Alexis Ohanian

Alexis Ohanian

Business & Entrepreneurship authors

Alexis Ohanian is an internet entrepreneur, investor, and author best known as the co-founder of Reddit. He's also the founder of venture capital firm Seven Seven Six. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in business, technology, and biographies.

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Books Recommended by Alexis Ohanian 38

Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep

by Matthew Walker

"One of the best and most important books I've read [in 2019]."

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Founders at Work

Founders at Work

by Jessica Livingston

"A bunch of really great interviews [Jessica] did with a bunch of just OGs of entrepreneurship."

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Permanent Record

Permanent Record

by Edward Snowden

"Reading with gusto over the holiday and especially reflecting on this note--true friendship is the best investment one can make."

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The Ride of a Lifetime

The Ride of a Lifetime

by Robert Iger

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

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Daemon

Daemon

by Daniel Suarez

"Got a ton of these for the Initialized office."

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The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree

by Shel Silverstein

"Definitely choked up by the end of it... WHY?"

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Winners Take All

Winners Take All

by Anand Giridharadas

"I'm ready to be excommunicated from the VC world: I enjoyed [this] book."

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Masters of Doom

Masters of Doom

by David Kushner

"[This book] convinced me to start a company. Thanks for helping create Reddit."

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Indistractable

Indistractable

by Nir Eyal

"A great foundation for bringing intention and focus to your work- and home-life."

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Shoe Dog

Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight

"A great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history."

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Frenemies

Frenemies

by Ken Auletta

"Kept getting recommended to me by people I respected and it didn't disappoint."

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On Masa

On Masa

by Jorge Gaviria

"Making homemade tortillas is one of my favorite things, but I'm definitely not an expert - this @masienda_us book is fantastic. I didn't know this smush test! Once you've had the real masa there's no going back 🙏"

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

by William Kamkwamba

"@APompliano @rubenharris Great book! I got the chance to meet William a decade ago. Hell of a story."

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Can't Hurt Me

Can't Hurt Me

by David Goggins

"@RMB2 @davidgoggins Both great books!"

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Billion Dollar Whale

Billion Dollar Whale

by Tom Wright

"An incredible story.... If you need some billionaires to despise--look no further than these charlatans."

Influence

Influence

by Robert Cialdini

"[Helps you] navigate the world with heightened awareness for how we're always being influenced/manipulated."

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Superforecasting

Superforecasting

by Philip E. Tetlock

"Such a great book. Building software right now that's informed by this."

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Hatching Twitter

Hatching Twitter

by Nick Bilton

"Fantastic book [...] Far more relatable than I knew or expected."

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The ONE Thing

The ONE Thing

by Gary Keller

"Makes a strong case for tossing out my daily Todo list in favor of focusing just One Thing every day."

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The Creative Curve

The Creative Curve

by Allen Gannett

"[Shows] how everyone has the ability to create their own creative masterpiece."

Traction

Traction

by Gabriel Weinberg

"The question every founder asks after shipping is always: how do I get traction? This book actually answers it."

White Fragility

White Fragility

by Robin J. DiAngelo

"Must-read/-listen for all of us in white America."

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The Other Wes Moore

The Other Wes Moore

by Wes Moore

"If you haven't read @iamwesmoore book, you should!"

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