Nassim Taleb: "When a risk taker writes a book, read it. In the case of Peter Thiel, read it twice. Or, to be safe, three times. This is a classic.”

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.

Naval Ravikant: "Physicist, bongo player, painter, adventurer, and most importantly, free thinker. You're never going to get ahead in life if you listen to everyone else.

Feynman combines independent thinking with intellectual rigor in his every day life. It was an inspiration for me as a child."

Tim Ferriss: "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman is one of my favorite books."

One of the books Mark Zuckerberg added to his Facebook page.

Brian Armstrong: "A way to have a happy life. Remain curious and enjoy the journey."

Elon Musk: "It isn’t clear to me why people like Feynman’s physics lectures so much. I found them to be ok, but not great. Wouldn’t recommend them either to those who want to learn physics or those who have.

His non-physics books, like 'Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman' are great."

Boyan Slat: "A delightful collection of stories by one of the most original physicists. Feynman finds a level of joy in mundane situations most people can only aspire to."

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

One of Larry Page's recommended 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.

Brian Armstrong: "Celebrate the creators in the world (even when they struggle). They may be more valuable than we think."

Blake Scholl: "Far and away my favorite book is Atlas Shrugged"

Elon Musk: "Very appealing if you're a sophomore in college. A counterpoint to communism and useful as such, but should be tempered with kindness."

Peter Thiel: "When I first read [Atlas Shrugged] in the 80s, it felt pretty crazy, and in the last decade, in many ways it's felt much more correct"

Travis Kalanick mentioned 'Atlas Shrugged' in a Washington Post interview.

Fred Wilson recommends 'Atlas Shrugged' for entrepreneurs.

Elon Musk: "Dune Series by Herbert [is] brilliant. He advocates placing limits on machine intelligence."

Tim Ferriss: "Dune presents perhaps the most incredibly detailed and oddly believable fictional landscape I’ve ever encountered."

Jeff Bezos: "I’m a big science-fiction fan. I love Dune."

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"

Seth Godin: "If you read 'Dune', and you don’t read it for the plot but you read it for understanding geopolitics, suddenly something clicks in your head."

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

Elon Musk: "Could not recommend this book more. Audio version is great."

David Sacks: "The most timely and important book I read last year"

Anthony Scaramucci: "Read every page… Twice."

Lloyd Blankfein: "Destined for War by Graham Allison informs the moment like Guns of August did for Kennedy in [the] Cuban Missile Crisis. Important lessons.”

Elon Musk: "I love Douglas Adams! My favorite spaceship ever is in Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy."

Naval Ravikant: "Classic. I love that book."

Tim Ferriss: "If 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and 'Star Wars' had a love-child, it would read something like this."

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

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

Elon Musk: "I know it's cliche, but Lord of the Rings is my favorite book ever."

Naval Ravikant: "Loved Lord of The Rings and other fiction when [I was] younger."

As a teenager, Peter Thiel's favorite book was 'The Lord of the Rings,' which he read again and again.

Paul Graham's answer to "Any book recommendations for young adults?"

Reid Hoffman: "The book that I’ve most often read is Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

Because it’s so important to show this journey of these hobbits, these little people in a hero’s journey about how you can change the world within a context where Tolkien is fairly sophisticated around the questions of the corruption of power, the intersection of races, and the needs for us all to work together."

Charlie Munger recommended 'Einstein: His Life and Universe' at the 2007 Wesco Annual Meeting.

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

One of the books Mark Zuckerberg added to his Facebook page.

Elon Musk: "Walter is incredibly thorough in his research. Highly recommend his other books!"

MrBeast: "Elon Musk, I’m about to finish this book and I want you to know that I respect the hell out of you.

Ever since I started learning about your work ethic and passion I’ve been more motivated than ever to make a difference. I look up to you."

Michael Mauboussin mentioned this as one of his favorite books from 2023.

Daniel Ek mentioned "Elon Musk" as the last book he listened to.

Elon Musk: "Walter is incredibly thorough in his research."

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"

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

Although many of the concepts of the introductory first 100 pages can be found elsewhere, they are presented with remarkable cut-to-the-chase clarity."

Elon Musk: “Written by three experts in the field, Deep Learning is the only comprehensive book on the subject.”

Satya Nadella was so significantly impacted by Deep Learning that he hired co-author Yoshua Bengio to help shape the future of Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence approach as a machine learning advisor.

Vinod Khosla: "For a slightly more technical read [on Machine Learning], I’d suggest Ian Goodfellows Deep Learning."

