Alexis Ohanian
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
"One of the best and most important books I've read [in 2019]."
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Founders at Work
"A bunch of really great interviews [Jessica] did with a bunch of just OGs of entrepreneurship."
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Permanent Record
"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
"One of the best leadership books I've read."
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Daemon
"Got a ton of these for the Initialized office."
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The Giving Tree
"Definitely choked up by the end of it... WHY?"
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Winners Take All
"I'm ready to be excommunicated from the VC world: I enjoyed [this] book."
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Masters of Doom
"[This book] convinced me to start a company. Thanks for helping create Reddit."
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Super Pumped
"Good read."
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Lagom
"Good read."
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Indistractable
"A great foundation for bringing intention and focus to your work- and home-life."
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Who
"Great book!"
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The Great CEO Within
"A really great book."
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If at Birth You Don't Succeed
"Everyone needs to read this book."
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Shoe Dog
"A great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history."
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Frenemies
"Kept getting recommended to me by people I respected and it didn't disappoint."
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Letters to a Young Athlete
"Great book."
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On Masa
"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
"@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
"@RMB2 @davidgoggins Both great books!"
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Bold Women in Black History
"Alexis Ohanian shared this book on Twitter."
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Billion Dollar Whale
"An incredible story.... If you need some billionaires to despise--look no further than these charlatans."
Influence
"[Helps you] navigate the world with heightened awareness for how we're always being influenced/manipulated."
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Superforecasting
"Such a great book. Building software right now that's informed by this."
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Creativity, Inc
"Must read."
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Hatching Twitter
"Fantastic book [...] Far more relatable than I knew or expected."
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High Growth Handbook
"Required reading."
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American Kingpin
"Gripping read."
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The ONE Thing
"Makes a strong case for tossing out my daily Todo list in favor of focusing just One Thing every day."
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Stan Smith
"Required reading."
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The Creative Curve
"[Shows] how everyone has the ability to create their own creative masterpiece."
Traction
"The question every founder asks after shipping is always: how do I get traction? This book actually answers it."
White Fragility
"Must-read/-listen for all of us in white America."
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The Other Wes Moore
"If you haven't read @iamwesmoore book, you should!"
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