Fred Wilson: "Chapter five in 'The Hard Thing About Hard Things' is possibly the best thing I’ve read about leading a tech company"

Peter Thiel: “Every management guide presumes that all great companies follow a formula. But successful startups don’t imitate; they build innovations that can’t be copied.

Ben Horowitz knows no recipe guarantees success. He has written the first true guide for protecting a startup from self-sabotage.”

Raoul Pal: "Without question, to me, The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz is, by far, the best, most brutally honest and incredibly useful book about the realities of starting and running a company, ever written."

Tim Ferriss: "A great book"

Larry Page: "Ben's book is a great read - with uncomfortable truths about entrepreneurship and how to lead to a company.

It's also an inspiring story of a business rebirth through sheer willpower."

Andrew Wilkinson: "'The Hard Things About Hard Things' by Ben Horowitz is one of the best business books I've picked up in years."

Marc Andreessen mentioned 'The Hard Thing about Hard Things' on 'The Tim Ferriss Show' podcast.

Blake Scholl: "'The Hard Thing about Hard Things' is good."

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.

Luis von Ahn read 'The Hard Thing About Hard Things' twice.

One of five business books Chris Dixon recommended on Twitter.

Mark Cuban: "Principles is the book I wish I had as a young entrepreneur, stressing over not knowing what I didn't know."

Tony Robbins: "I found it to be truly extraordinary."

Arianna Huffington: "Beautifully written and filled with such wisdom."

Michael Bloomberg: “Ray Dalio’s market acumen is legendary, but it was creating and living by a set of principles that allowed him to reach the top. Everyone with goals and dreams can learn from Ray’s approach.”

Reed Hastings: "Principles had a profound positive impact on my leadership style."

Jack Dorsey: "Principles is helpful in showing people how to operate by clearly articulated and shared principles that lead to faster progress."

Tim Ferriss: "I highly recommend this book. It has already changed how I think about making decisions in my life and in my business, how I think about managing, how I think about managing, how I think about communications between teams."

Kevin Systrom: "I was blown away. It’s both a guide to life, a guide to business, and also I think an insight into Ray and someone who’s built an amazing business."

Naval Ravikant: "As with most non-fiction, the meat was in the beginning."

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]"

Daniel Ek: "I've been enjoying Charlie Munger's speeches online for years; this is the ultimate collection of the best of them"

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.

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.

Andrew Wilkinson: "One of my most recommended business books"

Seth Godin: "This book will make you uncomfortable. Depending on what you do all day, it might make you extremely uncomfortable. That's a very good thing, because you deserve it. We all do.

Jason and David have broken all the rules and won. Again and again they've demonstrated that the regular way isn't necessarily the right way. They just don't say it, they do it. And they do it better than just about anyone has any right to expect.

This book is short, fast, sharp and ready to make a difference. It takes no prisoners, spares no quarter, and gives you no place to hide, all at the same time.

There, my review is almost as long as the first chapter of the book. I can't imagine what possible excuse you can dream up for not buying this book for every single person you work with, right now."

Mark Cuban: “If given a choice between investing in someone who has read REWORK or has an MBA, I’m investing in REWORK every time.

A must read for every entrepreneur.”

Shane Parrish: "This book showed me that I wasn’t alone or crazy. Other people think about the workplace like I do too."

Tony Hsieh: “The wisdom in these pages is edgy yet simple, straightforward, and proven. Read this book multiple times to help give you the courage you need to get out there and make something great.”

Jeff Bezos: “Unperturbed by conventional wisdom, Jason and David start fresh and rewrite the rules of business. Their approach turns out to be as successful as it is counter-intuitive.”

Tim Ferriss: "I encourage people to think of [Rework] as an Elements of Style for building profitable businesses in a web-savvy world.

Each chapter is 2-5 pages long and delivers their tactics and principles fat-free, without fluff. Just like their business models."

Brian Chesky: "Bob's book is great and he's an excellent CEO."

Alexis Ohanian: "One of the best leadership books I've read.

These usually disappoint, but I actually came away with some good leadership notes and new appreciation for what Iger pulled off in his tenure as Disney CEO."

Michael Bloomberg: "Bob Iger's story is a testament to the idea that in America, if you work hard and pursue a dream, you really can achieve it."

