Kevin Systrom's Book Recommendations
Kevin Systrom is an American entrepreneur and computer programmer, best known as the co-founder of Instagram along with Mike Krieger. Systrom's reading interests appear diverse, spanning topics from history and psychology to business strategy and data analysis.
📚 Books Recommended by Kevin Systrom 19
Principles
"I was blown away. It’s both a guide to life, a guide to business, and also I think an insight into [the author] and someone who’s built an amazing business."
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The Goal
"About basically manufacturing and supply chain management. It sounds really boring, but I promise you it’s really good."
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The Lean Startup
"The principles from The Lean Startup, I still apply today."
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The Mathematics of Politics
"I’m interested in both politics and also the math behind elections."
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The New New Thing
"I read The New New Thing and I said to myself this feels like an area of the world I can come to and be myself.'"
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The Lessons of History
"A great book."
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How to Read a Book
"[The author's] thesis is that the most important part of reading a book is to actually read the table of contents and familiarize yourself with the major structure of the book."
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Blink
"Kevin Systrom recommended this book on Facebook."
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Competing Against Luck
"Great book [...] Terrible title, but within it there's effectively an expression of this thing called 'jobs to be done theory.'"
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The Signal and the Noise
"An investigation into our ability to predict future events."
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The Tipping Point
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Visual Explanations
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The Wisdom of Crowds
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The Anatomy of Buzz
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Small Is the New Big
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Nudge
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families
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