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Eric Weinstein has recommended 89 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Eric Weinstein is the managing director of Thiel Capital, Peter Thiel's personal investment firm, since 2015.
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Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
by Rene Girard
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Also recommended by
1 person
Peter Thiel recommended this bookPeter Thiel
"We [followers of Girard], had sort of a sense that we had figured out the truth about the world in a way that nobody else did." - Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this book
The Theoretical Minimum
What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics
by Leonard Susskind
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Daemon
Daemon, Book 1
by Daniel Suarez
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Also recommended by
2 people
Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"A great read." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book 
Alexis Ohanian recommended this bookAlexis Ohanian
"Got a ton of these for the Initialized office." - Alexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian's recommendation of this book
A Comprehensive Introduction to Differential Geometry (5 books)
Eric Weinstein recommended this series on Twitter. (Source)
Not Even Wrong
The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law for Unity in Physical Law
by Peter Woit
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Necessary Illusions
Thought Control in Democratic Societies
by Noam Chomsky
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A History of Economic Theory
Classic Contributions, 1720-1980
by Jürg Niehans
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I Always Look Up the Word Egregious
by Maxwell Nurnberg
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The Strangest Man
The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom
by Graham Farmelo
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Also recommended by
1 person
Jeff Dean recommended this bookJeff Dean
"I too enjoyed [this book]." - Jeff Dean
Jeff Dean's recommendation of this book
Science Since Babylon
by Derek De Solla Price
Eric Weinstein recommended this book at a Sam Harris event in Boston. (Source)
Save The Cat!
The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder
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4 people
Neville Medhora recommended this bookNeville Medhora
"It takes you through 11 different 'archetypes' of screenplays you can write, and the exact elements each needs to be a great story." - Neville Medhora
Neville Medhora's recommendation of this book 
Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"A very helpful book as a starting point when thinking of screenwriting and also calls me on my own bullshit." - Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss's recommendation of this book 
Joseph Gordon-Levitt recommended this bookJoseph Gordon-Levitt
"Smart in a lot of ways, but also, with all due respect to the smart guy who wrote it, sort of cynical and off-putting at times." - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's recommendation of this book 
Donald Miller recommended this bookDonald Miller
Donald Miller recommended this book on Twitter.
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The Whole Shebang
A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report
by Timothy Ferris
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Accounting for Tastes
by Gary S. Becker
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Eat the Rich
A Treatise on Economics
by P. J. O'Rourke
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The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
by Eric Hoffer
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7 people
George Raveling recommended this bookGeorge Raveling
"This, to me, is one of the true classics of all time." - George Raveling
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Mark Cuban recommended this bookMark Cuban
Mark Cuban said he's reading this book in a Politico interview.
Mark Cuban's recommendation of this book 
Seth Godin recommended this bookSeth Godin
"It’s dense, it’s more than fifty years old, it’s an easy read and it’s urgently important." - Seth Godin
Seth Godin's recommendation of this book 
Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"Simultaneously a book on history, psychology, influence, and salesmanship." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Patrick O'Shaughnessy's recommendation of this book 
Mark Manson recommended this bookMark Manson
"One of the most quotable books I've ever read. I think about it often." - Mark Manson
Mark Manson's recommendation of this book 
Marc Andreessen recommended this bookMarc Andreessen
"A brilliant book on the nature of mass movements and collective psychology." - Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen's recommendation of this book +1
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- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Patrick Bet-David
Heraclitean Fire
Sketches from a Life Before Nature
by Erwin Chargaff
"When I heard that there was somebody who bet against Watson and Crick, I thought, 'well, this is just gonna be the laugh of the century.' But it turned out, just to short those guys required another genius." - Eric Weinstein (Source)
All the Trouble in the World
The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty
by P. J. O'Rourke
"Politics aside, I envy more of his sentences than of anyone else writing today." - Eric Weinstein (Source)
36 Lectures in Biology
by S.E. Luria
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The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
by Tim Ferriss
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Also recommended by
25 people
Tristan Harris recommended this bookTristan Harris
Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Tristan Harris's recommendation of this book 
Charles Poliquin recommended this bookCharles Poliquin
Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
Charles Poliquin's recommendation of this book 
Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"[The author has] a great curiosity and [...] a great love for things." - Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson's recommendation of this book 
Daniel Pink recommended this bookDaniel Pink
Daniel Pink mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Daniel Pink's recommendation of this book 
Blake Mycoskie recommended this bookBlake Mycoskie
"I read [this book] right when I started Toms. There’s so many things that I took from [it] that allowed Toms to have this incredible growth." - Blake Mycoskie
Blake Mycoskie's recommendation of this book 
David Heinemeier Hansson recommended this bookDavid Heinemeier Hansson
"My key takeaway from [this book] was the concept of lifestyle design." - DHH
David Heinemeier Hansson's recommendation of this book +19
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- Marc Andreessen
"[The author] basically takes all of the time management and personal productivity theories of the last 20 to 30 years and pushes them to 11, to paraphrase 'Spinal Tap.'" - Marc Andreessen
- Jason Silva
"I was very affected by [this book]. I was like this guy has it figured out." - Jason Silva
- Mike Shinoda
"I do talk about [this book] quite a bit." - Mike Shinoda
- Mark Bell
"Taught me better ways to manage my time and the value of not making myself too busy." - Mark Bell
- Maurice Ashley
"Made me ditch the average life in search of one with complete flexibility and freedom to live life on my terms." - Maurice Ashley
- Tim Draper
"With this kind of time management and focus on the important things in life, people should be able to get 15 times as much done in a normal work week." - Tim Draper
- Derek Sivers
"Brilliant reversal of all of the 'how to manage all your crap' books." - Derek Sivers
- Rolf Potts
"Challenges the reader to seriously consider an essential–yet rarely asked–question: What do you really want from life?" - Rolf Potts
- A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Caterina Fake
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
- Gary Keller
"This is a significant book." - Gary Keller
- Laura R Walker
"For those who struggle with productivity and taking control of their lives, [I give this book], of course!" - Laura R Walker
- Marc Goodman
One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books.
