Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), investing in crypto, AI, and other areas. He is also an active angel investor and was the co-founder and CEO of SiteAdvisor, which was acquired by McAfee. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in technology, history, and business strategy.
Written by Chris Dixon
Books Recommended by Chris Dixon 23
Syntax & Sage
"His book, Syntax & Sage, is an encapsulation of the technical philosophy that underpins his approach to protocol design."
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The Company
"@natemodi @sriramk @avichal @GoodTimeShowCH Yes! best book about DAOs :)"
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Consciousness Explained
"@fredericrenken @danieldennett one of my favorite books too"
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Why Does College Cost So Much?
"@jess @sacca excellent book on root cause of problem"
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
"Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter."
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The Innovator's Dilemma
"Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter."
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The Lean Startup
"Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter."
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Skin in the Game
"This was up there with Black Swan and [the author's] other classics."
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High Growth Handbook
"Everyone interested in the growth stage of startups should read it."
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Crossing the Chasm
"Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter."
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American Kingpin
"A real page-turner."
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The Last Days of Night
"A fun semi-historical novel focusing on the epic legal battle between Westinghouse/Tesla vs Edison."
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
"Classic book that I admit I hadn’t read and my colleagues at a16z crypto got me to read."
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Dead Wake
"Reads kind of like an action movie switching between the characters on the ship to the submarine crew who sinks them."
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Empires of Light
"One of my favorite history books."
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Creative Selection
"A really interesting inside look at, well, Apple’s design process under Steve Jobs."
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How the Internet Happened
"Best history I’ve read on the 1990-2000s era of the Web."
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Where Wizards Stay Up Late
"Focusing on early pioneers (1950s-1980s) who paved the way for the modern internet."
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Farsighted
"Discussing the best way to make very long term decisions."
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
"Truly epic story, showing humanity at both its best and worst."
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How We Got to Now
"Probably my favorite [book by this author]."
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Bad for You
"Throughout history everything new that teenagers get excited about is deemed by experts to rot your mind, destroy society etc."
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Zero to One
"Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter."
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