Vinod Khosla Recommended Books

"The case studies you’re about to explore and the tools you’re about to gain have never been more relevant. This is an ideal moment to be reading this book." - Bill Gates

"Shares some of the key secrets for building mission-oriented, global businesses at speed." - Brian Chesky

"Have been waiting for it to come out so that I can recommend it to everyone." - Sam Altman

"Paints the picture, with key case studies, of what it really takes to build a market-leading company." - Eric Schmidt

"No brainer pick up for every entrepreneur and investor." - Anthony Pompliano

"Has been very helpful to Binance as we chart our growth as an organization." - Changpeng Zhao

"Excellent cover art and lots of good reasons not to lie!" - Elon Musk

"A great book." - Tim Ferriss

"How [to live] life with radical honesty." - Brian Armstrong

"A great book." - A.J. Jacobs

Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.

Most Recommended Books reached out to Daniel Pink directly.

"I think [the author's] ideas even help explain some of Microsoft's success." - Bill Gates

"[About] how many great inventions happen at the intersection of disciplines." - Changpeng Zhao

"The best book I have read [in 2019]." - Michael Mauboussin

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday

"I highly recommend. It really is the most accessible discussion of brain science you will find." - Sam Harris

"Robert Sapolsky's magnum opus on human behavior." - Marc Andreessen

Bryan Johnson recommended this book on Twitter.

"A bit of a long commitment but worth it. Provocative." - Keith Rabois

"The best book I have ever read on human behavior." - Michael Mauboussin

"Gives a host of compelling evidence to show there is no reason people born today cannot live to at least 120 in healthy condition, if not 150 and beyond." - Peter Diamandis

"Highly recommend [this book]." - Jason Fried

"Highlights a lot of [the author's] research and findings." - David Friedberg

"Read [this book] or check out his podcast with the same name." - Blake Scholl

Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.

"Particularly fantastic." - Stewart Brand

"If you want to know why companies fail, how cities persist and what is needed to sustain our civilization in this era of rapid innovation, read this amazing book." - Marc Benioff

"Will expand your thinking from three dimensions to four." - Nassim Taleb

"If you are curious about how the world really works, you must read this book." - Bill Miller

"It really puts in perspective how bizarre human beings are. It’s an awesome overview of our species." - Joe Rogan

"I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history." - Bill Gates

"Best book I've read in [2015]." - Naval Ravikant

"Basically one of the things we've created here is we've imagined ideas that we all share." - Lex Fridman

"A big history narrative of human civilization." - Mark Zuckerberg

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

"Written by three experts in the field, [this book] is the only comprehensive book on the subject." - Elon Musk

"The book made such a significant impact on Satya Nadella that he hired co-author Yoshua Bengio." - ThingsCyber.com

"Very clear exposition, does the math without getting lost in the details." - Nassim Taleb

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"Enjoyed reading [this book]." - Brian Armstrong

"After reading this book, you will understand why we tolerate failures at Binance, and more importantly, what types of failures we tolerate or not." - Changpeng Zhao

"Not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand how ideas change the world." - Daniel Kahneman

"Seriously mind blowing information about how sugar consumption is robbing us of our health." - Joe Rogan

Ray Dalio mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"How consciousness arises, and how much it depends on a sense of past, present, and future (plus a lot of other interesting insights)." - Esther Dyson

"My partner Ben Horowitz has a new book!" - Marc Andreessen

"A must-read especially on navigating 'war times.'" - Brianne Kimmel

"I am excited about [this book]." - Brad Feld

"Pretty tough job to follow up his earlier book, but he did. It's truly exceptional." - Marty Cagan

"About something I’m also keenly interested in—the polarization we’re seeing in the U.S., Europe, and other places." - Bill Gates

"[Approaches] the problem of randomness and success using the state of the art scientific arsenal we have." - Nassim Taleb

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley." - Austen Allred

"About the competition to electrify the nation between Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla." - Mark Zuckerberg

"A fun semi-historical novel focusing on the epic legal battle between Westinghouse/Tesla vs Edison." - Chris Dixon

Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.

"A super interesting look at the science of immunity." - Bill Gates

"[The author's] been scaring the shit out of me with this research for the past few years, and now it's a book I hope lots of people read/discuss/debate." - Tim Urban

"A great book." - Joe Rogan

"A guide to worrying in the 21st century." - Bill Gates

"[The] last chapter is around meditation." - Jack Dorsey

"Wide-ranging, speculative look at the world today and where it is going -- fascinating big think." - Fareed Zakaria

"Excited to read this new book by my friends." - Bryan Johnson

"Highlights the need to continue to have such discussions about sensitive topics instead of ignoring them for the sake of comfort." - Max Levchin

"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin

"Utterly superb book, recommended unreservedly." - Richard Dawkins

Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on Twitter.

Derren Brown mentioned this book on Twitter.

"A thoughtful look at what may be in store for humanity." - Bill Gates

"Didn't finish it. Good book but not as seminal as Sapiens." - Naval Ravikant

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

Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

"Badass book." - Tai Lopez

Penn Jillette mentioned this book in a New York Times interview.

