Tim Cook: "Best business book of the century."

Warren Buffett: “The best book I read last year. Phil is a gifted storyteller.”

Alexis Ohanian: "Shoe Dog by Phil Knight is a great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history."

One of 10 biographies Jason Calacanis recommends reading.

Bill Gurley: "I don't know of any book that captures the entrepreneurial spirit as much as this one does. PK explains exactly why we grind."

Austen Allred: "Loved [Shoe Dog]"

Tobi Lutke's book recommendation for business leaders.

Anthony Pompliano: "One of the best books I read in 2017"

Brian Armstrong mentioned reading Shoe Dog on his blog.

Bill Gates: "An honest tale of what it takes to succeed in business

Phil Knight opens up in a way few CEOs do in his candid memoir about creating the Nike shoe empire."

Austen Allred: "Snow Crash is now one of my favorite books of all-time"

Tobi Lutke: "Loved it. I’ve read every book by [Neal Stephenson]!"

Fred Wilson: "A lot of what we invest in and how we look at the future comes from that book"

Seth Godin: "It’s such a good book but you can’t give it to someone now. I've tried; it doesn’t work.

You have to read it before you’ve been on the internet. Then it changes your mind."

Cameron Winklevoss: "Love [Snow Crash]!"

Alexis Ohanian: "Snow Crash is so good. I gotta re-read; it's been too long."

Marc Andreessen: "Snow Crash was wildly ahead of its time"

Naval Ravikant recommended 'Snow Crash' on Twitter.

One of Larry Page's recommended books.

Naval Ravikant: "One of my favorite books of all time."

Shane Parrish: "Reading [this book], along with Seneca, has really helped foster my interest in philosophy.

So much of what they say speaks to me that I’m often left with entire pages underlined and margins filled with thoughts."

Sam Altman: "Great read."

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

Joe Rogan: "I’m in the beginning of this audio book right now, and I’m just astonished at the wisdom and sheer intelligence of Marcus Aurelius, a man who was born 1900 years ago."

Arianna Huffington: "I discovered the book in high school and, yes, it was love at first sight."

Lyn Alden: "Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is perhaps the most absorbable [Stoic book]"

Anthony Scaramucci: "[One of] my top 5 books"

Elon Musk: "The Foundation series [is] fundamental to [the] creation of SpaceX."

Naval Ravikant: "I loved reading it as a kid"

Austen Allred recommended 'Foundation' on Twitter.

Cameron Winklevoss: "I have a couple [favorite books], to name a few, Isaac Asimov's Foundation, Frank Herbert's Dune, Daniel Mason's The Piano Tuner"

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

Tim Urban: "A great biography on Musk"

Anthony Pompliano: "Found it even better than I anticipated."

Bill Ackman: "I loved [Ashlee's] book on Elon"

One of Austen Allred's top five all-time recommended books.

Stewart Brand: "Good book"

Bill Gurley: "The book is spectacular."

Palmer Luckey: "There is a reason we gave it to all employees at Oculus"

Brian Armstrong: "A compelling picture of how VR might play out.

People will spend more and more time in the meta-verse (side note: and likely end up using digital currency)."

One of Austen Allred's top five all-time recommended books.

Tobi Lutke: "Wonderful"

Austen Allred: "Amazing book"

Alexis Ohanian: "It really made [me and my co-founder] think, 'Well, if these guys could do it, why can’t we?'"

Elon Musk: "Masters of Doom is a great book"

Marc Andreessen: "What's it like to train with a Navy SEAL in winter in New York for a whole month? Featuring the truly remarkable American hero David Goggins"

Austen Allred: "Thoroughly enjoyed Living With a SEAL by Jesse Itzler"

Sara Blakely: "George Foreman once gave me great advice. When I told him my husband ran 100 miles non-stop he said, 'Sara, don't try to understand a man like that. Just love him.'"

LeBron James: "It's hilarious"

Joe Rogan: "It's fucking amazing."

Marc Andreessen: "Anytime anybody feels mopey about what's happening in their startup or in their life, this is the book to read to reset all the expectations."

Austen Allred: "This is some of the craziest stuff I’ve ever read."

Anthony Pompliano: "Have been a Goggins fan for awhile. The book didn't disappoint"

Charlie Munger: "One of the best business biographies I have ever read, and it's a very interesting family story too."

David Friedberg: "Hearing the story of the railroads and Standard Oil and what took place in this country is incredible"

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

Anthony Pompliano: "One of the best books I read in 2017"

Vinod Khosla: "This book tells the story of the world I have always lived, loved and believed in, despite the recent techlash."

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

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

Tim Ferriss: "Beautifully written, simply written, and hilarious"

One of Richard Branson's top books to read in a lifetime.

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

Keith Rabois: "I highly recommend reading her book."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy mentioned reading and loving The Upside of Stress on Twitter.

Kevin Systrom: "I read [this book] and I said to myself 'this feels like an area of the world I can come to and be myself and do lots of different things and see what sticks"

Keith Rabois: "A classic book for entrepreneurs to read"

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

Brian Armstrong: "An inspiring biography. It was incredible to hear about the determination, constraints, willingness to endure ridicule, disbelief, etc that the two brothers endured on their journey to invent the airplane.

A worthwhile read for all builders."

One of Austen Allred's top five all-time recommended books.

Bob Iger recommended this book in 2016.

Fred Wilson: "A great one"

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

Paul Graham mentioned this book on Twitter.

Austen Allred: "Absolutely incredible book. Probably in my top five all-time."

Tim Ferriss: "[Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World] has been recommended to me by several billionaires."

Ben Horowitz: "Unexpectedly the most interesting book on the topic of how you think about inclusion."

Tobi Lutke: "A Guide to the Good Life is one of the best books I’ve ever read."

Marc Andreessen: "Best walk through the ancient/current philosophy of Stoicism. You can't control other people but you can control yourself, so do that."

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

Chris Dixon: "One of my favorite history books"

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

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

One of Sam Altman's recommended books for young startup founders.

Reid Hoffman: “Entrepreneurs succeed when they say ‘yes’ to the right project, at the right time, in the right way. To accomplish this, they have to be good at saying ‘no’ to all their other ideas. 

Essentialism offers concise and eloquent advice on how to determine what you care about most, and how to apply your energies in ways that ultimately bring you the greatest rewards.”

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

Austen Allred: "If you’re ever feeling sorry for yourself pick up Storm of Steel"

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

One of Austen Allred's top five all-time recommended books.

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."