Fred Wilson
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.
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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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
"A great one."
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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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