Ben Horowitz Book Recommendations (All-Time)
Book 1 - Who Is Michael Ovitz? by Michael Ovitz
Ben Horowitz: “It is truly rare to read a book this honest from a living legend. The Hollywood superhero lets us peak behind his mask and understand his weaknesses and methods…. I was shocked, thrilled, and surprisingly educated. A masterpiece of a memoir.”
Book 2 - My Years with General Motors by Alfred P. Sloan Jr.
Ben Horowitz: “Very interesting particularly on scale issues.”
Book 3 - Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove
Ben Horowitz: “A great book on strategy.”
Book 4 - Writing My Wrongs by Shaka Senghor
Ben Horowitz: “The memoir of a man who went to prison for 19 years, then became an author and MIT fellow.”
Book 5 - The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
Ben Horowitz: “A great book on strategy.”
Book 6 - Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Ben Horowitz: “A book about the dynamics of how large-scale, highly random systems behave.”
Book 7 - Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Ben Horowitz: “I learned a lot reading it.”
Book 8 - Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
Ben Horowitz: “Unexpectedly the most interesting book on the topic of how you think about inclusion that I’ve ever read.”
Book 9 - No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
Ben Horowitz: “A great book. I highly recommend it for anyone run a company, but especially those who want a culture that encourages long-term innovation.”