Garry Tan

Garry Tan's Book Recommendations

Business & Entrepreneurship entrepreneurs

Garry Tan is the President and CEO of Y Combinator, a prominent startup accelerator. He is also a co-founder of Initialized Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in psychology, philosophy, and personal development.

15 books recommended

📚 Books Recommended by Garry Tan 15

Don't Make Me Think

Don't Make Me Think

by Steve Krug

"The simplest book I recommend everyone to read when they want to do design."

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"The simplest book I recommend everyone to read when they want to do design. Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug"

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The Prince

The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli

"Methods still valuable and can be used for good."

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The Alchemist

The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

"A remarkable book and I heartily recommend it."

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Triumphs of Experience

Triumphs of Experience

by George E. Vaillant

"By the time these men turned 50, virtually all of them turned out to be something."

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Emergency

Emergency

by Neil Strauss

"This looks like it could be useful at some point in the future."

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Without Their Permission

Without Their Permission

by Alexis Ohanian

"An approachable, easy-to-understand blueprint on how anyone with a laptop can touch millions of people’s lives and make something people love."

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Traction

Traction

by Gabriel Weinberg

"Garry Tan recommended this book on TechCrunch."

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Status Anxiety

Status Anxiety

by Alain de Botton

"Garry Tan shared a quote from this book on his blog."

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What You Do Is Who You Are

What You Do Is Who You Are

by Ben Horowitz

"Lots of gems in the new ⁦@bhorowitz⁩ book"

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