Naval Ravikant is an Indian American entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder, chairman and former CEO of AngelList.
Karlie Kloss: "It’s an amazing book on the beginning of humanity. It’s scientific but also philosophical."
Joe Rogan: "Great book... Fucking fascinating... Very enlightening."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "This book was so entertaining and useful.
Changpeng Zhao: "[This book] gives me a greater perspective about how humans emerged and why we behave the way we do."
Daniel Ek: "One of the most-talked-about books of the last couple of years, and for good reason.
Anthony Pompliano: "One of the best books I read in 2017"
Naval Ravikant: "An orthogonal and clinical examination of the human animal, from the beginning to now.
Melinda Gates mentioned this book as one of her 11 favorite books.
Reid Hoffman: "Sapiens has had me thinking a lot about the evolution of humanity and what our future looks like."
Mark Zuckerberg: "I found the chapter on the evolution of the role of religion in human life most interesting and something I wanted to go deeper on."
Raoul Pal enjoyed reading 'Sapiens'.
One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.
Bill Gurley: "I really enjoyed [Sapiens]"
Bill Gates: "Melinda and I spent weeks talking about this history of the human race."
Tony Robbins: "I found it to be truly extraordinary."
Arianna Huffington: "Beautifully written and filled with such wisdom."
Reed Hastings: "Principles had a profound positive impact on my leadership style."
Naval Ravikant: "As with most non-fiction, the meat was in the beginning."
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.
Warren Buffett: "This book is something of a publishing miracle—never advertised, yet year after year selling many thousands of copies from its Internet site."
Shane Parrish: "Because I have an MBA a lot of people inevitably ask me if they should pursue one.
If it’s knowledge and not credentials you’re after, save your money and read [this book]"
Marc Andreessen: "Tremendous"
Naval Ravikant recommended Poor Charlie's Almanack on Twitter.
Patrick Collison included this book on his list of recommended books.
Ryan Petersen: "[One of] the best books for business people."
Tim Ferriss mentioned reading Poor Charlie's Almanack on Twitter.
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."
His non-physics books, like 'Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman' are great."
One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.
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.
Sam Altman: "Great read."
Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."
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"
Tim Urban: "The Three Body Problem trilogy rocked my existence for a few months last year.
Mike Novogratz: "Great summer read"
Naval Ravikant: "Great series."
Tobi Lutke: "Loved the series."
Barry Silbert: "Amazing"
Mark Zuckerberg: "It's a Chinese science fiction book that has gotten so popular there's now a Hollywood movie being made based on it."
Max Levchin shared 'The Three Body Problem' on his LinkedIn page.
Jason Calacanis: "If you haven't read the books, they're great"
Naval Ravikant: "Best book I've read since Sapiens (far less mainstream, though)."
Joel Salatin: "Prophetic about the impacts of the information revolution to democratize everything."
Brian Armstrong: "Was really ahead of it's time, a lot of original thinking (some really out there stuff too)."
Changpeng Zhao: "Just read the Sovereign Individual again. Amazed that it was written before 1997.
Talks about internet currencies, etc. Good read."
Vitalik Buterin reviewed The Sovereign Individual on Twitter.
One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.
Michael Saylor recommended The Sovereign Individual on his Bitcoin website, Hope.com
Naval Ravikant: "Matt Ridley's "The Rational Optimist" is the most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years."
Anthony Pompliano: "One of the best books I read in 2017"
Bill Gurley: "I really, really loved 'How Innovation Works' from Matt Ridley.
It is a very elegant follow up to 'The Rational Optimist' - read both if you can."
Marc Andreessen: "Sparkling explanation of how the economy evolves, producing the glorious cornucopia of goods and services available all around us.
How to feel good about the future even in dark times."
Mark Zuckerberg: "This book argues that economic progress is the greater force is pushing society forward."
Naval Ravikant: "Fine book but it didn’t need to be an entire book."
One of Sam Altman's recommended books for young startup founders.
One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.
Garry Kasparov recommended "Thinking, Fast and Slow" on his website.
Alexis Ohanian: "[Read this book] in order to navigate the world with heightened awareness for how we're always being influenced/manipulated."
Naval Ravikant: "Influence was fundamental and had a lot to teach."
Tobi Lutke: "[Influence] ranks in the top five books I’ve ever read"
Andrew Wilkinson: "One of my most recommended business books"
Charlie Munger recommended 'Influence' in his book Poor Charlie's Almanack.
Neil Strauss recommended 'Influence' on his website.
One of Max Levchin's answers to 'What's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?'
Naval Ravikant: "Concise and well written, summarizes the long arc of history with poetic insights."
Tim Ferriss: "Fantastic book. I read [The Lessons of History] because Ray Dalio recommended it."
Kevin Systrom: "It’s a great book."
Tobi Lutke: "[Love] this book"
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.
Shane Parrish: "As hard as you think your life is, it pales in comparison to Auschwitz.
Tony Robbins: "Man’s Search for Meaning provides compelling examples of humanity’s perseverance through trying situations.
Jordan Peterson: "A book that I found particularly influential in my intellectual development."
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
Naval Ravikant mentioned Man's Search for Meaning on Twitter.
Shane Parrish: "This book changed how I see the world."
Naval Ravikant: "Good books are worth re-reading. Great books are worth re-buying."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "This book will have you asking yourself many provocative and useful questions"
Tobi Lutke: "Shopify is practically built on that book"
Michael Saylor recommended Antifragile on his Bitcoin website, Hope.com
Ryan Petersen: "[One of] the best books for business people."
