📚 Book Recs from Marc Andreessen, Reed Hastings, Patrick Collison, and more!

What's on the Tech Twitterati's book shelf? We've got you covered.

Yo! Excited to bring you yet another bit of exciting new twitter content - book recommendations!

Why? Because:

Sean Johnson @intentionally

How to 10x yourself in your field: - Find the best thinkers. Good chance they’re on Twitter. Follow them. - Buy any book they recommend. They probably know the good ones. - Take good notes. Review them often. - Apply what you learn. Make up exercises if you have to. Get reps.

Enough explaining. Here are the most recent Book Recommendations from the Tech Twitterati:

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⚔️ IT’S TIME TO READ

Included in Marc Andreessen’s recent call to arms, IT’S TIME TO BUILD, was a reading list for those looking to dive deeper. All the books are great so definitely click in.

Marc Andreessen @pmarca

Here's a short list of important books to complement my essay:

A few of the recs:

Marc Andreessen @pmarca

amazon.com/Whole-Earth-Di… by @stewartbrand on why even environmentalists should be pro building, pro cities, pro nuclear, and pro genetic engineering.

Marc Andreessen @pmarca

amazon.com/More-Less-Surp… by @amcafee on how modern technological economies can build more outputs with less inputs, and why we need all economies to be modern and technological.

⏰ VC book releases ftw

Reed Hastings released his book, “NO RULES RULES”, and Arlan Hamilton released her book, It’s About Damn Time. It’s basically VC book christmas.

Reed Hastings @reedhastings

New book. May 12th. "NO RULES RULES: Netflix & the Culture of Reinvention" @ErinMeyerINSEAD and I wrote it to share how Netflix culture helped us transform from DVD service to streaming entertainment pioneer. More at NoRulesRules.com

Arlan 👊🏾 @ArlanWasHere

I wrote this book because I wanted to make sure as many of us ‘underestimated’ as possible get what we have worked for, what we deserve, and most important, what is ours💪🏾 Most people think this is a book about me. This is a book about YOU. itsaboutdamntime.com

🤔 You can only choose one book to read

The CEO of Lambda School posed an interesting question:

Austen Allred @Austen

If you only wanted to read one thing that would affect the way you live or do business, what would that be?

And the responses:

Keith Rabois @rabois

@Austen Upside of Stress. Why We Sleep.

James Clear @JamesClear

@Austen I'm totally biased, but that was one of the primary objectives I kept in mind as I wrote Atomic Habits.

atomichabits.comAtomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad OnesPacked with evidence-based strategies, Atomic Habits will teach you how to make small changes that will transform your habits and deliver amazing results.

Zefi @zefi

@Austen @naval's long form version of how to get rich tweetstorm -

nav.alHow to Get Rich: Every EpisodeThis giant episode collects all of the interviews about my ‘How to Get Rich’ tweetstorm. It includes 10 minutes of unreleased material at the end. Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status Wealth is assets that earn while you sleep You probably know Naval from his Twitter account. More

Actually, Paul Graham asked a similar question last year. There are so many good recs in this thread, be sure to click in:

Paul Graham @paulg

If you had to pick one thing you've read that changed the course of your life, what would it be? (ht @rivatez for the question.)

His answers:

Leo Polovets @lpolovets

@paulg @rivatez A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine It's a good intro to stoicism & helped me internalize the value of: being content with what I have instead of always wanting more, being indifferent to the approval of others, and being less anxious about things I have no control over.

Mike Duboe @mduboe

@paulg @rivatez Siddhartha

Suhail @Suhail

@paulg @rivatez Well, recently it was Dealers of Lightning. It re-kindled my interest in focusing on building something valuable & hard vs simply opportunistic. It was exciting to internalize how folks tackled some really hard, fragile, & valuable ideas—in pursuit of making something possible.

📋 Investor and executive memos for days

In case you’re not into books:

Austen Allred @Austen

I finally had someone put all the memos you should read into unified PDFs then put them all on one page. * Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters * Amazon shareholder letters * Constellation Software president's letters All in single downloadable PDFs

austenallred.comReading | Austen Allred

Siqi Chen @blader

Just a fantastic compilation of insightful coronavirus memos from the best investors and operators, compiled by @kgao1412:

drive.google.comCorona Memos_v2.pdf

🤯 Old thread of book threads

I had been collecting a thread of book threads up until mid 2019. Here it is (click in!):

Brett Goldstein @thatguyBG

SUPER THREAD I've been collecting book recommendation tweetstorms from my favorite people over the last several months. Thought I'd share with everyone in this tweethurricane(?). Please add to this list if I've missed anything!

Some of the best threads - click into these:

Kane @kane

For 2019 @kevinakwok challenged me to read 52 books. I owe him 2^n home-cooked meals for being n books short. Here is a thread with mini-reviews of the books to keep me socially accountable:

Kyle Russell @kylebrussell

Starting a thread of books I finish in 2019. 2018 thread: Book 1 Lesson: The collective action in the 20th century toward consumerist reforms led to a political economy so oriented around convenience/value that it inhibits further collective action.

Kyle Russell @kylebrussell

Starting a thread of books I finish in 2018. Book 1 Lesson: think through the second- and third-order effects that might result from a short-term fix https://t.co/gSz435H8bp

andrewchen @andrewchen

what's everyone reading over fourth of july break?

Austen Allred @Austen

What’s the most beautiful book you’ve ever read?

📚 Other great book recs

Paul Graham @paulg

Patrick Collison's book recommendations:

patrickcollison.comBookshelf · Patrick Collison

Balaji S. Srinivasan @balajis

Four books on the Spanish Flu. 1) The Great Influenza: amazon.com/Great-Influenz… 2) Pale Rider: amazon.com/Pale-Rider-Spa… 3) Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918: amazon.com/Flu-Influenza-… 4) Pandemic 1918: amazon.com/Pandemic-1918-…

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✌️ Thanks

Now you have no excuses not to know what to read!

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