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Reading

Books that have shaped my thinking on technology, investing, and the future — 91 of them, from tech and venture to energy, history, and science fiction.

01 / 10 books

Tech and Futurism

01
The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly
The Inevitable
Kevin Kelly
02
Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation by Byrne Hobart
Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation
Byrne Hobart
03
Bold by Peter Diamandis
Bold
Peter Diamandis
04
How to Create a Mind by Ray Kurzweil
How to Create a Mind
Ray Kurzweil
05
The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil
The Singularity is Near
Ray Kurzweil
06
Chip War by Chris Miller
Chip War
Chris Miller
07
Clean Code by Robert C. Martin
Clean Code
Robert C. Martin
08
The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman
The Coming Wave
Mustafa Suleyman
09
The Second Machine Age by Erik Brynjolfsson & Andrew McAfee
The Second Machine Age
Erik Brynjolfsson & Andrew McAfee
10
How We Got To Now by Steven Johnson
How We Got To Now
Steven Johnson
02 / 14 books

Startups & Angel Investing

11
Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman
Blitzscaling
Reid Hoffman
12
How Google Works by Eric Schmidt
How Google Works
Eric Schmidt
13
Seven Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy by Hamilton Helmer
Seven Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
Hamilton Helmer
14
Angel by Jason Calacanis
Angel
Jason Calacanis
15
The Cold Start Problem by Andrew Chen
The Cold Start Problem
Andrew Chen
16
Amp It Up by Frank Slootman
Amp It Up
Frank Slootman
17
BUILD by Tony Fadell
BUILD
Tony Fadell
18
Startup Boards by Brad Feld
Startup Boards
Brad Feld
19
The Startup Owner's Manual by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
The Startup Owner's Manual
Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
20
Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri
Escaping the Build Trap
Melissa Perri
21
Product Management in Practice by Matt LeMay
Product Management in Practice
Matt LeMay
22
Angel Investing by David Rose
Angel Investing
David Rose
23
Zero to IPO by Frederic Kerrest
Zero to IPO
Frederic Kerrest
24
Aiming High by Atsuo Inoue
Aiming High
Atsuo Inoue
03 / 08 books

Finance, Venture Capital, Investing & Trading

25
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin Lefevre
26
Portfolio Analysis by David Swanson
Portfolio Analysis
David Swanson
27
A Man For All Markets by Edward O. Thorp
A Man For All Markets
Edward O. Thorp
28
Real Options by Martha Amram and Nailin Kulatilaka
Real Options
Martha Amram and Nailin Kulatilaka
29
Venture Deals by Brad Feld
Venture Deals
Brad Feld
30
VC - An American History by Thomas Nicholas
VC - An American History
Thomas Nicholas
31
The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby
The Power Law
Sebastian Mallaby
32
The Venture Mindset by Ilya Strebulaev
The Venture Mindset
Ilya Strebulaev
04 / 07 books

Energy & Commodities

33
Trillion Dollar Baby by Paul Cleary
Trillion Dollar Baby
Paul Cleary
34
Crude Volatility by Robert McNally
Crude Volatility
Robert McNally
35
The Quest by Daniel Yergin
The Quest
Daniel Yergin
36
The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean
The Smartest Guys in the Room
Bethany McLean
37
How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil
How the World Really Works
Vaclav Smil
38
Volt Rush by Henry Sanderson
Volt Rush
Henry Sanderson
39
Material World by Ed Conway
Material World
Ed Conway
05 / 13 books

Strategy and Management

40
The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
The Goal
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
41
Business Model You by Alexander Osterwalder
Business Model You
Alexander Osterwalder
42
One Million Followers by Brendan Kane
One Million Followers
Brendan Kane
43
$100M Leads by Alex Hormozi
$100M Leads
Alex Hormozi
44
Oversubscribed by Daniel Priestley
Oversubscribed
Daniel Priestley
45
Entrepreneur Revolution by Daniel Priestley
Entrepreneur Revolution
Daniel Priestley
46
Key Person of Influence by Daniel Priestley
Key Person of Influence
Daniel Priestley
47
Misbehaving by Richard Thaler
Misbehaving
Richard Thaler
48
Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke
Thinking in Bets
Annie Duke
49
The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver
The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver
50
Nudge by Richard Thaler
Nudge
Richard Thaler
51
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss
52
The Culture Map by Erin Meyer
The Culture Map
Erin Meyer
06 / 05 books

Financial History

53
When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein
When Genius Failed
Roger Lowenstein
54
The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
The Ascent of Money
Niall Ferguson
55
The Man Who Solved the Market by Gregory Zuckerman
The Man Who Solved the Market
Gregory Zuckerman
56
Stress Test by Timothy Geithner
Stress Test
Timothy Geithner
57
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio
07 / 06 books

Space, Maths, and Science

58
Just Six Numbers by Martin Rees
Just Six Numbers
Martin Rees
59
Prisoner's Dilemma by William Poundstone
Prisoner's Dilemma
William Poundstone
60
The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin
The Case for Mars
Robert Zubrin
61
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Richard Feynman
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
Richard Feynman
62
Dark Matter and Dark Energy by Brian Clegg
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Brian Clegg
63
Hacking Darwin by Jamie Metzl
Hacking Darwin
Jamie Metzl
08 / 07 books

Health and Longevity

64
Why We Sleep by Matt Walker
Why We Sleep
Matt Walker
65
Lifespan: Why We Age — and Why We Don't Have To by David Sinclair
Lifespan: Why We Age — and Why We Don't Have To
David Sinclair
66
Sjarmen med Tarmen by Giulia Enders
Sjarmen med Tarmen
Giulia Enders
67
The Body - A Guide by Bill Bryson
The Body - A Guide
Bill Bryson
68
A Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer
A Planet of Viruses
Carl Zimmer
69
Outlive by Peter Attia
Outlive
Peter Attia
70
Why We Get Sick by Benjamin Bikman
Why We Get Sick
Benjamin Bikman
09 / 09 books

Science Fiction

71
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
72
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
The Dark Forest
Cixin Liu
73
Death's End by Cixin Liu
Death's End
Cixin Liu
74
Dune by Frank Herbert
Dune
Frank Herbert
75
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert
76
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
77
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jules Verne
78
Delta V by Daniel Suarez
Delta V
Daniel Suarez
79
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
10 / 05 books

History

80
Square and the Tower by Niall Fergusson
Square and the Tower
Niall Fergusson
81
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson
The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson
82
Merchant Kings by Stephen R. Bown
Merchant Kings
Stephen R. Bown
83
Breakneck by Dan Wang
Breakneck
Dan Wang
84
Landet som ble for rikt by Martin Beck Holte
Landet som ble for rikt
Martin Beck Holte
11 / 07 books

Literature

85
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
86
Joy in the Morning by P.G. Woodehouse
Joy in the Morning
P.G. Woodehouse
87
Jeeves & The Yule-Tide Spirit by P.G. Woodehouse
Jeeves & The Yule-Tide Spirit
P.G. Woodehouse
88
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
Around the World in 80 Days
Jules Verne
89
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
90
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
91
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
Sophie's World
Jostein Gaarder