"Chock full of interesting and useful examples of subconscious behavioral triggers, including several specific to the stock market." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"Deepens our understanding of the nuts-and-bolts of meditation." - Shane Parrish

Brianne Kimmel recommended this book on Twitter.

"About the Contemporary Art industry." - Trung Phan

"I'd attribute about 60% of my good habits to [the author's] blog and this book is rapidly filling in the other 40%." - Tim Urban

"Great book." - Biz Stone

"Highly recommend." - Anthony Pompliano

"I love the simplicity of this book." - Jodie Cook

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"Helped me understand how habits are formed and what we can do." - Ali Abdaal

"Goes into the evolutionary thinking behind why music does what it does." - Justin Boreta

"We keep looking for these win-win solutions but sometimes we have to lose a little bit so that everybody wins. And that’s not a good message for capitalists because that’s not how we like to roll." - Tristan Harris

"I'm ready to be excommunicated from the VC world: I enjoyed [this] book." - Alexis Ohanian

"A good read." - Jason Calacanis

"Great book!" - Kat Cole

"It is the experts who created this virus mess. and the experts who suppressed solutions to cancer for a century." - Keith Rabois

Barack Obama's favorite books of 2019 list.

"Lovely book. Last chapter worthy of Carl Sagan himself." - Richard Dawkins

"I hadn’t been convinced that it was prime time for AI. It is." - Mark Cuban

"Recently I’ve been giving out [this book]." - Reid Hoffman

Keith Rabois recommended this book on Twitter.

"This book is about one super-important concept. You must learn about Strategic Inflection Points, because sooner or later you are going to live through one." - Steve Jobs

"One of my favorite topics. And so that is also a very good book [I] recommend." - Marc Andreessen

Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.

"A great book on strategy." - Ben Horowitz

"[This] basic theme is in the culture of Microsoft." - Bill Gates

"We've all read Grove." - Balaji Srinivasan

"A great read." - Bill Gates

"Success metric for my work [at Twitter]: these books disappear from my desk. (you should read it too)" - Jack Dorsey

"A great book." - Tim Ferriss

"[The author] took an extraordinary risk to his own reputation domestically in America in the medical profession by [releasing this book]." - Malcolm Gladwell

"A great book." - Charles Poliquin

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"He took a team that was at the very very bottom, and he brought them to the top." - Jack Dorsey

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"

"Even if you’ve never watched a down of football, you’ll get something out of this book." - Ryan Holiday

"Keep your lockers / desks clean and it'll reflect in other parts of your life." - Noah Kagan

"Words of wisdown from [the author] to inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders in all professions." - Ron Conway

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.

"The illusion of attention is one of the most important, surprising, and least known flaws in human thinking. This lucid book examines it in detail." - Nassim Taleb

"[If I could encourage young people to read one book] I’d encourage them to read [this book]." - Peter Attia

Wim Hof's answer to "What do you give to people as gifts?"

Laird Hamilton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"[The author's] message was that there is a bigger world out there, and that I didn’t need to conform to those around me." - Ev Williams

One of Mike Maples, Jr.'s answers to "What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"

"A good one." - Fred Wilson

"Explains how neglecting sleep undercuts your creativity, problem solving, decision-making, learning, memory, heart health, brain health, mental health, emotional well-being, immune system, and even your life span." - Bill Gates

"Not only did I become convinced that getting high-quality sleep is the best protector and enhancer of health and cognition, but it is also the most underappreciated." - Bryan Johnson

Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.

"One of the best and most important books I've read [in 2019]." - Alexis Ohanian

"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin

"Highly recommended." - Jason Fried

"Skin in the game as conflict of interest, or as attaching one's livelihood to one's speech? Who to listen to, and why." - Marc Andreessen

"A book about the dynamics of how large-scale, highly random systems behave." - Ben Horowitz

Peter Mallouk mentioned this book on Twitter.

"Quite powerful, albeit often redundant." - Keith Rabois

"I see this book as a complement to 'Economics in One Lesson.' And it's an excellent read on its own." - Changpeng Zhao

"This was up there with Black Swan and [the author's] other classics." - Chris Dixon

"If you want to be a world class big deal negotiator, make sure you pick up [this book]." - Bill Gurley

"Lays out three key aspects of negotiation: framing, process, and empathy." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"Fantastic book." - Amelia Boone

"Has done a better job than any I’ve read so far on this subject at rationally, calmly, and scientifically exploring just how impactful psychedelics can be for the individual and our culture." - Aubrey Marcus

Hamilton Morris mentioned a passage from this book on Twitter.

"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin

Naval Ravikant's answer to "do you have any advice for dealing with the death of a parent?"

Paul Stamets mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Few books have made me think more than this one over the last decade." - Ev Williams

"A very good book." - James Altucher

"The general concept is applicable to many fields beyond biology, for instance finance, economics and monetary policy." - Vlad Tenev

"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

"We definitely want Binance to be antifragile. This book may explain why we make some of the decisions we make." - Changpeng Zhao

"This book will have you asking yourself many provocative and useful questions." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy