Reid Hoffman: "If you want the chance to turn your startup into the next Google or Twitter, then read this trenchant guide from someone who played key roles in the growth of these companies."

Alexis Ohanian: "[Elad Gil's] book is required reading"

Chris Dixon: “This is a great book that complements Peter Thiel’s classic Zero to One (an alternative title for Elad’s book would be “1 to n”).

Everyone interested in the growth stage of startups should read it.”

Max Levchin: "Armed with observations gathered scaling some of the most successful and important companies of Silicon Valley, Elad has no-nonsense, highly applicable advice to any operator transitioning a company from the proverbial garage to the next stage and beyond."

Brian Armstrong: "Elad is one of the most experienced operators in Silicon Valley having seen numerous companies hit their inflection point.

His advice has been key for Coinbase as we go through hypergrowth, from hiring executives to improving M&A."

Aaron Levie: “Elad jam packs every useful lesson about building and scaling companies in a single, digestible book.

My only gripe is that he didn’t write this when we were in the early days of Box as it would have saved my ass countless times.”

Garry Tan: "Super legit book"

Marc Andreessen: "Smash hit in Japan, and easy to see why. Adlerian psychology meets Stoic philosophy in Socratic dialogue.

Compelling from front to back. Highly recommend."

Anthony Pompliano: "This book is tremendous. Highly recommend!"

Stewart Butterfield: "'The Courage to be Disliked' — which, right off the bat: great title, and definitely something I need — is a very traditional Socratic dialog, originally written in Japanese, principally about the work of the Austrian psychotherapist Alfred Adler.

Will cause keen self-reflection!"

Tobi Lutke: "It is probably the best book I’ve read in the last couple of years."

Garry Tan: "Two objectives in Adlerian psychology: be self reliant and live in harmony with society"

Peter Thiel: "This is the clearest, most accessible introduction to René Girard available."

Chamath Palihapitiya: "Superb book. Very easy to read, very accessible... One of the most useful mental models that I have"

Andrew Wilkinson: "One of the most impactful books I’ve read lately"

Ryan Petersen: "Wanting is a great book"

Garry Tan: "Learn about René Girard’s theory of mimetic desire and how we can use it in our lives as founders."

Garry Tan: "We do still read the Prince. Methods still valuable and can be used for good"

Fred Wilson recommends 'The Prince' for entrepreneurs.

Donald Trump recommends 'The Prince' in his book 'Trump 101: The Way to Success'

One of Stephen Schwarzman's favorite books

Jordan Peterson: "A book that I found particularly influential in my intellectual development."

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

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

Garry Tan mentioned a quote from 1984 on Twitter.

Chamath Palihapitiya: "Rob’s story is incredible - if you want an inspiring read that is a study of becoming something from nothing, escaping every bad outcome society could throw at you but also what is possible when you grind in America, I would read 'Troubled'"

Marc Andreessen: "Book of the year"

Michael Mauboussin: "The whole book is great but I am encouraging friends and family to read the last couple of chapters in particular. He provides a healthy response to the rise of "luxury beliefs."

Garry Tan: "[Troubled] really spoke to me"

LeBron James: "The whole thing about empowerment of yourself and having your visions become a reality and the more and more that you dream and actually talk about something that you want to do, it can become true... That was one of the one things I got out of it."

Garry Tan: "It's a great read -- short but one of the more impactful books I've read in a long while."

Daniel Ek: "I spent an inspiring evening with Paulo in Switzerland, around the time we were launching Spotify in Brazil.

It was fascinating to talk to him about how this book came to be such a hit.

He never backed down, and he allowed people to read it for free in order to then boost sales - much like how Spotify's free-mium model was perceived in the early days."

Brianne Kimmel: "Ben Horowitz's new book is a must-read especially on navigating ‘war times’"

Vinod Khosla: "For me, it shows the value of having principles an organization and its leaders believe in."

