Stewart Butterfield Recommended Books
Stewart Butterfield has recommended 13 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Stewart Butterfield is a Canadian billionaire businessman, best known for co-founding the photo-sharing website Flickr and the team-messaging application Slack.
(Read more on Wikipedia)13 Books Recommended
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The Rise and Fall of American Growth
The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War
"I'm reading this book and I can already tell I am going to be so annoying about it afterwards. Sorry in advance." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
Also recommended by:
Patrick Collison, Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, Marc Andreessen
Hillbilly Elegy
A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
"Human, perceptive, loving, well-told." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
Also recommended by:
Ben Shapiro, Bill Gates, Bill Nye, Jason Calacanis, Max Levchin
Charged
The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
"Well-written, persuasive & thoughtful, but illustrating a profoundly disheartening story." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
Devil's Harbor
"One of my oldest & best friend's first novel was just released. Perfect vacation thriller." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
Crucial Conversations
Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
"Most useful [book] I've ever read on either leadership or management [technique]." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
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Leadership and Self-Deception
Getting Out of the Box
"Most useful [book] I've ever read on either leadership or management [principles]." - Stewart Butterfield (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
"Will cause keen self-reflection!" - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
Also recommended by:
Tobi Lütke, Marc Andreessen, Ryan Hoover, Anthony Pompliano, Jodie Cook, Ali Abdaal
Death Rattle
"I got drawn deep into [this book], the latest novel by one of my oldest friends." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
The Making of a Manager
What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
"An excellent, approachable and comprehensive guide for those making the transition into management." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
Also recommended by:
Daniel Pink, Ev Williams, Gretchen Rubin, Sam Altman, Ali Abdaal, Marty Cagan
Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
"Among the best historical books I've ever read (take that, Herodotus)." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
Also recommended by:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, J.K. Rowling, Bill Gates, Scott Belsky, Jamie Dimon, Sunny Hostin
Play Anything
The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games
"Shows how play serves as a fundamental tool for examining the world around us." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
"A great overview of research into the therapeutic uses of psychedelics." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
Also recommended by:
Amelia Boone, Aubrey Marcus, Hamilton Morris, Michael Mauboussin, Naval Ravikant, Paul Stamets, Peter Attia, Tim Ferriss, Vinod Khosla, Yuval Noah Harari, Kara Swisher
The Dream Machine
"I recommended it to [Patrick Collison] as 'something I thought he'd be really interested in.'" - Stewart Butterfield (Source)
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