Paul Graham: "It's a great book, probably in my all time top 100."

Elon Musk: "[Benjamin Franklin] was an entrepreneur. He started from nothing. Basically just a runaway kid."

Charlie Munger recommended 'The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin' 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.

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

Vinod Khosla: "One of my favorite one hour reads about intellectual honesty. I wish more people were this honest!"

Tim Ferriss: "It’s a great book."

Brian Armstrong: "How life with radical honesty."

NIck Szabo: "One of the most important books I've read"

Naval Ravikant's answer to "Any good book about economy for a beginner?"

Elon Musk: "Adam Smith FTW obv. Ironically, future automation will naturally lead to greater equality of consumption. Monopolies are true enemy of people. Competing to serve is good."

Bill Gurley: "Smith identified that when men and women specialize their skills, and also importantly 'trade' with one another, the end result is a rise in productivity and standard of living for everyone."

David Friedberg: "Reading about how Jobs ran his management team, it actually changed my behavior going into the office."

Ray Dalio: "I noticed a number of similarities between [Steve Jobs and I], especially when [Walter] quoted Jobs’s own words... But to be clear, I didn’t think that Bridgewater or I held a candle to Apple and Jobs."

Elon Musk: "Quite interesting."

MrBeast: "[Walter Isaacson's] Steve Jobs biography was fantastic"

One of Larry Page's recommended books.

Brian Armstrong: "A collection of stories from physicist Richard Feynman.

I really liked Surely You’re Joking, so I thought I might like this book, but it didn’t live up to its predecessor."

Elon Musk: "Everyone should read Feynman's books"

Max Levchin shared 'Consider Phlebas' on his LinkedIn page.

Jeff Bezos: "Iain M. Banks’ amazing Culture series [is] a huge personal favorite"

Elon Musk: "Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic about AI."

Jeff Bezos: "Iain M. Banks’ amazing Culture series [is] a huge personal favorite"

Elon Musk: "Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic about AI."

Mark Zuckerberg: "It's a science fiction book about an advanced civilization with AI and a vibrant culture."

Elon Musk: "I like 'Stranger in a Strange Land', although it kind of goes off the rails at the end."

Tim Ferriss: "Incredible."

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

Michael Saylor: "One of my favorite books is 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress'. In it, Robert Heinlein writes about a bunch of loonies - basically Libertarians that live on the moon that believe in making their own way, and their motto is 'There ain't no such thing as a free lunch'"

One of Elon Musk's favorite books about space.

Paul Graham: "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress made me want to work on AI, which led to Lisp."

Elon Musk: "A great biography of Ben Franklin by Isaacson. Highly recommended."

Tim Ferriss: "Ben is one of the historical figures that I’ve been most obsessed with and I’ve recommended 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life' to thousands and thousands of people."

Sheryl Sandberg: "The Innovators is a fascinating history of the digital revolution, including the critical but often forgotten role women played from the beginning.

It offers truly valuable lessons in how to work together to achieve great results."

Elon Musk: "Walter is incredibly thorough in his research. Highly recommend his other books!"

Garry Kasparov recommended "The Innovators" on his website.

Elon Musk: "Great book by Hayek"

Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.

Michael Saylor recommended The Road to Serfdom on his Bitcoin website, Hope.com

Elon Musk: "Every parent should read this"

Jason Calacanis: "Listen to this book, report back"

Elon Musk: "Good book"

One of 10 biographies Jason Calacanis recommends reading.

Jeff Bezos: "Iain M. Banks’ amazing Culture series [is] a huge personal favorite"

Elon Musk: "Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic about AI."

Elon Musk: "Reading Look to Windward by Banks. He is an amazing writer. Pantheon level."

Jeff Bezos: "Iain M. Banks’ amazing Culture series [is] a huge personal favorite"

Elon Musk: "My Mom wrote a book ❤️"

Karlie Kloss: "I have long admired Maye Musk as both a model and a woman.

She has inspired so many throughout her career, and her invaluable wisdom and insight come to life on each page of this book."

Jeff Bezos: "Iain M. Banks’ amazing Culture series [is] a huge personal favorite"

Elon Musk: "[I recommend] all of [Banks' books]. Especially Surface Detail."

Jeff Bezos: "Iain M. Banks’ amazing Culture series [is] a huge personal favorite"

Elon Musk: "Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic about AI."

Jeff Bezos: "Iain M. Banks’ amazing Culture series [is] a huge personal favorite"

Elon Musk: "Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic about AI."