Garry Tan: "Lots of gems in the new ⁦Ben Horowitz book"

Garry Tan: "Kamal Ravikant's book 'Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It' helped me massively"

Naval Ravikant: "My brother wrote it, so I'm biased. But it's brilliantly written."

Andrew Wilkinson: "Check out 'Status Anxiety' by Alain De Botton. My first Kindle book - it's incredible!"

Garry Tan mentioned Status Anxiety on his blog.

Marc Andreessen: "Software is eating the world and 'Without Their Permission' is your ultimate cookbook."

Garry Tan: “Alexis and Steve’s reddit story is a the great American dream writ large and in digital ink. Alexis gives an approachable, easy-to-understand blueprint on how anyone with a laptop can touch millions of people’s lives and make something people love.”

Steve Jobs: “Zen has been a deep influence in my life ever since [attending classes by Shunryu Suzuki]”

Garry Tan mentioned 'Zen Mind, Beginners Mind' on Instagram.

Tim Ferriss: "Nearly every morning, I sit down with a hot cocktail of turmeric, ginger, pu-erh tea, and green tea. Next, I crack open [The Artist's Way: Morning Pages Journal]"

Garry Tan mentioned a quote from 'The Artist's Way' on Twitter.

Balaji Srinivasan: "Useful for anyone trying to bootstrap a new community or network, which is virtually every founder these days."

Garry Tan: "The cold start problem is the biggest problem for builders. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, Andrew Chen"

Paul Tudor Jones: "The Alchemy of Finance joins Reminiscences of a Stock Operator as a timeless instructional guide of the marketplace."

Garry Tan: "Read 'The Alchemy of Finance by Soros' [to learn about reflexivity]"

Andrew Wilkinson recommended 'Triumphs of Experience' on Twitter.

Garry Tan mentioned 'Triumphs of Experience' on his blog.

Garry Tan: "This looks like it could be useful at some point in the future. *grin* "

Tim Ferriss: “If you’ve ever wanted to beat the system, get off the grid, or become an escape artist, this is your manual.”

Garry Tan: "The simplest book I recommend everyone to read when they want to do design."

Brian Armstrong: "A framework to simulate how customers experience your product, especially the moments of confusion.

Each customer comes to your product with a reservoir of trust, and every interaction adds or depletes a bit of trust from that reservoir."

Shane Parrish: "This book will become my new default for people interested in an introduction to the thinking of Charlie Munger.

Griffin does an extraordinary job of curating, synthesizing, and organizing the vast wisdom Munger has left for humanity."

Garry Tan: "Big fan of [this] book"

Garry Tan: "This book is lucid, full of real SF citizens who directly experience the worst of our deep policy mistakes buttressed by systemic nonprofit graft and corruption"

David Sacks: "It's already very influential. It's not just about San Fransisco, it's about how the so-called progressive agenda in cities is not working"

Marc Andreessen: "Hugely underrated"

Garry Tan: "Oh man I think I’m going to like this book"

Garry Tan mentioned 'The Last Lecture' on his blog.

Garry Tan: "Read the Body Keeps the Score"

Garry Tan: "Actionable advice for business owners of all kinds, not just startup founders.

A great reminder that not every business is a startup, but it is definitely true that every great startup must learn to be a great business if they are to truly reach their ultimate potential."

Garry Tan mentioned 'Innovating Out of Crisis' on Twitter.

Garry Tan mentioned 'The Underdog Founder' on Twitter.

Garry Tan: "This is a great book, my 4 year old's favorite"

Garry Tan: “'Focusing' is one of the most valuable techniques I can think of to move beyond the default reactions to any event or problem.

Strong emotions should trigger self-aware introspection, not rash action"

Garry Tan mentioned 'All I Want to Know is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There' on Twitter.

Garry Tan: "Love that book"

Garry Tan: "Good book"

Garry Tan: "Pretty psyched for the new book about the founding of Reddit."

Garry Tan: "This book was fire"