Garry Tan

Garry Tan

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 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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