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Vinod Khosla Book Recommendations (55 Books)

Vinod Khosla is an Indian American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist.

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Books Recommended by Vinod Khosla

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What You Do Is Who You Are

How to Create Your Business Culture

Ben Horowitz

Source: "Shows the value of having principles an organization and its leaders believe in and can stick with when it gets hard to do so and real tradeoffs are involved." - Vinod Khosla

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Winners Take All

The Elite Charade of Changing the World

Anand Giridharadas

Source: "While today’s rich and powerful are fighting for equality and justice, [this book] argues that it is being done in a way that will preserve their position at the top of society." - Vinod Khosla

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21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Yuval Noah Harari

Source: "An important examination into today’s most pressing political, technological, social, and existential issues as we move into the unchartered territory of the future." - Vinod Khosla

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The Future of Capitalism

Facing the New Anxieties

Paul Collier

Source: "Outlines ethical ways of healing the deep new rifts that are tearing apart the fabric of the United States and other Western societies." - Vinod Khosla

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The Third Pillar

How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind

Raghuram Rajan

Source: "Provides a solid framework as to why things begin to deteriorate, and how society can successfully find their way back to a secure and stable plane." - Vinod Khosla

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The $12 Million Stuffed Shark

The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art

Donald N. Thompson

Source: "A look at the economics and the marketing strategies that enable the modern art market to generate such astronomical prices." - Vinod Khosla

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The Case Against Sugar

Gary Taubes

Source: "Not surprising but explicit description of the American psych on sugar and fat by the sugar industry. I would not have believed this much influence is possible." - Vinod Khosla

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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

Shoshana Zuboff

Source: "Dives into the largest act of capitalist colonisation ever attempted - the colonisation of our minds, our behaviour, our free will, our very selves." - Vinod Khosla

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Range

Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

David J. Epstein

Source: "Discovers that in most fields , generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. [...] Every high school and college student should read it." - Vinod Khosla

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Skin in the Game

Incerto, Book 5

Nassim Taleb

Source: "I like his ideas a lot, especially in Antifragile and the first half of this book. I've always complained about pundits relative to doers." - Vinod Khosla

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Friday Black

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Source: "Reveals the violence, injustice, and painful absurdities that black men and women contend with every day in this country." - Vinod Khosla

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Negotiating the Impossible

How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)

Deepak Malhotra

Source: "I recommend to every entrepreneur, investor, & CEO - and anyone else who deals with difficult negotiations." - Vinod Khosla

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The Peacemaker's Code

Deepak Malhotra

Source: "Based on [the author's] class at HBS, War & Peace & lessons on leadership, negotiation, strategy & the human condition." - Vinod Khosla

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Lifespan

Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To

David Sinclair

Source: "Reveals incredible scientific breakthroughs about aging and ways we can slow down, or even reverse, the process." - Vinod Khosla

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The Inflamed Mind

A Radical New Approach to Depression

Edward Bullmore

Source: "Reveals the new breakthrough on the link between depression and inflammation of the body and brain." - Vinod Khosla

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Richard Bach

Source: "One of my favorite books when I was a teenager! I still keep it around the house and periodically look at it." - Vinod Khosla

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The Brand Flip

Why customers now run companies and how to profit from it

Marty Neumeier

Source: "A very well done book on branding and new brand values. It will be the death of many incumbents." - Vinod Khosla

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The Formula

The Universal Laws of Success

Albert-László Barabási

Source: "This book transforms how our success-obsessed society approaches their professional careers and long-term goals." - Vinod Khosla

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Antifragile

Incerto, Book 3

Nassim Taleb

Source: "I recommend everybody read [this book] if they're setting off on a career as a personal philosophy." - Vinod Khosla

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Lying

Sam Harris

Source: "One of my favorite one hour reads about intellectual honesty. I wish more people were this honest!" - Vinod Khosla

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Troublemakers

Silicon Valley's Coming of Age

Leslie Berlin

Source: "Tells the story of the world I have always lived, loved and believed in, despite the recent techlash." - Vinod Khosla

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Other People's Money

Inside the Housing Crisis and the Demise of the Greatest Real Estate Deal Ever Made

Charles V. Bagli

Source: "Not very far from the truth on the financial services industry though the authors biases come through." - Vinod Khosla

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Life on the Edge

The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology

Johnjoe McFadden

Source: "Each chapter illustrates one of life’s puzzles and makes you think differently about the world." - Vinod Khosla

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How to Change Your Mind

What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

Michael Pollan

Source: "A fun exploration of psychedelic drugs, especially for someone who has never tried them." - Vinod Khosla

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The Jungle Grows Back

America and Our Imperiled World

Robert Kagan

Source: "A powerful, urgent essay into why American withdrawal would be the worst possible response." - Vinod Khosla

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Blitzscaling

The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies

Reid Hoffman

Source: "An insightful book on how to scale at a very fast pace and more importantly WHEN." - Vinod Khosla

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Atomic Habits

An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear

Source: "A decent book on self-help tools, not a category I am generally a fan of." - Vinod Khosla