Karlie Kloss: "I really admire Bob [Iger] and his opinions"

Tim Ferriss: "The negotiation stories with Steve Jobs alone make this book worth the read."

Jason Calacanis: "I like these stories of executives from the 80s and 90s before the internet, because you can really see how those media companies were built"

Bill Gates: "Unlike most books on leadership, this one is worth your time."

Shane Parrish: "A concise book of lessons drawn from the survey of history. The book comes highly recommended by someone I met at the Berkshire Hathaway meeting last weekend.

I can’t believe I haven’t read this before. I’ll be re-reading this a few times and I’ve started listening to the audio version in the car as well."

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."

Lyn Alden: "The economics chapter from 'Lessons of History' by Will and Ariel Durant is a good read on [debt cycles]."

Tobi Lutke: "[Love] this book"

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.

Vinod Khosla: "Very good; definitely worth reading"

Jack Dorsey: "You should read it"

Tim Ferriss: "A great book."

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy mentioned reading and loving The Checklist Manifesto on Twitter.

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.

Packed with unforgettable wisdom and penetrating insights, your mental gears will be working overtime."

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 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.

Tim Ferriss: "I’ve been loving [Extreme Ownership]. Trust me. Buy it."

Marc Andreessen: "I hand out more copies of this book than any other. How to take responsibility for yourself and for those around you.

Modern Stoicism, as applied in the military, business, and life."

Michael Mauboussin: "Great book by two remarkable men. You want these guys on your side."

Casey Neistat: "My favorite Jocko book"

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"

Naval Ravikant: "That one was interesting, not because of its content necessarily, but because it’s good for me to always keep on top of mind how powerful my habits are.

Humans are basically habit machines."

Max Levchin: "Compiles a bunch of great academic neuroscience and applied psychology research on habit formation."

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."

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."

Joe Rogan: "Ryan Holiday did a great job of compiling some very powerful and interesting thoughts in his book, The Obstacle Is The Way.

I feel like it’s one I’m going to go over often. There’s some great stuff in here."

Casey Neistat: "Incredible book"

Tim Ferriss: "The Obstacle Is The Way, penned by Ryan Holiday, is a collection of stories and principles about Stoicism, which I consider to be the ultimate personal “operating system” for entrepreneurs…or anyone who wants high performance under high stress."

MrBeast mentioned listening to 'The Obstacle Is The Way'.

Tim Ferriss: "I highly recommend the book, Grit. It's really about teaching your kids to focus on hard work and not intrinsic capability."

Tobi Lutke: "Great book."

Keith Rabois: "Although the title may make it appear intuitive, the reading is much more insightful and applicable than you might guess."

Tim Ferriss: "There’s a term I do recommend, if people read Getting the Yes – BATNA: Best Alternative to Negotiated Agreement, which is a really important concept to grasp."

Charlie Munger recommended 'Getting to Yes' in his book Poor Charlie's Almanack.

Ann Miura-Ko: "Getting To Yes I thought was really good."

Austen Allred: "Absolutely incredible book. Probably in my top five all-time."

Tim Ferriss: "[Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World] has been recommended to me by several billionaires."

Ben Horowitz: "Unexpectedly the most interesting book on the topic of how you think about inclusion."

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."

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.

Tim Ferriss: "At one point, this was the only book listed on Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page.

If it’s good enough to be the sole selection of the founder of Facebook, maybe there’s something to it."

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

Travis Kalanick mentioned reading Ender's Game on Twitter.

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

Tim Ferriss: "Beautifully written, simply written, and hilarious"

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

Chamath Palihapitiya: "Probably my favorite book"

Tim Ferriss: "It's a very exciting book."

Joe Rogan: "This book by Sebastian Junger is fucking epic. I can't recommend it enough."

Tim Ferriss: "I read [Tribe] in about a day and a half. I just ingested it rapid fire."

Naval Ravikant: "The Prophet is a beautiful book"

Tim Ferriss: "It’s a fantastic book. I would recommend people get the edition with the illustrations by the author."

Naval Ravikant mentioned reading Letters from a Stoic.

Tim Ferriss: "Seneca is an outstanding thinker and this is, I think, one of his most accesible books."

Tim Ferriss: "Fantastic."

Tony Hsieh: “This book DEMANDs your EnJOYment!”