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 Ferriss: "One of my favorite books of the last five years."
Stewart Butterfield: "'How to Change Your Mind' is a great overview of research into the therapeutic uses of psychedelics.
Michael Pollan is such a gifted observer and clear writer. Total pleasure."
Vinod Khosla: "This is a fun exploration of psychedelic drugs, especially for someone who has never tried them."
Michael Mauboussin: "[How To Change Your Mind] helped me think better in 2018."
Naval Ravikant's answer to 'Do you have any advice for dealing with the death of a parent?'
Shane Parrish: "I call Naval the Angel Philosopher, and the Almanack shows why.
Anthony Pompliano: "Highly suggest others grab a copy"
Ryan Petersen: "[One of] the best books for business people."
Naval Ravikant shared this book on Twitter.
Tim Ferriss wrote the foreword to 'The Almanack of Naval Ravikant'.
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.
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.
Naval Ravikant: "Everything by Matt Ridley is worth reading."
Charlie Munger recommended 'Genome' in his book Poor Charlie's Almanack.
Tim Ferriss: "The Power of Habit, by Duhigg is actually a very good book"
Ray Dalio: "[The Power of Habit] really opened my eyes. I recommend that you read it yourself"
Humans are basically habit machines."
Max Levchin: "Compiles a bunch of great academic neuroscience and applied psychology research on habit formation."
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.
NIck Szabo: "One of the most important books I've read"
Naval Ravikant's answer to "Any good book about economy for a beginner?"
Naval Ravikant: "Didn't finish it. Good book but not as seminal as Sapiens."
Raoul Pal enjoyed reading 'Homo Deus'.
Bill Gates: "A provocative new book raises big questions about the future."
Brian Chesky: "The Third Wave is an indispensable book for understanding the history of the Internet and preparing for what's next.
Entrepreneurs looking to build truly transformational businesses should listen closely to Steve Case's insightful advice."
Naval Ravikant: "Steve Case is doing the behind the scenes work to support entrepreneurship in America."
Naval Ravikant: "Siddhartha is so good that it may as well be non-fiction."
Fred Wilson: "Oh god. I loved that book when I read it in college. I think it really impacted me"
Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "An old classic"
Tim Ferriss: "Skip the Amazon description, as it gives away too much plot, but consider reading or rereading this short gem."
Naval Ravikant: "Love that book."
Patrick Collison included this book on his list of recommended books.
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
Naval Ravikant: "Great book. Required reading."
Michael Saylor recommended Economics In One Lesson on his Bitcoin website, Hope.com
Peter Schiff recommends 'Economics In One Lesson' on his website.
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!"
Naval Ravikant: "The future convergence of networks and governments, from one of the most brilliant thinkers alive."
Marc Andreessen: "Balaji has the highest rate of output per minute of good new ideas of anybody I’ve ever met, and The Network State may be his best."
Vitalik Buterin: "We've started new currencies. Now The Network State shows us how to start new cities and new countries."
Marc Andreessen: "A bracing disassembly and reconstruction of a theory of individual progress in the modern world.
Fascinating compare and contrast with 'The Courage To Be Disliked'"
Joe Rogan mentioned 12 Rules For Life on the 'Joe Rogan Experience' podcast.
Naval Ravikant mentioned 12 Rules For Life on Twitter.
Naval Ravikant: "Good books are worth re-reading. Great books are worth re-buying."
Raoul Pal recommended 'The Black Swan' on Twitter.
Included on Jeff Bezos' list of books that Amazon employees refer to as “Jeff’s Reading List.”
Nick Szabo: "A crucial book on our origins and our natures"
Naval Ravikant: "Everything by Matt Ridley is worth reading."
Neil Strauss recommended 'The Red Queen' on his website.
Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "This is a mind f**k.
Naval Ravikant mentioned 'The Origin of Consciousness' on 'The Tim Ferriss Show' podcast.
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
Naval Ravikant: "Everything by Matt Ridley is worth reading."
Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
Joe Rogan: "Sex at Dawn is incredible."
Sex at Dawn was mentioned on Shane Parrish's podcast with Naval Ravikant.
Keith Rabois: "It is the most important book published in the last 5-10 years."
Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'The Book of Why' on Twitter.
Naval Ravikant: "Amazing book, but good luck finishing it"
One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.
Chamath Palihapitiya: "I agree with a lot of Rene Girard's philosophies. It's called Mimetic Theory, and the idea is that you're born without preferences and then you kind of just copy what's around you."
Naval Ravikant: "It’s more of an overview book because I couldn’t make it through his actual writings."
Naval Ravikant: "One of my top 3 books of all time."
Nassim Taleb: "Read it twice, once for the diet, once for a rich document in the history of science."
Balaji Srinivasan: "The desert island book. So good."
Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'The Princeton Companion to Mathematics' on Twitter.
David Sacks: "A book series I really like is 'Nexus' by Ramez Naam."
Naval Ravikant: "Fantastic"
Elon Musk: "People should read Feynman’s books"
Naval Ravikant mentioned 'Six Easy Pieces' on Twitter.
One of Larry Page's recommended books.
Naval Ravikant: "Good if you liked Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman"
Michael Mauboussin: "Awesome"
Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'Infinite Powers' on Twitter.