Tobi Lütke Book Recommendations
Tobi Lütke is the founder and CEO of Shopify.
(Read more on Wikipedia)36 Books Recommended
A Guide to the Good Life
The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
by William B. Irvine
"One of the best books I’ve ever read." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jason Fried, Marc Andreessen, Mr. Money Mustache, David Heinemeier Hansson, Derek Sivers, Phil Libin, Austen Allred, Jodie Cook
Thinking in Systems
by Donella H. Meadows
Mentioned on "The Knowledge Project" podcast. (Source)
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The Courage to Be Disliked
The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
by Ichiro Kishimi
"Probably the best book I’ve read in the last couple of years." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
Also recommended by:
Marc Andreessen, Ryan Hoover, Stewart Butterfield, Anthony Pompliano, Jodie Cook, Ali Abdaal
Way of the Warrior Kid (4 books)
"I finished reading [this series] to my kids. They absolutely loved them. Highly recommended." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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The Box
How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
by Marc Levinson
"We all live in Malcolm’s world because the shipping container has been hugely influential in history." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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Tuxedo Park
A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II
by Jennet Conant
"Really enjoyed it." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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Influence
The Psychology of Persuasion
by Robert Cialdini
"The most mind-bending book you can imagine, because it essentially taught you always humans are flawed and influential." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
The Three-Body Problem (3 books)
"Loved the series." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
Also recommended by:
Adam Savage, Lex Fridman, Liv Boeree, Mark Zuckerberg, Max Levchin, Naval Ravikant, Ryan Shea, Tim Urban, Barry Silbert, Mike Novogratz
High Output Management
by Andrew S. Grove
"Unapologetically almost a how to manual, but kind of deconstructs the world of business into first principles." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
Also recommended by:
Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreessen, Larry Ellison, Ben Horowitz, Keith Rabois, Drew Houston, Brian Chesky, Brian Armstrong, Ron Conway, Sahil Lavingia, Balaji Srinivasan, Justin Kan, John Doerr
Hell Yeah or No
What's worth doing
by Derek Sivers
"Instant buy. I’ve learned so much from [this author] in the formative Shopify years." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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Snow Crash
A Novel
by Neal Stephenson
"Loved it." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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Larry Page, Naval Ravikant, Sergey Brin, Ev Williams, Seth Godin, Adam Savage, Brandon Stanton, Ryan Shea, Nolan Bushnell, Austen Allred, Cameron Winklevoss, Fred Wilson, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang
The Elements of Style
by William Strunk Jr.
"[My] most frequently gifted book is [this book] because I like good writing." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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Mindset
The New Psychology of Success
by Carol S. Dweck
Mentioned on "The Knowledge Project" podcast. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, Tony Robbins, Josh Waitzkin, Ev Williams, Dustin Moskovitz, Kathryn Minshew, Tom Bilyeu, Mark Manson
Drive
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
by Daniel Pink
One of Tobi Lütke's favorite books according to "The Globe and Mail." (Source)
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The Precipice
Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
by Toby Ord
"Enjoyed [this book]. Odd time to read about end-of-world scenarios." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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Permutation City
A Novel
by Greg Egan
"The quality of the science in this book is exceptional." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson
"I read [this book] 20 years ago or so." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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Finite and Infinite Games
by James Carse
"It came up in twice today in different meetings." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
Also recommended by:
Tristan Harris, Kevin Kelly, Stewart Brand, Simon Sinek, Graham Duncan, Jane McGonigal, Daniel Gross, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Ryan Shea
Masters of Doom
How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
by David Kushner
"Wonderful." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
Also recommended by:
Patrick Collison, Alexis Ohanian, Jeff Atwood, Austen Allred, Elon Musk, Trung Phan
Losing the Signal
The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
by Jacquie McNish
"Great book." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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Grit
The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth
"Great book. I think she actually talks about me in it 😂" - Tobi Lütke (Source)
Also recommended by:
Josh Waitzkin, Tim Ferriss, Keith Rabois, Tom Bilyeu, Jodie Cook, Ali Abdaal
The Talent Code
Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.
by Daniel Coyle
Tobi Lütke mentioned this book on the "Invest Like the Best" podcast. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Joe Rogan, Peter Attia, Kelly Starrett, Tom Bilyeu, David Heinemeier Hansson, Jason Fried
The Design of Everyday Things
by Don Norman
Tobi Lütke mentioned this book on the "Invest Like the Best" podcast. (Source)
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Antifragile
Incerto, Book 3
by Nassim Taleb
"It's so wonderful when books create the language that you need to better reason about the world. [This book] did that as well." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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Ev Williams, James Altucher, Vlad Tenev, Changpeng Zhao, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Shane Parrish, Tom Bilyeu, Vinod Khosla
Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
by Phil Knight
"An autobiographical account of one of the world’s most recognizable brands." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
The Dream Machine
by M. Mitchell Waldrop
"I really love tech history books like this." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
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What's Our Problem?
A Self-Help Book for Societies
by Tim Urban
"This book is truly remarkable. [The author] has spent 6 years on this. You must read it." - Tobi Lütke (Source)
