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Brian Chesky has recommended 8 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Brian Chesky is an American billionaire technology entrepreneur who co-founded and is the CEO of Airbnb.
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Blitzscaling
The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
by Reid Hoffman
"Shares some of the key secrets for building mission-oriented, global businesses at speed." - Brian Chesky (Source)
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"The case studies you’re about to explore and the tools you’re about to gain have never been more relevant. This is an ideal moment to be reading this book." - Bill Gates
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Vinod Khosla recommended this bookVinod Khosla
"An insightful book on how to scale at a very fast pace and more importantly WHEN." - Vinod Khosla
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Sam Altman recommended this bookSam Altman
"Have been waiting for it to come out so that I can recommend it to everyone." - Sam Altman
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Eric Schmidt recommended this bookEric Schmidt
"Paints the picture, with key case studies, of what it really takes to build a market-leading company." - Eric Schmidt
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Anthony Pompliano recommended this bookAnthony Pompliano
"No brainer pick up for every entrepreneur and investor." - Anthony Pompliano
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Changpeng Zhao recommended this bookChangpeng Zhao
"Has been very helpful to Binance as we chart our growth as an organization." - Changpeng Zhao
Changpeng Zhao's recommendation of this book +1
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- Sheryl Sandberg
"Shows how companies can build value for customers and shareholders in the digital age." - Sheryl Sandberg
- Sheryl Sandberg
Walt Disney
The Triumph of the American Imagination
by Neal Gabler
"I was living one life, kind of going down the predictable road, and I read this biography. That had a huge impact on me." - Brian Chesky (Source)
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Marc Andreessen recommended this bookMarc Andreessen
"The best biography on Walt Disney." - Marc Andreessen
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DJ Vlad recommended this bookDJ Vlad
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The Ride of a Lifetime
Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
by Robert Iger
"Bob's book is great and he's an excellent CEO." - Brian Chesky (Source)
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Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"The negotiation stories with Steve Jobs alone make this book worth the read." - Tim Ferriss
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Brené Brown recommended this bookBrené Brown
"Leadership gold—you won’t forget the stories or the lessons." - Brené Brown
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Jason Calacanis recommended this bookJason Calacanis
"We recently read [this book] in the 'This Week in Startups' book club." - Jason Calacanis
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Karlie Kloss recommended this bookKarlie Kloss
Karlie Kloss said this book really inspired her to become a better boss.
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Alexis Ohanian recommended this bookAlexis Ohanian
"One of the best leadership books I've read." - Alexis Ohanian
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Michael Bloomberg recommended this bookMichael Bloomberg
"A testament to the idea that in America, if you work hard and pursue a dream, you really can achieve it." - Michael Bloomberg
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- Bill Gates
"A short, readable book with smart insights, and along the way he crosses paths with some colorful characters." - Bill Gates
- Saagar Enjeti
"[Details] the evolution of the modern-American media conglomerate." - Saagar Enjeti
- Bill Gates
High Output Management
by Andrew S. Grove
"Chesky, CEO of AirBnB, treats 'High Output Management' as his primary reference book on management." - Business Insider (Source)
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Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
"Played a big role in shaping my management style." - Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg's recommendation of this book - Marc Andreessen recommended this book
Marc Andreessen
"The best book on management ever written." - Marc Andreessen
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Tobi Lütke recommended this bookTobi Lütke
"Unapologetically almost a how to manual, but kind of deconstructs the world of business into first principles." - Tobi Lütke
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Larry Ellison recommended this bookLarry Ellison
"[Larry Ellison] considers [this book] his bible when it comes to management concepts." - Subbu Viswanathan
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Ben Horowitz recommended this bookBen Horowitz
"Andy Grove, who built himself from nothing to run Intel, stopped what he was doing to teach us his magic. And not through some ghostwriter either — Andy wrote this book himself. What an incredible gift." - Ben Horowitz
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Keith Rabois recommended this bookKeith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois's recommendation of this book +7
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- Drew Houston
"The best book on management ever written." - Drew Houston
- Brian Armstrong
"Surprisingly, I found I was already using many of the management ideas in this book (1:1, OKRs, etc) which is a testament to just how influential this book is." - Brian Armstrong
- Ron Conway
"User-friendly guide to the art and science of management." - Ron Conway
- Sahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
- Balaji Srinivasan
Balaji Srinivasan recommended this book in "The Almanack of Balaji Srinivasan."
- Justin Kan
Justin Kan recommended this book on Twitter.
- John Doerr
John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters."
- Drew Houston
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The End of the World As We Know It
by Ken Auletta
Brian Chesky mentioned reading this book on Twitter. (Source)
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1 person- Keith Rabois recommended this book
Keith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
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The Airbnb Story
How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy
by Leigh Gallagher
"Has some fun facts from our early days." - Brian Chesky (Source)
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Reid Hoffman recommended this bookReid Hoffman
"Captures the remarkable journey of Airbnb exceedingly well." - Reid Hoffman
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Tony Hsieh recommended this bookTony Hsieh
"A compelling history of Airbnb’s journey from a crazy, it-will-never-work idea to becoming a totally disruptive force." - Tony Hsieh
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Your Keys, Our Home.
The Senior Nomads Incredible Airbnb Journey
by Debbie and Michael Campbell
"[The authors] sold their homes and have been living on Airbnb straight for 3 and a half years!" - Brian Chesky (Source)
The Art of Travel
by Alain de Botton
"Writes about the problem with modern tourism." - Brian Chesky (Source)
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