Austen Allred

Austen Allred's Book Recommendations

Business & Entrepreneurship authors

Austen Allred is the founder and CEO of BloomTech (formerly Lambda School), an online school that pioneered income share agreements for tech education. His reading spans business, technology, and startup strategy.

102 books recommended

πŸ“š Books Recommended by Austen Allred 102

Hackers

Hackers

by Steven Levy

"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."

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The New New Thing

The New New Thing

by Michael Lewis

"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."

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Troublemakers

Troublemakers

by Leslie Berlin

"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk

by Ashlee Vance

"Was written in 2015 and already feels like you could have another full book as an update."

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Dealers of Lightning

Dealers of Lightning

by Michael A. Hiltzik

"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."

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Can't Hurt Me

Can't Hurt Me

by David Goggins

"Some of the craziest stuff I’ve ever read."

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Titan

Titan

by Ron Chernow

"The mindset required to do well in businesses when everything is in flux, competition is intense and setbacks are frequent."

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The Wright Brothers

The Wright Brothers

by David McCullough

"The slow, iterative process to breakthrough invention."

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A First-Rate Madness

A First-Rate Madness

by S. Nassir Ghaemi

"Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter."

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"Huge thank you to whoever recommended this book; I can’t remember who you are. It’s fascinating."

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

by Walter Isaacson

"What genius is really made up of, and how to recreate some semblance of it."

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Living with a SEAL

Living with a SEAL

by Jesse Itzler

"I think β€œCan’t Hurt Me” by @davidgoggins is becoming my most often recommended book. Hilarious when paired with β€œLiving with a Seal” by @JesseItzler."

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The Hypomanic Edge

The Hypomanic Edge

by John D. Gartner

"@dotpem @aagha this is a great book though"

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Winning

Winning

by Jack Welch

"Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness: 5/5 stars. Incredible book. Will be coming back again and again."

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Lying

Lying

by Sam Harris

"You want a comms strategy that wins in 2021? 1. Read this book 2. Be very kind but always completely 100% honest in every conversation. Even when the truth is uncomfortable or confrontational. We forgive all kinds of vice. We do not forgive deceit."

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Greenlights

Greenlights

by Matthew McConaughey

"Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey is a remarkably good book. The audiobook is incredible."

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Foundation (7 books)

Foundation (7 books)

by Galen Rowell

"Austen Allred recommended this series on Twitter."

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Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

"Project Hail Mary: 5/5 stars. I have no idea why this book was so much fun, but it was really, really good. The science was clever, the story was great."

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A Guide to the Good Life

A Guide to the Good Life

by William B. Irvine

"Austen Allred recommended this book on his website."

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Les Miserables

Les Miserables

by Victor Hugo

"Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter."

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The Snowball

The Snowball

by Alice Schroeder

"Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter."

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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

"Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter."

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Working Backwards

Working Backwards

by Colin Bryar

"The best book I have read in a long time."

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Amp It Up

Amp It Up

by Frank Slootman

"The most useful book on startup management I’ve ever read."

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Essentialism

Essentialism

by Greg Mckeown

"Austen Allred recommended this book on his website."

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The Upside of Stress

The Upside of Stress

by Kelly McGonigal

"Austen Allred recommended this book on his website."

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The Storm of Steel

The Storm of Steel

by Ernst JΓΌnger

"If you’re ever feeling sorry for yourself pick up The Storm of Steel."

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The Rise of Superman

The Rise of Superman

by Steven Kotler

"@jmarbach β€œThe Rise of Superman” is an excellent book about this."

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