Changpeng Zhao

Changpeng Zhao's Book Recommendations

Finance & Investing entrepreneurs

Changpeng Zhao, often known as "CZ", is the founder and CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. He is a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency industry. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in economics, business strategy, and organizational growth.

34 books recommended

📚 Books Recommended by Changpeng Zhao 34

Sapiens

Sapiens

by Yuval Noah Harari

"3 books I recommended on Pomp's podcast. These books help you understand how our world works (or doesn’t work). This understanding is essential for success."

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"Gives me a greater perspective about how humans emerged and why we behave the way we do."

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The Starfish and the Spider

The Starfish and the Spider

by Ori Brafman

"There have been many "bitcoin is banned" rumors / news / variations in the past. Recommend anyone interested to read the "Starfish and the Spider" book. It explains the effects of "banning" in decentralized world well. I can't repeat it."

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"Talks about operations in decentralized organizations, especially compared to centralized ones."

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Super Pumped

Super Pumped

by Mike Isaac

"Regardless of how you view Uber, this book is a great read."

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The Changing World Order

The Changing World Order

by Ray Dalio

"Goes into a lot of details about how money works (or doesn't)."

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"Two books you should read now."

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The Law

The Law

by Frédéric Bastiat

"3 books I recommended on Pomp's podcast. These books help you understand how our world works (or doesn’t work). This understanding is essential for success."

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"This short (only 60+ pages) but timeless [book] is pretty advanced for its time, and it aligns with a lot of my personal philosophy."

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The Advantage

The Advantage

by Patrick Lencioni

"The competitive advantage of successful companies lies more on how healthy and well a company’s organization behaves and operates."

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Alchemy

Alchemy

by Rory Sutherland

"Addresses some of the counterintuitive points in life and business in a very interesting way."

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Antifragile

Antifragile

by Nassim Taleb

"We definitely want Binance to be antifragile. This book may explain why we make some of the decisions we make."

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Blitzscaling

Blitzscaling

by Reid Hoffman

"Has been very helpful to Binance as we chart our growth as an organization."

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The Coaching Habit

The Coaching Habit

by Michael Bungay Stanier

"If you are leading a team or mentoring someone, you should read this book."

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Contagious

Contagious

by Jonah Berger

"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."

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Crossing the Chasm

Crossing the Chasm

by Geoffrey A. Moore

"Has helped me hone my message with regard to talking about Binance to the world."

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The Culture Code

The Culture Code

by Dc

"At Binance, we constantly strive to build a great culture, and we constantly draw lessons from this book’s case studies of admirable organizations."

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Exponential Organizations

Exponential Organizations

by Henry Hazlitt

"An excellent book on organizations, and I found this book more relevant the more we grow our team."

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Fallen Dragon

Fallen Dragon

by Peter F. Hamilton

"Every once in a while, I enjoy science fiction novels like this one."

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Hug Your Haters

Hug Your Haters

by Jay Baer

"A must-read for marketing and customer service teams."

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The Infinite Game

The Infinite Game

by Simon Sinek

"Gives a perspective on long term vision. It will broaden your horizons and views."

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Loonshots

Loonshots

by Safi Bahcall

"After reading this book, you will understand why we tolerate failures at Binance, and more importantly, what types of failures we tolerate or not."

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Made to Stick

Made to Stick

by Chip Heath

"Informs a lot of our public outreach in terms of making our services more essential for our users."

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Platform Revolution

Platform Revolution

by Geoffrey G. Parker

"A great book about platforms, how to build them, and why they are important and impactful."

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Range

Range

by David J. Epstein

"[About] how many great inventions happen at the intersection of disciplines."

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Sell with a Story

Sell with a Story

by Paul Smith

"Learn how powerful storytelling is if you want to be a better salesperson, marketer, and communicator."

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Skin in the Game

Skin in the Game

by Nassim Taleb

"I see this book as a complement to 'Economics in One Lesson.' And it's an excellent read on its own."

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Team of Teams

Team of Teams

by Stanley McChrystal

"I believe every modern organization should be run under these principles."

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Team Topologies

Team Topologies

by Matthew Skelton

"A must-read for team players, team leaders, and aspiring leaders."

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Work Rules!

Work Rules!

by Laszlo Bock

"Talks about work-related insights derived from the author’s time at Google."

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Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett

by Robert G. Hagstrom

"It’s clear no one knew how to value stocks a few decades ago, maybe even today."

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Give and Take

Give and Take

by Adam Grant

"Good read. Givers, fake givers, matchers and takers. Why givers win."

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U

Undressing Bitcoin

by Layah Heilpern

".⁦@LayahHeilpern⁩ did a great job explaining bitcoin in simple to understand terms in her book. Keep up the good work. 👏"

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Good to Great

Good to Great

by Jim Collins

"@cryptokingkitty Have it in my collection, and read it a few times. Good book."

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