Matt Mullenweg Recommended Books

Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"[The author] has written the first true guide for protecting a startup from self-sabotage." - Peter Thiel

"For anyone insterested in building, growing, or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource." - Mark Zuckerberg

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"

"Let’s just say, we started out relationship with vigorous disagreement, and we’ve continued that to this day." - Marc Andreessen

"An inspiring story of a business rebirth through sheer willpower." - Larry Page

"A bit dark but it does cover a lot of useful territory on what building an organization is like." - Andrew Ng

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"Perfect for someone trying to unlock their passion and is getting up the nerve to chart a new path." - Sarah Lewis

"Fantastic book." - Tim Ferriss

"One of the greatest things ever." - Daniel Pink

"I love [this book]. Such a good book." - Susan Cain

"Ostensibly about the art of writing, but really it too is about life and how to tackle the problems, temptations and opportunities life throws at us." - Ryan Holiday

Ramit Sethi mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Great." - Brian Koppelman

"I have read this book more than a dozen times, more often for thinking than for writing." - Tim Ferriss

"Great blunt advice about writing better non-fiction. So inspiring." - Derek Sivers

"A fascinating exploration of writing for different genres." - Jodie Cook

"If you want the most business oriented book on creativity, you cannot do better." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

Chip Conley mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Arianna Huffington mentioned this book in her book "Thrive."

"The most potent little book of wisdom on the creative process that I have run into." - Josh Waitzkin

"[The author] writes about first principles and makes things seem obvious—once he explains them in his straightforward way." - Ev Williams

"I think one of the most valuable concepts from [this book] is measuring your time." - Drew Houston

"I devoured this book while in college." - Guy Kawasaki

"I was very honored to have the opportunity to write the foreword to the 50th anniversary edition." - Jim Collins

"[I read and give this book because] you need to understand what you’re up against." - Doug McMillon

"It's a great book and especially for people starting out." - Tracy DiNunzio

"A history of my favorite company and its enigmatic leader." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.

"Do you dare run a business like Jeff?!" - Jodie Cook

"Written in 1982. It literally predicts everything that's going on now." - Tristan Harris

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

"This book has the best foreword I can recall. Read the entire thing." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"One of the best books on communication that I’ve ever read." - Michael Batnick

Chase Jarvis mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.

"It's an amazing book, and will educate you about expectation, happiness, & vulnerability." - Sophia Bush

Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

"Russell Crowe, who I am working with on a film, gave me [this book]." - Emma Watson

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

"The best science fiction book ever, definitely the most prescient." - Yuval Noah Harari

"Slightly older and less well known [than 1984] but equally chilling vision." - Tristan Harris

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

"In [this book], one can often detect strong hints of a vicarious approval of what is ostensibly being satirized." - Christopher Hitchens

"[The author]'s dark vision." - Tristan Harris

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

J. Cole mentioned reading this book on The Fayetteville Observer.

On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

On the "Top 100 Books Referenced by Noam Chomsky" list.

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

"It is loaded with hardcore, timeless truths and the story it tells ought to be required reading for every citizen in a democracy." - Steven Pressfield

"An obligation for every student of history." - Ryan Holiday

"Gives an overview of entrepreneurship and innovation." - Andrew Ng

"I learned a lot reading it." - Ben Horowitz

"A must read." - Bryan Johnson

Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.

Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.

"[This author] has built multiple breakthrough companies, and [this book] shows how." - Elon Musk