Brian Armstrong: "Most brands try to do and be too much, but the customer can only remember you for one thing. Each brand should do one thing, and be the best in that category."

Tim Ferriss: "I have re-read this before every product launch that I have done."

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.

One of Aaron Levie's favorite business books.

Tim Ferriss: "Study [the Blue Ocean Strategy]"

Tim Ferriss: "Open, the autobiography is one of the best I've ever read."

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

Naval Ravikant: "Drop everything and read [Understand]" (Included in Stories of Your Life and Others)

Tim Ferriss: "An incredible collection of short stories."

Tim Ferriss: "Exhalation, [Ted Chiang's] newest collection, may be even better than his last. It’s just so damn good."

Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'Exhalation' on Twitter.

Naval Ravikant mentioned 'Awareness' on Twitter.

Tim Ferriss: "This short book has completely captured me. And just in the last two years, I’ve probably reread it five or six times.

And when I feel myself bleeding into overwhelm or feeling scattered, this is one of the first break-glass-in-case-of-emergency steps that I take."

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.”

Tony Robbins: "Roger Dawson's great book will help you create and expand one of the most critical skills to life-long success."

Tim Ferriss: "This is the one negotiating book that really opened my eyes and gave me practical tools I could use immediately."

Tim Ferriss: "I’m already on my second read. I’ve been waiting a year for it to be published!"

Michael Pollan: "This important book on psychedelic guiding by one of the luminaries in the field is now out on audio-- don't miss it"

Tim Ferriss: "A fantastic book, which is very well written. The introduction alone is worth the price of admission with the book."

Michael Pollan: "So that you understand what a good guide looks like."

Jen Rubio: "Full of sage advice -- every time I've read it, new pieces of advice jump out at me depending on what's going on in my life and career."

Tim Ferriss: "Very powerful book that I recommend to everyone"

Tony Robbins: "Here's the cure to your stress!"

Tim Ferriss: “For all Type-A driven readers — especially those who struggle with the shut-off switch — this one is for you.”

Chris Sacca: "This book is amazing."

Tim Ferriss: "A fun novel, which was recommended to me by billionaire investor Chris Sacca"

Tim Ferriss: "High Fidelity teaches us that eventually we all have to grow up, get past adolescent self-importance, and take responsibility for our own lives."

Tory Burch listed "High Fidelity" as one of her favorite books.

Tim Ferriss: "It does have a software focus, but all of it can be applied to entrepreneurs in general."

Tim Ferriss: "If you ever wonder what you can do to really change the world, [...] this is a book you need to read. Leaving Microsoft to Change the World."

Tim Ferriss: "It answers the question 'Can money by happiness?'"

Tim Ferriss: "There are some incredible personalities in this book with extremely diverse styles of investing. It is a fantastic read."

Tim Ferriss: "I have read this book more than a dozen times, more often for thinking than for writing.

It is a hysterical read and a great example of what it teaches: how to cut all clutter and keep your communication and thinking crystal clear.

If you think you think and write well, read this book at least once. It’s like going from a tricycle to a ten-speed."

Tim Ferriss: "I got halfway through it, and the reason I haven't read the second half is because I was so inspired by the book that I put it down to start asking people around me for all of the help that I'd been too ashamed or embarrassed to ask for."

Tim Ferriss: "A Walk in the Woods is a great way to invigorate"

Tim Ferriss: "[A tool] I found helpful."

Tim Ferriss: "Fantastic book."

Tim Ferriss: "It ended up exceeding all my expectations – it really had a profound impact on my life."

Tim Ferriss: "I read this book a long, long time ago. This is, in fact, the book that got me to stop making excuses and pack for an extended hiatus trip overseas."

Tim Ferriss: "This is a classic. Gerber is a masterful storyteller, and this classic of automation discusses how to use a franchise mindset, not necessarily the business model, but a franchise mindset to create scalable businesses that are based on rules and systems and not outstanding employees."

Tim Ferriss: "It’s an excellent book about licensing."

Tim Ferriss: "It's a really good book, and what I also enjoyed is that it's entirely in Tony's voice."

Tim Ferriss: "It is the favorite book of many super-performers worldwide I’ve spoken with, ranging from legendary football coaches to famous CEOs.

