Benjamin Horowitz is an American businessman, investor, blogger, and author. He is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder along with Marc Andreessen of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
Elon Musk: “Peter Thiel has built multiple breakthrough companies, and Zero to One shows how.”
Mark Zuckerberg: “This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world.”
Marc Andreessen: "Zero to One is the first book any working or aspiring entrepreneur must read—period."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "So much of investing is herd behavior, this will have you thinking different than the crowd."
Ben Horowitz: "Zero To One is a great book. I learned a lot reading it."
One of Max Levchin's answers to 'What's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?'
One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.
Ryan Petersen: "[One of the books in my] business book canon"
Bryan Johnson: "A must read."
Luis von Ahn: "I like Peter Thiel’s book, 'Zero to One'"
One of five business books Chris Dixon recommended on Twitter.
MrBeast recommended 'Zero to One'.
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
Marc Andreessen: “It’s the best book on management ever written.”
Tobi Lutke: "That’s one of the best books ever."
Larry Ellison: “When you want to improve something, measure it, and make sure you measure the right thing”
Mark Zuckerberg: “[Andy’s] book played a big role in shaping my management style.”
Brian Chesky's primary reference book on management.
One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.
One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.
Patrick O'Shaughnessy mentioned reading and loving High Output Management on Twitter.
Jensen Huang: "I really enjoyed Andrew Grove’s books. They’re all really good."
Mark Cuban: "This helped me make sense of why things worked and didn't work in the technology industry."
Bill Gurley: "A book that all entrepreneurs should read"
Ben Horowitz: "A great book on strategy"
Blake Scholl: "Everyone talks about it, I wonder how many people actually read it. You should actually read it.
You should know what disruptive innovation actually means."
One of Max Levchin's answers to 'What's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?'
One of Aaron Levie's favorite business books.
One of five business books Chris Dixon recommended on Twitter.
Sheryl Sandberg: "[The Lean Startup] provides a great inside look at how the tech industry approaches building products and businesses."
Kevin Systrom: "I don’t know that I read the entire thing, but the principles from Lean Startup, I still apply today."
Mark Cuban: “The Lean Startup tackles the question, 'Why do most start-ups fail?'"
Marc Andreessen: "Eric has created a science where previously there was only art.
A must-read for every serious entrepreneur - and every manager interested in innovation."
Jason Calacanis: "You need to read 'The Lean Startup'"
One of five business books Chris Dixon recommended on Twitter.
Raoul Pal enjoyed reading 'The Lean Startup'.
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.
Ben Horowitz: "A book about the dynamics of how large-scale, highly random systems behave."
Keith Rabois: "The Skin in the Game book is quite powerful, albeit often redundant."
Vinod Khosla: "I like his ideas a lot, especially in Antifragile and the first half of this book.
I've always complained about pundits relative to doers, discovering/learning over planning..."
Naval Ravikant recommended 'Skin In The Game' on Twitter.
Marc Andreessen recommended 'Skin In The Game' on Twitter.
Ben Horowitz: "A great book"
One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.