- Mike Maples, Jr.
"If you want to live life on your own terms, this is your blueprint." - Mike Maples, Jr.
- Lewis Howes
"I've only probably read 4 books cover to cover. [This is one of them.]" - Lewis Howes
- Jodie Cook
"Life and work are reimagined and built back from scratch, in a way optimised for freedom and enjoyment." - Jodie Cook
- Brian Dean
"This book created thousands of entrepreneurs over the last 15 years… including me." - Brian Dean
- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
- Marc Andreessen
Elements of Information Theory
by Thomas M. Cover
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Also recommended by
1 person
Nassim Taleb recommended this bookNassim Taleb
"The BEST book [on information theory]." - Nassim Taleb
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Einstein's Dreams
by Alan Lightman
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Also recommended by
2 people
Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Ev Williams's recommendation of this book - Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this book
Patrick O'Shaughnessy
"Uses short stories/vignettes to play with concepts of time." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Patrick O'Shaughnessy's recommendation of this book
The Denial of Death
by Ernest Becker
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Also recommended by
7 people
Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
Jordan Peterson's recommendation of this book 
Jason Silva recommended this bookJason Silva
One of the books in a "list of favorite books" Jason Silva tweeted about.
Jason Silva's recommendation of this book 
Darren Aronofsky recommended this bookDarren Aronofsky
"A good one." - Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky's recommendation of this book 
Shay Carl recommended this bookShay Carl
Shay Carl recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
Shay Carl's recommendation of this book 
Tai Lopez recommended this bookTai Lopez
"Read this book only if you’re brave." - Tai Lopez
Tai Lopez's recommendation of this book - Mark Manson recommended this book
Mark Manson
"Making you contemplate your own non-existence and kind of making you feel okay about it." - Mark Manson
Mark Manson's recommendation of this book +1
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- Marc Maron
"Favorite book of all time." - Marc Maron
- Marc Maron
Basic Algebra I
by Nathan Jacobson
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The Loom of Language
An Approach to the Mastery of Many Languages
by Frederick Bodmer
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An Elementary Primer For Gauge Theory
by K Moriyasu
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Father to Son
Life Lessons on Raising a Boy
by Harry H. Harrison Jr.
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Symmetry
by Hermann Weyl
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The Jazz of Physics
The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe
by Stephon Alexander
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The Geometric Universe
Science, Geometry, and the Work of Roger Penrose
by S. A. Huggett
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
by John Maynard Keynes
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Also recommended by
2 people
Warren Buffett recommended this bookWarren Buffett
"Talked about investment speculation and the propensity of people to speculate." - Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett's recommendation of this book 
Brad Delong recommended this bookBrad Delong
Brad Delong recommended this book in his website.
