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.

It provides a concise history of humankind and outlines why we have the psychology we do today (this part is great for thinking about investor behavior)."

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.

Both sobering and conservatively optimistic in equal measure, it seems even more relevant for us at the moment to learn from our socio-anthropological history."

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.

Humans are story-telling alpha predators that killed the competition and domesticated the survivors. This is our story, and it's not all pretty."

David Sacks: "Yuval Harari’s Sapiens had a big impact on how I approach VC. The theme of the book is that humans obsess over narratives.

So I try to focus on product and metrics as a way to get to ground truth, as opposed to over-indexing on the pitch, which is mostly a story-telling event."

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."

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"

Joe Gebbia: "A must read book for any entrepreneur looking to get their idea out to the world"

Tony Robbins: "A lively and inspiring guidebook for anyone who wants to make the jump from normal to extraordinary."

Arianna Huffington: "Whether you’re burned out, in a rut, or just feel that you want something else, Mike Lewis’s When to Jump is the book for you.

With more than forty stories of people who decided to make a major change, this book offers the inspiration as well as a practical and simple framework to help you make your own jump.

A must read for anyone seeking to not only succeed but thrive."

Reid Hoffman: "The most successful start-ups are often defined by one or two key decisions that massively accelerate their growth and value.

The same is true for individual careers. This wise and engaging book will inspire you to go farther, faster, by showing you how to take intelligent risks at exactly the right moment.

Read it before you leap!"

Sheryl Sandberg wrote the foreword to 'When to Jump'.

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."

Seth Godin: "The True Believer is a must read. It’s dense, it’s more than fifty years old, it’s an easy read and it’s urgently important."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "This book is applicable to just about everyone.

It is simultaneously a book on history, psychology, influence, and salesmanship."

Marc Andreessen included this as one of 10 more books to read to understand 'The Bonfire of the Universities'.

One of Mark Cuban's 2017 Books to Read.

Marc Andreessen: "Brynjolfsson and McAfee are right: we are on the cusp of a dramatically different world brought on by technology. 

The Second Machine Age is the book for anyone who wants to thrive in it. I’ll encourage all of our entrepreneurs to read it, and hope their competitors don’t."

Reid Hoffman: "The Second Machine Age offers important insights into how digital technologies are transforming our economy, a process that has only just begun.

Erik and Andrew’s thesis: As massive technological innovation radically reshapes our world, we need to develop new business models, new technologies, and new policies that amplify our human capabilities, so every person can stay economically viable in an age of increasing automation. I couldn’t agree more."

Raoul Pal said 'The Second Machine Age' influenced his macro thinking on Twitter.

Will Marshall: "Key learning from the book 'The Second Machine Age': Learn to be useful to/symbiotic with computers. Best output will come from a human-AI team."

Sheryl Sandberg: “John Doerr has taught a generation of entrepreneurs and philanthropists that execution is everything. 

Measure What Matters shows how any organization or team can aim high, move fast, and excel.”

Reid Hoffman: “Whether you're a seasoned CEO or a first-time entrepreneur, you'll find valuable lessons, tools, and inspiration in the pages of Measure What Matters.

I'm glad John invested the time to share these ideas with the world.”

Larry Page: "I wish I had had this book nineteen years ago, when we founded Google. Or even before that, when I was only managing myself!"

Bill Gates: "Management tips from a brilliant business leader"

Seth Godin: "Stop worrying about what you feel like doing (and what the world owes you) and instead, start creating something meaningful and then give it to the world. Cal really delivers with this one."

Reid Hoffman: "Entrepreneurial professionals must develop a competitive advantage by building valuable skills. This book offers advice based on research and reality--not meaningless platitudes-- on how to invest in yourself in order to stand out from the crowd. An important guide to starting up a remarkable career."

Kevin Kelly: "While this book changed my mind about how skills trump passion, I consider it the only first word in outlining how one goes about this.

But it’s good enough for framing the question that I gave all my young adult kids a copy."

Kat Cole: "Love this book and its messages"

RIchard Branson: “A useful lens to use when thinking about how business has changed, how to spread ideas or start a movement, or create change.

This book challenges all of us to think about the values we hold and how we can all be a part of building a more open, equitable, and participatory world.”

Reid Hoffman: “Essential and extremely insightful.”

Reid Hoffman: "Entrepreneurial professionals must develop a competitive advantage by building valuable skills.

This book offers advice based on research and reality--not meaningless platitudes-- on how to invest in yourself in order to stand out from the crowd. An important guide to starting up a remarkable career."

