Sam Altman's Blueprint for Bold Thinkers
Fuel innovation with books that shaped OpenAI's visionary leader.
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Powerful memoir on survival and meaning
Foundation
Isaac Asimov
A visionary's quest to preserve humanity's knowledge amidst a crumbling galactic empire.
Secrets of Sand Hill Road
Scott Kupor
Insider guide to venture capital and startup funding in Silicon Valley.
The Making of a Manager
Julie Zhuo
Practical guide on becoming a great manager through learning and experience.
Zero to One
Peter Thiel
Building unique and successful startups
The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch
Exploring boundless progress through improved explanations and cosmic significance.
Winning
Jack Welch & Suzy Welch
Practical guide to business success, leadership, and career management.
The Score Takes Care of Itself
Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh's leadership philosophy on process over results for long-term success.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
Practical advice for navigating the challenges of building and running a startup
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Stoic wisdom from a Roman Emperor on living a virtuous, focused life.
Blitzscaling
Reid Hoffman
Strategies for rapid business growth
Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom
The potential risks and benefits of advanced AI
The Republic
Plato
Exploring justice, philosophy, and the ideal society through Socratic dialogues.
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
Dystopian novel exploring a future of genetic engineering and societal control.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Insights into human decision-making and cognitive biases