Books Recommended by Bill Gurley
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Build
An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
Tony Fadell
Source: "Benefit from [the author]'s amazing journey and the advice he received from iconic mentors like Steve Jobs and Bill Campbell." - Bill Gurley
2 recommenders
The Sixth Man
A Memoir
Andre Iguodala
Source: "If you love basketball, the @warriors, intense tenacity, or understanding how a great team executes as one, you will love [this book]." - Bill Gurley
3 recommenders
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
Matt Ridley
Source: "[The author] has the ability to combine thinking from many fields - most notably science, technology, psychology, & a heavy dose of microeconomics." - Bill Gurley
Built to Last
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Jim Collins
Source: "[Suggests] that the very best companies set an audacious, very long-term goal that shines a light towards 'an envisioned future.'" - Bill Gurley
Mr. China
A Memoir
Tim Clissold
Source: "Great book [about] a British gentleman who went to China in '96 with a $400M PE fund to privatize businesses [and] returned $0." - Bill Gurley
1 recommender
One Up On Wall Street
How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In
Peter Lynch
Source: "Any investor starts with just building bedrock and that comes from reading. [For example,] you can read [this book]." - Bill Gurley
2 recommenders
Why We Get Fat
And What to Do About It
Gary Taubes
Source: "A toned down, more reader friendly, less technical version of [the author's] 2008 New York Times best seller." - Bill Gurley
2 recommenders
Virus of the Mind
The New Science of the Meme
Richard Brodie
Source: "Tim Cook is practicing 'meme warfare'. Microsoft used to be awesome at this. [This is a] great book on topic." - Bill Gurley
1 recommender
Bad Blood
Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
John Carreyrou
Source: "An incredible book that should be read by each and every player in the startup/Silicon Valley ecosystem." - Bill Gurley
4 recommenders
Monetizing Innovation
How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price
Madhavan Ramanujam
Source: "[This author] is to monetization strategy what Bob Marley is to reggae music. You must read this book." - Bill Gurley
2 recommenders
Sharkproof
Get the Job You Want, Keep the Job You Love... in Today's Frenzied Job Market
Harvey MacKay
Source: "Had a whole section on your dream job and how to think about it over the long term." - Bill Gurley
1 recommender
Brotopia
Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
Emily Chang
Source: "Historically important book that will hopefully stand as a critical catalyst to change in our industry." - Bill Gurley
The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
David Ricardo
Source: "Expanded upon [Adam Smith]'s work in developing the theory of Comparative Advantage." - Bill Gurley
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Negotiating the Impossible
How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)
Deepak Malhotra
Source: "If you want to be a world class big deal negotiator, make sure you pick up [this book]." - Bill Gurley
3 recommenders
Lean Solutions
How Companies and Customers can Create Value and Wealth Together
James P. Womack
Source: "A great book on that topic, applying lean manufacturing principles to services." - Bill Gurley
1 recommender
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing
Burton G. Malkiel
Source: "Offers the most pragmatic advice for the long-term saver." - Bill Gurley
2 recommenders
eBoys
The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work
Randall E. Stross
Source: "[The author] got sucked into writing more of a Hollywood gossip story." - Bill Gurley
1 recommender
Seeker
Seeker, Book 1
Arwen Elys Dayton
Source: "If you like epic, futuristic teen fantasy, check [this book] out!" - Bill Gurley
1 recommender
Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Phil Knight
Source: "All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley
Startup
A Silicon Valley Adventure
Jerry Kaplan
Source: "All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley
1 recommender
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Clayton M. Christensen
Source: "All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley
Competitive Strategy
Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors
Michael E. Porter
Source: "All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley
2 recommenders
Crossing the Chasm
Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers
Geoffrey A. Moore
Source: "All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley
Complexity
The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
M. Mitchell Waldrop
Source: "Read this book, it changes everything." - Bill Gurley
3 recommenders
The Soul of A New Machine
Tracy Kidder
Source: "A really old book, but it's a famous book." - Bill Gurley
3 recommenders
Setting the Table
The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
Danny Meyer
Source: "I'm a huge fan of [this author]." - Bill Gurley
How Innovation Works
Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
Matt Ridley
Source: "I really, really loved [this book]." - Bill Gurley
3 recommenders
The Most Important Thing Illuminated
Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
Howard Marks
Source: Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.
2 recommenders
Mastering the Market Cycle
Getting the Odds on Your Side
Howard Marks
Source: Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.
2 recommenders
The Most Important Thing
Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
Howard Marks
Source: Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders
Warren Buffett
Source: Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.
1 recommender
Expectations Investing
Reading Stock Prices for Better Returns
Michael Mauboussin
Source: Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.
1 recommender
More Than You Know
Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places
Michael Mauboussin
Source: Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.
1 recommender
Think Twice
Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition
Michael Mauboussin
Source: Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.
2 recommenders
The Success Equation
Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing
Michael Mauboussin
Source: Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.
3 recommenders
Valuation
Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies
McKinsey & Company Inc.
Source: Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.
2 recommenders
4 recommenders
The Storytelling Animal
How Stories Make Us Human
Jonathan Gottschall
Source: "Nice compliment to Sapiens." - Bill Gurley
2 recommenders
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
Source: "I really enjoyed [this book]." - Bill Gurley
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Play Their Hearts Out
A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine
George Dohrmann
Source: "About AAU basketball." - Bill Gurley
1 recommender
1 recommender
Catastrophic Care
How American Health Care Killed My Father--and How We Can Fix It
David Goldhill
Source: "Enlightening." - Bill Gurley
1 recommender
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