Brad Delong's recommendation of this book
The Emperor of Scent
A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the Senses
by Chandler Burr
"A wonderful introduction to how the dissident voice is marginalized." - Eric Weinstein (Source)
Bloodlands
Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
by Timothy Snyder
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1 person- Peter Thiel recommended this book
Peter Thiel
"Tells how the Nazis and the Soviets drove each other to ever more murderous atrocities as they fought to dominate Eastern Europe." - Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this book
Peddling Prosperity
Economic Sense and Nonsense in an Age of Diminished Expectations
by Paul Krugman
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A Guide to LATEX
Document Preparation for Beginners and Advanced Users
by Helmut Kopka
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Pattern Classification
by Richard O. Duda
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A Literary Companion to Science
by Walter Gratzer
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The Penguin Russian Course
A Complete Course for Beginners
by J. L. I. Fennell
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Age and Guile
Beat Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut
by P. J. O'Rourke
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Introduction to Econometrics
by James H Stock
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The Beat of a Different Drum
The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
by Jagdish Mehra
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The Annotated Alice
by Lewis Carroll
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Calculus On Manifolds
A Modern Approach To Classical Theorems Of Advanced Calculus
by Michael Spivak
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Gravitation
by Charles W. Misner
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QED and the Men Who Made It
by Silvan S. Schweber
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Makam
Modal Practice In Turkish Art Music
by Karl L. Signell PhD
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Ringside
A History of Professional Wrestling in America
by Scott Beekman
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More Heat than Light
Economics as Social Physics, Physics as Nature's Economics
by Philip Mirowski
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1 person
Michael Mauboussin recommended this bookMichael Mauboussin
"30 years old but still fascinating." - Michael Mauboussin
Michael Mauboussin's recommendation of this book
Out of My Later Years
The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words
by Albert Einstein
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Quantum Mechanics
The Theoretical Minimum
by Leonard Susskind
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Elements of the Theory of Computation
by Harry Lewis
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Concepts of Particle Physics
Volume I
by Kurt Gottfried
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Give War a Chance
Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer
by P. J. O'Rourke
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Introductory Econometrics
A Modern Approach
by Jeffrey M. Wooldridge
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Perfumes
The Guide
by Luca Turin
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Encyclopedia of Physics
by Rita Lerner
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The Diary of Anais Nin
Complete in 4 Volumes
by Anais Nin
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Grand Unified Theories
by Graham Ross
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Shelter Island II
by Roman Jackiw
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Topics in Advanced Scientific Computation
by Richard E. Crandall
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The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time
by Stephen W. Hawking
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100 Great Operas And Their Stories
Act-By-Act Synopses
by Henry W. Simon
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Supermanifolds
by Bryce DeWitt
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Introduction to Linear Algebra
by Gilbert Strang
Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him. (Source)
Differential Topology
by Victor Guillemin
Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him. (Source)
Colloquial Turkish
The Complete Course for Beginners
by Ad Backus
Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him. (Source)
Essential Relativity
Special, General, and Cosmological
by Wolfgang Rindler
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Teach Yourself Hindi
Complete Course
by Rupert Snell
Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him. (Source)
Analysis, Manifolds and Physics, Part 1
Basics
by Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
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Everyday Indonesian
by Thomas Oey
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Modern Elementary Particle Physics
Explaining and Extending the Standard Model
by Gordon Kane
Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him. (Source)
Encyclopedia of Cosmology
Historical, Philosophical, and Scientific Foundations of Modern Cosmology
by Norriss S. Hetherington
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General Relativity for Mathematicians
by R.K. Sachs
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Introduction to Superstrings
by Michio Kaku
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Modern Geometry ― Methods and Applications
Part I: The Geometry of Surfaces, Transformation Groups, and Fields
by B.A. Dubrovin
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Spoken and Written Hindi
by Bal Govind Misra
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Topology and Analysis
The Atiyah-Singer Index Formula and Gauge-Theoretic Physics
by B. Booss
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Differential Forms in Algebraic Topology
by Raoul Bott
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Gauge Theories Of Strong, Weak, And Electromagnetic Interactions
by Chris Quigg
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Principles of Quantum Mechanics
by R. Shankar
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Quantum Field Theory and Topology
by Albert S. Schwarz
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Aspects of Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime
by Stephen A. Fulling
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Lie Algebras In Particle Physics
From Isospin To Unified Theories
by Howard Georgi
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The Ideas of Particle Physics
by J. E. Dodd
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Prison Diary
by Jayaprakash Narayan
"I suggest [this book] for this moment in our democracy." - Eric Weinstein (Source)
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel
"If you really understand something that the rest of the world is confused about, and it’s an important truth, [this book] says here are all the ways you might want to make that work." - Eric Weinstein (Source)
Also recommended by
21 people
Andrew Ng recommended this bookAndrew Ng
"Gives an overview of entrepreneurship and innovation." - Andrew Ng
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Ben Horowitz recommended this bookBen Horowitz
"I learned a lot reading it." - Ben Horowitz
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Bryan Johnson recommended this bookBryan Johnson
"A must read." - Bryan Johnson
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Chris Dixon recommended this bookChris Dixon
Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
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Dustin Moskovitz recommended this bookDustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.
Dustin Moskovitz's recommendation of this book - Elon Musk recommended this book
Elon Musk
"[This author] has built multiple breakthrough companies, and [this book] shows how." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book +15
More recommendations
- Keith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
- Kishore Biyani
"Captures some interesting perspectives and insights on the way the world and the business organisations are changing and challenging the status quo." - Kishore Biyani
- Lee Stranahan
"A great business book." - Lee Stranahan
- Luis von Ahn
"I love [this book]." - Luis von Ahn
- Marc Andreessen
"The first book any working or aspiring entrepreneur must read—period." - Marc Andreessen
- Mark Zuckerberg
"This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world." - Mark Zuckerberg
- Matt Mullenweg
"[This book] was excellent." - Matt Mullenweg
- Max Levchin
One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
- Nassim Taleb
"When a risk taker writes a book, read it. In the case of [this author], read it twice. Or, to be safe, three times. This is a classic." - Nassim Taleb
- Sam Altman
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy
"An obvious suggestion, because [this book] is the talk of the town and sits at the top of bestseller lists everywhere." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
- Tom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
- Ryan Petersen
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen
- Brian Dean
"Business classic that lives up to the hype. Completely reframes what a startup should do with their product and positioning." - Brian Dean
- Rupert Murdoch
"Brilliant, often provocative." - Rupert Murdoch
- Keith Rabois
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