Balaji S. Srinivasan is an angel investor and entrepreneur. Formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, he was also the cofounder of Earn.com (acquired by Coinbase), Counsyl (acquired by Myriad), Teleport (acquired by Topia), and Coin Center.
Brian Armstrong: "Enjoyed reading Chris Dixon's new book 'Read Write Own'. I suggest you pick up a copy!"
Sam Altman: "Read this book to understand a compelling vision of where the internet should go and how to get there."
Alexis Ohanian: "My friend Chris Dixon has a book on the way and I can't wait to read it!"
Balaji Srinivasan: "What's the single best intro to crypto in 2024? 'Read Write Own' by Chris Dixon."
Ben Horowitz: "A must read if you want to understand the future."
Marc Andreessen: "A very good book we recommend"
Vinod Khosla: "Andy's Only the Parnoid Survive is one of [my] favorite books on entrepreneurship"
Balaji Srinivasan: "We’ve all read Grove. Only the paranoid survive."
Jensen Huang: "I really enjoyed Andrew Grove’s books. They’re all really good."
Charlie Munger recommended 'Only The Paranoid Survive' in his book Poor Charlie's Almanack.
Included on Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books he sent to JP Morgan summer interns in 2010.
Balaji Srinivasan: "History is what DNA (and languages, and artifacts) show us. David Reich's 'Who We Are and How We Got Here' is the canonical popular summary of this school of thought"
Michael Mauboussin: "One of my favorite science books in 2018"
Nassim Taleb: "This is a monument, not just a book. And the beginning of a new cultural program."
Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.
Naval Ravikant: "This book doesn't describe a way for a founder to scale a company. It describes the way for a founder to scale a company."
Alexis Ohanian: "It's a really great book."
Balaji Srinivasan: "Brian Armstrong and I used parts of this at Coinbase and Naval Ravikant has used this at several of his companies. We found it helpful!"
Satya Nadella: “Kai-Fu Lee's smart analysis on human-AI coexistence is clear-eyed and a must-read.
We must look deep within ourselves for the values and wisdom to guide AI's development.”
Balaji Srinivasan: "Kai-Fu Lee's book AI Superpowers holds up very well today in key ways.
I initially thought it'd be a pop overview of AI.
Arianna Huffington: “Kai-Fu Lee's experience as an AI pioneer, top investor, and cancer survivor has led to this brilliant book about global technology.
AI Superpowers gives us a guide to a future that celebrates all the benefits that AI will bring, while cultivating what is unique about our humanity.
Anthony Pompliano: "This 100 page book was written for pre-coiners by some of the most well-respected Bitcoiners in the world."
Balaji Srinivasan: "The Little Bitcoin Book was written in a few days by N people, one chapter each, and then published on Amazon"
Michael Saylor recommended The Little Bitcoin Book on his Bitcoin website, Hope.com
Balaji Srinivasan: "I find books like this useful as an alternate perspective on the [Great Depression] era"
Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
Balaji Srinivasan: "The desert island book. So good."
Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'The Princeton Companion to Mathematics' on Twitter.
Brianne Kimmel: "Nadia Eghbal’s book is a future classic."
Balaji Srinivasan: "Nadia is very smart and it’s worth reading anything she writes on open source."