fitzpatrick

Recommended by: Shachar Hirshberg

Cover of Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Frank Herbert

Recommended by: Eli Chen

Cover of The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek

The Road to Serfdom

Friedrich A. Hayek

Recommended by: Lenny Pruss

Cover of Skunk Works by Ben R. Rich

Skunk Works

Ben R. Rich

Recommended by: Jonathan Mortensen

Endurance by Alfred Lansing

Endurance

Alfred Lansing

Recommended by: Alberto Taiuti

Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov

Foundation Series

Isaac Asimov

Recommended by: Andrew Dai

The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh

The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets

Simon Singh

Recommended by: Garima Kapoor

The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge

The Brain that Changes Itself

Norman Doidge

Recommended by: Garima Kapoor

Cover of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

Recommended by: Victor Augusteo

Cover of The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

The Dark Forest

Cixin Liu

Recommended by: Jack O'Brien

Cover of Mostly Harmless Econometrics by Joshua D. Angrist and Jorn–Steffen Pischke

Mostly Harmless Econometrics

Joshua D. Angrist and Jorn–Steffen Pischke

Recommended by: Anish Agarwal

Cover of Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

Shoe Dog

Phil Knight

Recommended by: Sandeep Misra

Cover of Founder vs Investor by Elizabeth Zalman & Jerry Neumann

Founder vs Investor

Elizabeth Zalman & Jerry Neumann

Recommended by: Jared Shepard

Cover of Build by Tony Fadell

Build

Tony Fadell

Recommended by: Jared Shepard

Cover of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas Kuhn

Recommended by: Evan Powell

Cover of Principles by Ray Dalio

Principles

Ray Dalio

Recommended by: Benny Yufei Chen

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