Seth Godin: "Stop worrying about what you feel like doing (and what the world owes you) and instead, start creating something meaningful and then give it to the world. Cal really delivers with this one."

Michael Mauboussin: "I read Deep Work and really liked it."

Tony Hsieh: "Just finished Tribal Leadership, awesome book! Codifies what we instinctively try to do with Zappos culture."

Reid Hoffman: "Tribal Leadership presents a clear road map for the new reality of managing organizations, careers, and life.

This book points to a new paradigm in not just information technology, but also business.

It explains what to do in a world where every professional will have an electronic shingle on the internet to create a vibrant, active network."

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

Reid Hoffman: "In this hyper networked world remade fresh every day, with new perils and new opportunities, there is one book to be sure to read: Joshua Ramo's new book, a masterpiece, The Seventh Sense.

To understand the tsunami of the networked age, you need history, biography, tech, philosophy, politics--and you want a book that has a depth beyond whatever else you could be streaming, podcasting, or wiki-ing.

This is that book."

Vinod Khosla: "I like the author but wish there were more causality/details.

Important message I agree with none the less"

Keith Rabois shared a photo of 'The Seventh Sense' as his 'latest reading' on Twitter.

Reid Hoffman: "Gallagher captures the remarkable journey of Airbnb exceedingly well; she takes readers from its earliest and scrappiest days through becoming an enduring company with a brand beloved by millions around the world.”

Tony Hsieh: “Leigh Gallagher has written a compelling history of Airbnb’s journey from a crazy, it-will-never-work idea to becoming a totally disruptive force.”

Brian Chesky: "Has some fun facts from our early days"

Reid Hoffman recommended this book on LinkedIn.

Bill Gates: "An excellent guide for navigating unprecedented times"

Stewart Brand: "A good book"

Reid Hoffman recommended this book on LinkedIn.

Bill Gurley: "Through the entire history of startups and entrepreneurship, the world expects founders and young executives to succeed and thrive as their company grows larger and larger.

Yet no one takes the time to give them the skills and processes that are necessary to achieve great leadership. Now someone has—hats off to Claire Johnson for writing Scaling People."

Reid Hoffman: "There’s a lot of reinventing the wheel in a startup environment.

Scaling People offers strong frameworks, sound advice, and tried-and-true processes that any company can use to build stronger foundations and sustainable success."

Reid Hoffman: "The story of four women who entered the tech industry to follow their dreams and managed through hard work and creativity to make those dreams come true.

I’m glad Julian has written this book; we need to tell the success stories of women in tech."

Melinda Gates: "In her new book Alpha Girls, Julian Guthrie shows what's possible for women and girls everywhere by highlighting the stories of ground breaking women in Silicon Valley"

Arianna Huffington: "A very timely book and a powerful call for change"

One of Reid Hoffman's summer reads of 2016.

Reid Hoffman: “Entrepreneurs succeed when they say ‘yes’ to the right project, at the right time, in the right way. To accomplish this, they have to be good at saying ‘no’ to all their other ideas. 

Essentialism offers concise and eloquent advice on how to determine what you care about most, and how to apply your energies in ways that ultimately bring you the greatest rewards.”

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

One of Reid Hoffman's summer reads of 2016.

Bill Gates: "A talented writer and doctor guides us through the past, present, and future of genome science."

Sheryl Sandberg: "I have given this book to so many team members at work, and I’ve seen it inspire people overnight to be more aware of their actions and impact on others."

Reid Hoffman recommended this book on LinkedIn.

Bill Gates: "An excellent guide for navigating unprecedented times"

Reid Hoffman recommended this book on LinkedIn.

Reid Hoffman recommended this book on LinkedIn.

Reid Hoffman recommended this book on LinkedIn.

Reid Hoffman recommended this book on LinkedIn.

Reid Hoffman recommended this book on LinkedIn.

Reid Hoffman recommended this book on LinkedIn.

Reid Hoffman: "Since 1985, when The Big Score was originally published, the dominant and seemingly enduring companies it documented have mostly fallen by the wayside, and the overall technological landscape is wildly different.

And so, while The Big Score continues to exist as an encyclopedic and highly entertaining record of Silicon Valley’s origins, it also provides a glimpse of what’s to come. Nothing ever changes in Silicon Valley, it implicitly testifies, and nothing ever stays the same."

One of Reid Hoffman's summer reads of 2016.

Reid Hoffman: “This book is essential reading for any non-economist who wants to understand how markets shape our world, including transformational marketplaces like Amazon, Airbnb, and eBay.”

Reid Hoffman mentioned 'Smart People Should Build Things' on Twitter.