The main message is pretty simple: don’t overestimate others and underestimate yourself."

Tim Ferriss: "This book is surprisingly sophisticated. It’s very, very powerful."

Tim Ferriss: "I’ve found this book to be very compelling and actionable. The real-world stories are heart wrenching and keep the pages turning."

Tim Ferriss: "If you wonder why some people take censorship so seriously, this book will give you the answer.

It’s also a fantastically inspiring story of a one-versus-a-million fight that’s worth fighting."

Tim Ferriss: "I think ['Getting Past No' and 'Getting to Yes'] go together really, really nicely."

Tim Ferriss: "This is a fucking great book."

Tim Ferriss: "Still the best audiobook I've ever heard."

Tim Ferriss: "It’s a hysterical romp through high-stakes problem-solving and old-fashioned crime fighting, all told through deliciously mind-tickling prose.

One of my absolute favorites."

Tim Ferriss: "Highly recommended if you work with the written word in any capacity."

Tim Ferriss: "It is a strange, strange book."

Tim Ferriss: "It’s fantastic."

Tim Ferriss: "That was my favorite book growing up for three or four years in elementary school."

Tim Ferriss: "I highly, highly recommend [Zorba The Greek]."

Tim Ferriss: "Very useful for preparing yourself for the inevitable losses that you will face. We’re all going to die.

It’s morbid, but it’s a reality check that everyone you love will die."

Tim Ferriss: "A tremendous work that uses hilarity and absurdity to teach a lot."

Tim Ferriss: "Reading one short (2–5-page) story over tea or coffee in the morning is a nice jumpstart to the day."

Tim Ferriss: "A fun read with lots of geek culture, great history, and oh, it also won the Pulitzer Prize."

Tim Ferriss: "It is a very helpful book as a starting point when thinking of screenwriting"

Tim Ferriss: "[John McPhee] can turn any subject — truly, any subject — into a page turner."

Tim Ferriss: "This is one of the best novels I’ve ever read. It’s surreal, strange, and absolutely “mysteriously affecting.”

It’s also a wickedly challenging read."

Tim Ferriss: "A fantastic book"

Tim Ferriss: "This book is awe-inspiring and shows the depth of world-creation that makes Miyazaki a legend."

Tim Ferriss: "After 50 pages, I was able to hold my own discussing currency trading with a vice president at JP Morgan Chase.

This is an incredible book that should be required reading for anyone whose future depends on understanding how the dollar is valued and manipulated.

Whether you work in finance, travel internationally, or simply haven't been taught why the dollar rises or falls in relation to other currencies, read Biography of the Dollar now—or suffer the consequences."

Tim Ferriss: "This is a menu of options for converting ideas into millions of dollars. I read this, first, when I was in high school, and I have read it six-to-twelve times since.

It is like steroids for your entrepreneurial cortex."

Tim Ferriss: "Practicing writing (thinking frozen in time) is the best way to refine thinking and upgrade your present awareness.

Great advice and a great book."

Tim Ferriss: "People should read it before their kids read it."

Tim Ferriss: "One of my favorites."

Tim Ferriss: "I was given the excerpts by a tour guide while trekking through the Negev not long ago."

Tim Ferriss: "There are principles in this that you can take away, even if you have no interest in training a dog, having a dog, or dogs in general."

Tim Ferriss: "Adults can learn languages much faster than children when constant 9–5 work is removed."

Tim Ferriss: "I’ve been eager to revisit [Tim's] work, and I’m now digging into [this book]"

Tim Ferriss: "[A] dazzling collection of humor and insight."

Tim Ferriss: "I never expected to finish it, and I tore through it in less than two weeks.

It's sold more than 100 million copies in Japanese."

Tim Ferriss: "The title may not deliver but it is a smart investment book, at the very least."

Tim Ferriss: "This is a how-to book. An excellent how-to book"

Tim Ferriss: "Hafiz is one of my favorites"

Tim Ferriss: "It is a hilarious book, a useful book, full of lessons."

Tim Ferriss: "It’ll blow your mind."

Tim Ferriss: "Be forewarned that it contains beautiful prose and graphic violence in equal measure."

Tim Ferriss: "This is one of the best books about non-fiction writing that I’ve ever read."

Tim Ferriss: "Incredible book"