Recommended Books

Przełomowe innowacje
by Clayton M. Christensen
"Really critical to understanding how this industry works." - Marc Andreessen
— https://youtu.be/JYYsXzt1VDc?t=152

4-godzinny tydzień pracy
by Timothy Ferriss
"[The author] basically takes all of the time management and personal productivity theories of the last 20 to 30 years and pushes them to 11, to paraphrase 'Spinal Tap.'" - Marc Andreessen
— https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/fashion/11guru.html

Ekstremalne przywództwo. Elitarne taktyki Navy SEALs w zarządzaniu
by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
"I hand out more copies of this book than any other. How to take responsibility for yourself and for those around you. Modern Stoicism, as applied in the military, business, and life." - Marc Andreessen
— https://x.com/pmarca/status/1015385258760392705

Na własne ryzyko. Ukryte asymetrie w codziennym życiu
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
"Skin in the game as conflict of interest, or as attaching one's livelihood to one's speech? Who to listen to, and why." - Marc Andreessen
— https://x.com/pmarca/status/1015006783394344961

High Output Management
by Andrew S. Grove
"The best book on management ever written." - Marc Andreessen
— https://tim.blog/2016/05/29/marc-andreessen/

Droga Steve'a Jobsa
by Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli
"In this deeply-researched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs." - Marc Andreessen
— https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385347421

Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
by Charles T. Munger
"Tremendous." - Marc Andreessen
— https://ritholtz.com/2017/05/mib-marc-andreessen-venture-capitalist-a16z/

W hołdzie Katalonii
by George Orwell
Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter.
— https://x.com/pmarca/status/1577366688386859008

But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
by Chuck Klosterman
"Wide-ranging meditation on how to think about the reality that we're probably wrong about most things we believe. Hard to read and not emerge humbled." - Marc Andreessen
— https://x.com/pmarca/status/1014998575103729664

Zachowuj się. Jak biologia wydobywa z nas to, co najgorsze, i to, co najlepsze
by Robert M. Sapolsky
"Robert Sapolsky's magnum opus on human behavior." - Marc Andreessen
— https://ritholtz.com/2017/05/mib-marc-andreessen-venture-capitalist-a16z/

Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
by Annie Duke
"Compact guide to probabilistic domains like poker, or venture capital." - Marc Andreessen
— https://x.com/pmarca/status/1014991295025012736

12 życiowych zasad: Antidotum na chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson
"A bracing disassembly and reconstruction of a theory of individual progress in the modern world." - Marc Andreessen
— https://x.com/pmarca/status/1015008742792835072

Najtrudniejsze w tym, co trudne. Prowadzenie biznesu, gdy nie ma prostych odpowiedzi
by Ben Horowitz
"Let’s just say, we started out relationship with vigorous disagreement, and we’ve continued that to this day." - Marc Andreessen
— https://tim.blog/2016/05/29/marc-andreessen/

Metoda Lean Startup. Wykorzystaj innowacyjne narzędzia i stwórz firmę, która zdobędzie rynek
by Eric Ries
"[The author] has created a science where previously there was only art. A must read for every serious entrepreneur—and every manager interested in innovation." - Marc Andreessen
— https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887898

Play Nice But Win: A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader
by Michael Dell, James Kaplan
"An incredible window into what it’s like to be in a founder’s shoes, and the difficult work of growing a company." - Marc Andreessen
— https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VWFW56N

Pułapki myślenia. O myśleniu szybkim i wolnym
by Daniel Kahneman
"Captivating dive into human decision making, marred by inclusion of several/many? psychology studies that fail to replicate. Will stand as a cautionary tale?" - Marc Andreessen
— https://x.com/pmarca/status/1014990390288498688

The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
by Matt Ridley
"Sparkling explanation of how the economy evolves, producing the glorious cornucopia of goods and services available all around us. How to feel good about the future even in dark times." - Marc Andreessen
— https://x.com/pmarca/status/1015384189980459008

Zero to One. Notatki o start-upach, czyli jak budować przyszłość
by Blake Masters, Peter Thiel
"The first book any working or aspiring entrepreneur must read—period." - Marc Andreessen
— https://www.amazon.com/dp/0804139296

A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
by William B. Irvine
"Best (?) walk through the ancient/current philosophy of Stoicism. You can't control other people but you can control yourself, so do that." - Marc Andreessen
— https://x.com/pmarca/status/1014993682527805440

Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Company and Career
by Andrew S. Grove
"One of my favorite topics. And so that is also a very good book [I] recommend." - Marc Andreessen
— https://tim.blog/2016/05/29/marc-andreessen/