Trung Phan Recommended Books

List of books Bill Gates read in 2012.

"Might be the best book I’ve ever read." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"One of my favorite books." - Mohnish Pabrai

"We all live in Malcolm’s world because the shipping container has been hugely influential in history." - Tobi Lütke

"A great book about the invention of the shipping container and what impacts it had across many industries." - Jeff Dean

"Mostly about globalization, but there is also a larger story here that touches on business and philanthropy more broadly."- Bill Gates

"I minored in theoretical physics [...] Yet I learned more physics from [this book] than I did in my courses." - Lewis Cantley

"Truly epic story, showing humanity at both its best and worst." - Chris Dixon

"A fantastic book." - Tim Ferriss

Patrick Collison labeled this book "particularly great."

"One of my favorite non-fiction books." - John Collison

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

"A great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history." - Alexis Ohanian

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

"Loved [this book]." - Austen Allred

"A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like." - Bill Gates

"All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley

"Memoir by the Nike founder and CEO." - Brian Armstrong

"By far the best book I've read on the sector." - Patrick Collison

"If you want to understand how venture capital works and the effect it has had on the US economy, this is the book to read." - Paul Graham

"Excellent." - Barry Ritholtz

"One of the most magnificent books I’ve ever read." - Ryan Holiday

"My favorite writer." - Sam Hinkie

"It’s amazing. But it’s not a light read." - Shane Parrish

"Great book." - David Friedberg

"One of my favorite books about building software." - Patrick Collison

"[This book] convinced me to start a company. Thanks for helping create Reddit." - Alexis Ohanian

"Please read [this book]. It's such a great book." - Jeff Atwood

"Wonderful." - Tobi Lütke

"Amazing book." - Austen Allred

"A great book." - Elon Musk

"Excellent." - Chamath Palihapitiya

"Next level." - Jason Calacanis

"Suggested reading this book this am on stage at Techweek." - Keith Rabois

"An amazing, amazing book." - Ezra Klein

"I love reading first-hand accounts about how people build great companies like Pixar and nurture innovation and creativity." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Pixar has made some of the greatest stories of our time, but [the author]’s personal story, is perhaps the greatest story that has come out of Pixar." - Jason Calacanis

"About Pixar." - Demis Hassabis

"Must read." - Alexis Ohanian

"Best business book I've read in a long time." - Michael Mauboussin

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

"Fantastic, entertaining read...and historical record of bitcoin's first 5 years." - Barry Silbert

"The theory of bitcoin, its utility, and the subculture that birthed it is nonetheless an important and profound one that will shape the way we use the internet as the years progress." - Saagar Enjeti

"A very exciting book." - Tim Ferriss

"A time machine into this place when our financial economy went crazily wrong." - Tim O’Reilly

"Probably my favorite book." - Chamath Palihapitiya

"Highly recommend it. [...] About filmmaking in the glory days of the '70s." - B.J. Novak

"Must read." - Tristan Harris

"Highly recommend [this] book." - Brianne Kimmel

"Sucked me in completely. Everyone I’ve recommended it to loves it." - Ryan Holiday

"Love [this] book." - Andrew Wilkinson

"About Sam Zemurray, who was the banana king." - Jason Calacanis

"The most fun book that I’ve read in a while." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Part of "Jeff's Reading List."

"About basically manufacturing and supply chain management. It sounds really boring, but I promise you it’s really good." - Kevin Systrom

"About Edison, Tesla and Westinghouse." - Austen Allred

"One of my favorite history books." - Chris Dixon

"Enjoyed [this book]." - Patrick Collison

"Trying new routine: starting day by reading few pages from a history book. Currently, [this book]." - Max Levchin

"Awesome book." - Andrew Chen

"A look at the economics and the marketing strategies that enable the modern art market to generate such astronomical prices." - Vinod Khosla

Brianne Kimmel recommended this book on Twitter.

"Create an experience that is like nothing else." - Noah Kagan

"One of the best books on hospitality ever written." - Chip Conley

"We did a lot of reading [this book] at SoulCycle." - Julie Rice

"If you are an entrepreneur, you should read this book." - Fred Wilson

"Every business could benefit from [this author's] framework for service and hospitality." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"I'm a huge fan of [this author]." - Bill Gurley