Fred Wilson's Book Recommendations
Fred Wilson is a venture capitalist and blogger, best known as the co-founder of Union Square Ventures (USV), a New York City-based venture capital firm. He is also known for his influential blog, AVC. His eclectic reading list suggests an interest in fiction, business, and personal development.
π Books Recommended by Fred Wilson 25
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
"Chapter five in The Hard Thing About Hard Things is possibly the best thing I've read about leading a tech company."
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
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Atlas Shrugged
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The Prince
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The Oxford Shakespeare
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Catch-22
"A good one!"
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Endurance
"An insipring story!"
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The World According to Garp
"One of my favorite books."
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
"A good one."
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The Fountainhead
"I do love The Fountainhead."
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Setting the Table
"If you are an entrepreneur, you should read this book."
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Siddhartha
"I loved Siddhartha when I read it in college. I think it really impacted me."
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A Confederacy of Dunces
"Good choice."
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The Soul of A New Machine
"I love The Soul of A New Machine. First it is a story. Second it captures the passion of engineers who are driven to ship a revolutionary product."
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Snow Crash
"A lot of what we [at USV] invest in and how we look at the future comes from Snow Crash."
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
"Another amazing book that made me see things differently."
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The Art Of War
"Has to get onto my list."
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Where the Wild Things Are
"I loved Where the Wild Things Are."
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The Little Prince
"I loved The Little Prince."
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Product Design for the Web
"It might be most useful to someone who is just getting into designing interactive applications."
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Talking to Humans
"Explains how to do the customer development interviews in a way that will get you the most accurate and actionable feedback."
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Whiplash
"A nine step program to help us survive this world we have unleashed on ourselves."
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The Aspirational Investor
"If you think about investing differently or want to, you might enjoy it."
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The Business Blockchain
"Makes a complex subject, blockchain technology, accessible for the non-technical."
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