Chris Dixon

Chris Dixon's Book Recommendations

Finance & Investing entrepreneurs

Chris Dixon is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), investing in crypto, AI, and other areas. He is also an active angel investor and was the co-founder and CEO of SiteAdvisor, which was acquired by McAfee. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in technology, history, and business strategy.

23 books recommended 1 books authored

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Syntax & Sage

Syntax & Sage

by Sep Kamvar

"His book, Syntax & Sage, is an encapsulation of the technical philosophy that underpins his approach to protocol design."

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The Company

The Company

by John Micklethwait

"@natemodi @sriramk @avichal @GoodTimeShowCH Yes! best book about DAOs :)"

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Consciousness Explained

Consciousness Explained

by Daniel C. Dennett

"@fredericrenken @danieldennett one of my favorite books too"

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Why Does College Cost So Much?

Why Does College Cost So Much?

by Robert B. Archibald

"@jess @sacca excellent book on root cause of problem"

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The Lean Startup

The Lean Startup

by Eric Ries

"Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter."

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Skin in the Game

Skin in the Game

by Nassim Taleb

"This was up there with Black Swan and [the author's] other classics."

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High Growth Handbook

High Growth Handbook

by Elad Gil

"Everyone interested in the growth stage of startups should read it."

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The Last Days of Night

The Last Days of Night

by Graham Moore

"A fun semi-historical novel focusing on the epic legal battle between Westinghouse/Tesla vs Edison."

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The Death and Life of Great American Cities

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

by Jane Jacobs

"Classic book that I admit I hadn’t read and my colleagues at a16z crypto got me to read."

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Dead Wake

Dead Wake

by Erik Larson

"Reads kind of like an action movie switching between the characters on the ship to the submarine crew who sinks them."

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Creative Selection

Creative Selection

by Ken Kocienda

"A really interesting inside look at, well, Apple’s design process under Steve Jobs."

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How the Internet Happened

How the Internet Happened

by Brian McCullough

"Best history I’ve read on the 1990-2000s era of the Web."

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Where Wizards Stay Up Late

Where Wizards Stay Up Late

by Matthew Lyon

"Focusing on early pioneers (1950s-1980s) who paved the way for the modern internet."

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Farsighted

Farsighted

by Steven Johnson

"Discussing the best way to make very long term decisions."

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The Making of the Atomic Bomb

The Making of the Atomic Bomb

by Richard Rhodes

"Truly epic story, showing humanity at both its best and worst."

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How We Got to Now

How We Got to Now

by Steven Johnson

"Probably my favorite [book by this author]."

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Bad for You

Bad for You

by Kevin C. Pyle

"Throughout history everything new that teenagers get excited about is deemed by experts to rot your mind, destroy society etc."

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Zero to One

Zero to One

by Peter Thiel

"Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter."

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