Max Levchin
Max Levchin is a Ukrainian-American software engineer, entrepreneur, and investor. He is best known as a co-founder of PayPal and the founder and CEO of Affirm. Based on his book recommendations, he seems to enjoy a wide range of topics, from business and self-improvement to fiction and social commentary.
Books Recommended by Max Levchin 34
Too Big to Fail
"Q. - What's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs and why? M.L. -Some good ones from the "pure business" category: Zero to One, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, The Innovator's Dilemma, Good to Great, etc. Personally, I prefer less advice, more history. From my favorite business segment: Too Big To Fail, Ascent of Money, When Genius Failed, etc. Books on applied psychology (Influence, Predictably Irrational, etc) are another way to round out primarily technological education :)"
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Artemis
"This is another work by Andy Weir (author of The Martian), and it’s a very fun read that I would classify as part of the guilty pleasure section of my personal library"
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
"Easier to read [than "The Art of Computer Programming"] end-to-end quickly."
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Good to Great
"One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
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When Genius Failed
"One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
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The Innovator's Dilemma
"One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
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Crucial Conversations
"A now-venerable guide to having tough conversations in a way that engages the debaters."
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The Coddling of the American Mind
"Highlights the need to continue to have such discussions about sensitive topics instead of ignoring them for the sake of comfort."
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High Growth Handbook
"[The author] has no-nonsense, highly applicable advice to any operator transitioning a company from the proverbial garage to the next stage and beyond."
Predictably Irrational
"One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
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The Ascent of Money
"Q. - What's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs and why? M.L. -Some good ones from the "pure business" category: Zero to One, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, The Innovator's Dilemma, Good to Great, etc. Personally, I prefer less advice, more history. From my favorite business segment: Too Big To Fail, Ascent of Money, When Genius Failed, etc. Books on applied psychology (Influence, Predictably Irrational, etc) are another way to round out primarily technological education :)"
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Slow Horses
"Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn."
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The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
"Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn."
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Fast-Track Triathlete
"A smart pragmatic guide for time-starved triathletes."
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The House of Morgan
"Trying new routine: starting day by reading few pages from a history book. Currently, The House of Morgan."
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The Middleman
"Explores a scenario involving domestic terrorism in the U.S. and tackles the complex question of how crises like this benefit the parties involved."
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Consider Phlebas
"Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn."
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Hillbilly Elegy
"Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn."
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The Martian
"Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn."
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Endurance
"Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn."
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
"Q. - What's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs and why? M.L. -Some good ones from the "pure business" category: Zero to One, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, The Innovator's Dilemma, Good to Great, etc. Personally, I prefer less advice, more history. From my favorite business segment: Too Big To Fail, Ascent of Money, When Genius Failed, etc. Books on applied psychology (Influence, Predictably Irrational, etc) are another way to round out primarily technological education :)"
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The Song Machine
"Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn."
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Dear Leader
"Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn."
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"I have a certain permanent love for [this series]."
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The Three-Body Problem (3 books)
"Max Levchin recommended this series on LinkedIn."
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The Great War of Our Time
"Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn."
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Influence
"One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
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The Complete Stories, Vol 1
"The Last Question is a famous sci-fi short story, and quite possibly one of the best sci-fi stories ever written. [The author]’s degree of forward-thinking is something to behold."
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The Sympathizer
"Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn."
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