Chris Dixon's Book Recommendations
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.
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π 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 hadnβt 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, Appleβs design process under Steve Jobs."
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How the Internet Happened
"Best history Iβve 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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