Jeff Bezos: "Iain M. Banks’ amazing Culture series [is] a huge personal favorite"

Elon Musk: "Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic about AI."

Jeff Bezos: "Iain M. Banks’ amazing Culture series [is] a huge personal favorite"

Elon Musk: "Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic about AI."

Jeff Bezos: "Iain M. Banks’ amazing Culture series [is] a huge personal favorite"

Elon Musk: "Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic about AI."

Larry Ellison's favorite history book, which he has read several times.

Elon Musk: "The Age of Napoleon by Will & Ariel Durant is an amazing book"

Alexis Ohanian: "Got a ton of these for the Initialized office."

Elon Musk: "Daemon is a great read."

Elon Musk: "People should read Feynman’s books"

Naval Ravikant mentioned 'Six Easy Pieces' on Twitter.

Elon Musk: "Great book. Read it when it came out."

Patrick Collison included this book on his list of recommended books.

Bill Gates: "Walter Isaacson’s terrific new biography sheds light on every facet of the artist’s life."

Elon Musk: "Walter is incredibly thorough in his research. Highly recommend his other books!"

Elon Musk: “This is a compelling guide to the challenges and choices in our quest for a great future of life, intelligence and consciousness—on Earth and beyond.”

Keith Rabois: "Best introduction to AI, accessible to sophisticated. Enjoyable to read."

Sam Altman: "Nick Bostrom's excellent book "Superintelligence" is the best thing I’ve seen on this topic. It is well worth a read."

Elon Musk: "Worth reading Superintelligence by Bostrom. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes."

Elon Musk: "Great book"

Elon Musk: "People should read Feynman’s books"

Elon Musk: "People should read Feynman’s books"

Elon Musk: "The 1946 edition of Gibbon has the best book spine art I’ve ever seen."

Elon Musk: "This book is an excellent explanation of why capitalism is not just successful, but morally right, especially chapter 4"

Elon Musk: "Book is accurate"

Elon Musk: "The Skeptics Guide to the Universe is good"

Elon Musk: "Intense. Great book."

Elon Musk: "Dune Series by Herbert [is] brilliant. He advocates placing limits on machine intelligence."

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

Elon Musk: "Must admit to liking 'The Fault in Our Stars'. Sad, romantic and beautifully named"

Elon Musk: "Have recently come to appreciate the awesome, absurdist humor of Waiting for Godot. We so often wait, without knowing why, when or where."

Elon Musk: "Worth reading."

Elon Musk: "Congrats to Talulah Riley on her novel, 'Acts of Love'! All characters – even those based on real people – are entirely fictional"

Elon Musk: "Dune Series by Herbert [is] brilliant. He advocates placing limits on machine intelligence."

Elon Musk: "Am reading Robert Massie's book on Catherine the Great. Yeah, I know what you're probably thinking...did she really f*** a horse?"

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

Elon Musk: "Dune Series by Herbert [is] brilliant. He advocates placing limits on machine intelligence."

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

Elon Musk: "Worth reading The Machine Stops, an old story by E. M. Forster"

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

Elon Musk: "Dune Series by Herbert [is] brilliant. He advocates placing limits on machine intelligence."

Elon Musk: "Dune Series by Herbert [is] brilliant. He advocates placing limits on machine intelligence."

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

Elon Musk: "Liked 'Screw Business as Usual' a lot. This approach should be taken to heart by all, as it really is the smart move."

One of Elon Musk's favorite books about space.

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

Elon Musk: "Read The Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant"

Elon Musk: "Read The Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant"

Elon Musk: "Read The Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant"

Elon Musk: "Read The Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant"

Elon Musk: "Read The Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant"

Elon Musk: "Read The Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant"

Elon Musk: "Read The Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant"

Elon Musk: "Read The Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant"

Elon Musk: "Read The Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant"

Elon Musk: "Read The Story of Civilization by Will & Ariel Durant"

One of Elon Musk's favorite books about space.

Elon Musk: "Maybe a cautionary tale. He's sort of an interesting fellow"

Elon Musk: "[This book] is really, really good if you want a primer on structural design."

Elon Musk: "It's really quite good."

Elon Musk: "Worth reading 'Human Compatible' by Stuart Russell (he’s great!) about future AI risks & solutions"

Elon Musk: "Highly recommend anything by Sean Carroll"

Elon Musk: "Worth reading Merchants of Doubt. Same who tried to deny smoking deaths r denying climate change"