Travis Kalanick

Travis Kalanick's Book Recommendations

Business & Entrepreneurship entrepreneurs

Travis Kalanick is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Uber. He has also founded other companies, including Scour and Red Swoosh. His book recommendations suggest an interest in strategy, ambition, and individualistic philosophies.

5 books recommended

📚 Books Recommended by Travis Kalanick 5

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

by Ayn Rand

"It’s one of my favorite books. It’s less of a political statement. It’s just personally one of my favorite books. I’m a fan of architecture."

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Atlas Shrugged

Atlas Shrugged

by Ayn Rand

"Q. The Randian philosophy has come to bear on this situation, you would admit. T. K. - That’s probably true. I’d say there’s an uncanny resemblance, especially on the “Atlas Shrugged” side."

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Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

by Ron Chernow

"Travis Kalanick changed his Twitter avatar to Alexander Hamilton after having read Alexander Hamilton."

The Art Of War

The Art Of War

by Sun Tzu

"It became [Travis Kalanick's bible]."

Ender's Game

Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

"About a kid who is trained by the military to play video games [...] But he realizes at the end that the video games he was playing were an actual war."