Austen Allred's Book Recommendations
Austen Allred is the founder and CEO of BloomTech (formerly Lambda School), an online school that pioneered income share agreements for tech education. His reading spans business, technology, and startup strategy.
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Hackers
"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."
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"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."
book list View source βTroublemakers
"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."
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Elon Musk
"Was written in 2015 and already feels like you could have another full book as an update."
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Snow Crash
"One of my favorite books of all-time."
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Dealers of Lightning
"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."
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Can't Hurt Me
"Some of the craziest stuff Iβve ever read."
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Titan
"The mindset required to do well in businesses when everything is in flux, competition is intense and setbacks are frequent."
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The Wright Brothers
"The slow, iterative process to breakthrough invention."
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
"Probably in my top five all-time."
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Masters of Doom
"Amazing book."
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A First-Rate Madness
"Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter."
book list View source β"Huge thank you to whoever recommended this book; I canβt remember who you are. Itβs fascinating."
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Ready Player One
"Ok writing but a page turner."
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Empires of Light
"About Edison, Tesla and Westinghouse."
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Leonardo da Vinci
"What genius is really made up of, and how to recreate some semblance of it."
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Living with a SEAL
"I think βCanβt Hurt Meβ by @davidgoggins is becoming my most often recommended book. Hilarious when paired with βLiving with a Sealβ by @JesseItzler."
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The Hypomanic Edge
"@dotpem @aagha this is a great book though"
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Winning
"Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness: 5/5 stars. Incredible book. Will be coming back again and again."
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Lying
"You want a comms strategy that wins in 2021? 1. Read this book 2. Be very kind but always completely 100% honest in every conversation. Even when the truth is uncomfortable or confrontational. We forgive all kinds of vice. We do not forgive deceit."
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Greenlights
"Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey is a remarkably good book. The audiobook is incredible."
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
"Best parenting book ever:"
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Principles
"So good."
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Foundation (7 books)
"Austen Allred recommended this series on Twitter."
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
"Didnβt get it first time."
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Project Hail Mary
"Project Hail Mary: 5/5 stars. I have no idea why this book was so much fun, but it was really, really good. The science was clever, the story was great."
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A Guide to the Good Life
"Austen Allred recommended this book on his website."
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Travels with Charley
"Most American book of all time."
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Les Miserables
"Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter."
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The Snowball
"Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter."
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Anna Karenina
"Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter."
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Shoe Dog
"Loved Shoe Dog."
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Working Backwards
"The best book I have read in a long time."
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Amp It Up
"The most useful book on startup management Iβve ever read."
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Atlas Shrugged
"I really liked it."
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Essentialism
"Austen Allred recommended this book on his website."
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The Upside of Stress
"Austen Allred recommended this book on his website."
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The Storm of Steel
"If youβre ever feeling sorry for yourself pick up The Storm of Steel."
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The Rise of Superman
"@jmarbach βThe Rise of Supermanβ is an excellent book about this."
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Pizza Tiger
"Btw this book is 10/10"
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