Alexis Ohanian - Wisdom Shelf

Alexis Ohanian Book Recommendations (34 Books)

Alexis Ohanian is an American Internet entrepreneur and investor.

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Books Recommended by Alexis Ohanian

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Edward Snowden

Source: "Reading with gusto over the holiday and especially reflecting on this note--true friendship is the best investment one can make." - Alexis Ohanian

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Billion Dollar Whale

The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World

Tom Wright

Source: "An incredible story.... If you need some billionaires to despise--look no further than these charlatans." - Alexis Ohanian

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Influence

The Psychology of Persuasion

Robert Cialdini

Source: "[Helps you] navigate the world with heightened awareness for how we're always being influenced/manipulated." - Alexis Ohanian

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Traction

How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth

Gabriel Weinberg

Source: "The question every founder asks after shipping is always: how do I get traction? This book actually answers it." - Alexis Ohanian

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The ONE Thing

The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

Gary Keller

Source: "Makes a strong case for tossing out my daily Todo list in favor of focusing just One Thing every day." - Alexis Ohanian

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Founders at Work

Stories of Startups' Early Days

Jessica Livingston

Source: "A bunch of really great interviews [Jessica] did with a bunch of just OGs of entrepreneurship." - Alexis Ohanian

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Rage Becomes Her

The Power of Women's Anger

Soraya Chemaly

Source: "Goes in on the patriarchy and it's hard to argue with a lot of the data here." - Alexis Ohanian

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Indistractable

How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

Nir Eyal

Source: "A great foundation for bringing intention and focus to your work- and home-life." - Alexis Ohanian

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The Creative Curve

How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time

Allen Gannett

Source: "[Shows] how everyone has the ability to create their own creative masterpiece." - Alexis Ohanian

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Frenemies

The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (and Everything Else)

Ken Auletta

Source: "Kept getting recommended to me by people I respected and it didn't disappoint." - Alexis Ohanian

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Masters of Doom

How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

David Kushner

Source: "[This book] convinced me to start a company. Thanks for helping create Reddit." - Alexis Ohanian

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Hatching Twitter

A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal

Nick Bilton

Source: "Fantastic book [...] Far more relatable than I knew or expected." - Alexis Ohanian

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Winners Take All

The Elite Charade of Changing the World

Anand Giridharadas

Source: "I'm ready to be excommunicated from the VC world: I enjoyed [this] book." - Alexis Ohanian

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Shoe Dog

A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

Phil Knight

Source: "A great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history." - Alexis Ohanian

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Why We Sleep

Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Matthew Walker

Source: "One of the best and most important books I've read [in 2019]." - Alexis Ohanian

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Superforecasting

The Art and Science of Prediction

Philip E. Tetlock

Source: "Such a great book. Building software right now that's informed by this." - Alexis Ohanian

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White Fragility

Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

Robin J. DiAngelo

Source: "Must-read/-listen for all of us in white America." - Alexis Ohanian

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The Ride of a Lifetime

Bob Iger

Source: "One of the best leadership books I've read." - Alexis Ohanian

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Daemon

Daniel Suarez

Source: "Got a ton of these for the Initialized office." - Alexis Ohanian

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The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

Source: "Definitely choked up by the end of it... WHY?" - Alexis Ohanian

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If at Birth You Don't Succeed

My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny

Zach Anner

Source: "Everyone needs to read this book." - Alexis Ohanian

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Extreme Ownership

How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Jocko Willink

Source: "This book will change your life." - Alexis Ohanian

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The Great CEO Within

The Tactical Guide to Company Building

Matt Mochary

Source: "A really great book." - Alexis Ohanian

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Bold Women in Black History

Little Leaders, Book 1

Vashti Harrison

Source: Alexis Ohanian shared this book on Twitter.

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Stan Smith

Some People Think I'm A Shoe

Stan Smith

Source: "Required reading." - Alexis Ohanian

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High Growth Handbook

Elad Gil

Source: "Required reading." - Alexis Ohanian

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American Kingpin

The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

Nick Bilton

Source: "Gripping read." - Alexis Ohanian

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The Hot Hand

The Mystery and Science of Streaks

Ben Cohen

Source: "A riveting story." - Alexis Ohanian

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Lagom

The Swedish Art of Balanced Living

Linnea Dunne

Source: "Good read." - Alexis Ohanian

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Super Pumped

The Battle for Uber

Mike Isaac

Source: "Good read." - Alexis Ohanian

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Letters to a Young Athlete

Chris Bosh

Source: "Great book." - Alexis Ohanian

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Slaughterhouse-Five

Source: "ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS." - Alexis Ohanian

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Creativity, Inc.

Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

Ed Catmull

Source: "Must read." - Alexis Ohanian

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Who

The A Method for Hiring

Geoff Smart

Source: "Great book!" - Alexis Ohanian

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Other Experts

Caroline Paul

6 books

Cheryl Strayed

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Alexis Ohanian Book Recommendations (34 Books)

Permanent Record

Billion Dollar Whale

Influence

Traction

The ONE Thing

Founders at Work

Rage Becomes Her

Indistractable

The Creative Curve

Frenemies

Masters of Doom

Hatching Twitter

Winners Take All

Shoe Dog

Why We Sleep

Superforecasting

White Fragility

The Ride of a Lifetime

Daemon

The Giving Tree

If at Birth You Don't Succeed

Extreme Ownership

The Great CEO Within

Bold Women in Black History

Stan Smith

High Growth Handbook

American Kingpin

The Hot Hand

Lagom

Super Pumped

Letters to a Young Athlete

Slaughterhouse-Five

Creativity, Inc.

Who

Without Their Permission

Other Experts

Caroline Paul

Cheryl Strayed

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