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Homo Deus

A Brief History of Tomorrow

Yuval Noah Harari

Source: "Not that I agree with all of it, but it is still mind-bending speculation about our future." - Vinod Khosla

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The Last Days of Night

A Novel

Graham Moore

Source: "I don’t read fiction, but this almost historical fiction is fun especially for Silicon Valley types." - Vinod Khosla

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The Breakthrough

Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer

Charles Graeber

Source: "Guides readers through the scientific research transforming immunotherapy." - Vinod Khosla

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An Elegant Defense

The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives

Matt Richtel

Source: "Explains for the lay reader the intricate biology of our immune system." - Vinod Khosla

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The Line Becomes a River

Dispatches from the Border

Francisco Cantú

Source: "Provides a different world view for those of us protected from some 'reality'." - Vinod Khosla

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The Master Algorithm

How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World

Pedro Domingos

Source: "If you want speculation about what the master AI might need (one view)." - Vinod Khosla

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Eating the Big Fish

How Challenger Brands Can Compete Against Brand Leaders

Adam Morgan

Source: "Brand building for entrepreneurs trying to upset the incumbents." - Vinod Khosla

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The Score Takes Care of Itself

My Philosophy of Leadership

Bill Walsh

Source: "Among the best books! A way of living, working & commitment to excellence." - Vinod Khosla

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Loonshots

How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries

Safi Bahcall

Source: "A key to understanding why Silicon Valley culture is changing the world." - Vinod Khosla

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The Uninhabitable Earth

Life After Warming

David Wallace-Wells

Source: "A look into the future and how global warming will impact everything." - Vinod Khosla

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The Invisible Gorilla

And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us

Christopher F. Chabris

Source: "Rigorously written (unlike many pysch books), fun, funny,surprising, enlightening." - Vinod Khosla

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The Seventh Sense

Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks

Joshua Cooper Ramo

Source: "I like the author but wish there were more causality/details." - Vinod Khosla

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Drunk Tank Pink

And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave

Adam Alter

Source: "Fun read about our biases and how our brain functions." - Vinod Khosla

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The Coddling of the American Mind

How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

Greg Lukianoff

Source: "Dives into the new problem on college campuses, Safetyism." - Vinod Khosla

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Behave

The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

Robert M. Sapolsky

Source: "Among the best insights into our brain and behavior." - Vinod Khosla

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Scale

The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies

Geoffrey West

Source: "The physics behind biology, cities, economics and companies." - Vinod Khosla

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Only the Paranoid Survive

How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company

Andrew S. Grove

Source: "One of favorite books on entrepreneurship." - Vinod Khosla

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Deep Learning

A Practitioner's Approach

Josh Patterson

Source: "For a slightly more technical read [on AI]." - Vinod Khosla

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Against Empathy

The Case for Rational Compassion

Paul Bloom

Source: "A good case against too much empathy." - Vinod Khosla

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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Source: "Great, very quick overview of astrophysics." - Vinod Khosla

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The Checklist Manifesto

How to Get Things Right

Atul Gawande

Source: "Very good; definitely worth reading." - Vinod Khosla

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The Success Equation

Michael Mauboussin

Source: "Important investing, business, sports." - Vinod Khosla

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Why We Sleep

Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Matthew Walker

Source: "Best book on the subject [of sleep]." - Vinod Khosla

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From Bacteria to Bach and Back

The Evolution of Minds

Daniel C. Dennett

Source: "Long but worth every page." - Vinod Khosla

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Mindfulness in Plain English

Henepola Gunaratana

Source: "Easy access to meditation." - Vinod Khosla

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This Is Your Brain on Music

The Science of a Human Obsession

Daniel J. Levitin

Source: "Fascinating though older book." - Vinod Khosla

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Sapiens

A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

Source: "A previous favorite." - Vinod Khosla

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McMafia

A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld

Misha Glenny

Source: "Fun though older book." - Vinod Khosla

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Vinod Khosla Book Recommendations (55 Books)

What You Do Is Who You Are

Winners Take All

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

The Future of Capitalism

The Third Pillar

The $12 Million Stuffed Shark

The Case Against Sugar

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Range

Skin in the Game

Friday Black

Negotiating the Impossible

The Peacemaker's Code

Lifespan

The Inflamed Mind

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

The Brand Flip

The Formula

Antifragile

Lying

Troublemakers

Other People's Money

Life on the Edge

How to Change Your Mind

The Jungle Grows Back

Blitzscaling

Atomic Habits

Homo Deus

The Last Days of Night

The Breakthrough

An Elegant Defense

The Line Becomes a River

The Master Algorithm

Eating the Big Fish

The Score Takes Care of Itself

Loonshots

The Uninhabitable Earth

The Invisible Gorilla

The Seventh Sense

Drunk Tank Pink

The Coddling of the American Mind

Behave

Scale

Only the Paranoid Survive

Deep Learning

Against Empathy

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

The Checklist Manifesto

The Success Equation

Why We Sleep

From Bacteria to Bach and Back

Mindfulness in Plain English

This Is Your Brain on Music

Sapiens

McMafia

Other Experts

Caroline Paul

Cheryl Strayed

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