Changpeng Zhao Book Recommendations (All-Time)
Book 1 - Antifragile by Nassim Taleb
Changpeng Zhao: “We definitely want Binance to be antifragile. This book may explain why we make some of the decisions we make."
Book 2 - The Law by Frédéric Bastiat
Changpeng Zhao: “This short (only 60+ pages) but timeless [book] is pretty advanced for its time, and it aligns with a lot of my personal philosophy."
Book 3 - Economics in One by Henry Hazlitt
Changpeng Zhao: “There are few books that better encapsulate the inner workings of economics than this one."
Book 4 - The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman
Changpeng Zhao: “Talks about operations in decentralized organizations, especially compared to centralized ones."
Book 5 - Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore
Changpeng Zhao: “Has helped me hone my message with regard to talking about Binance to the world."
Book 6 - The Warren Buffett Way by Robert G. Hagstrom
Changpeng Zhao: “It’s clear no one knew how to value stocks a few decades ago, maybe even today."
Book 7 - Platform Revolution by Geoffrey G. Parker
Changpeng Zhao: “A great book about platforms, how to build them, and why they are important and impactful."
Book 8 - Loonshots by Safi Bahcall
Changpeng Zhao: “After reading this book, you will understand why we tolerate failures at Binance, and more importantly, what types of failures we tolerate or not."
Book 9 - Contagious by Jonah Berger
Changpeng Zhao: “A must-read for all product designers and marketers, and a lot of people in our team have taken the lessons in this book to heart."
Book 10 - The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
Changpeng Zhao: “At Binance, we constantly strive to build a great culture, and we constantly draw lessons from this book’s case studies of admirable organizations."