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Alfred Lin

Recommendations

Entrepreneur, Technology, Venture capitalist

57 books they recommend

Books they recommend 57

Good Books compiles this list from interviews, podcasts, articles and social posts; the site does not link each title to the person’s own words.

Book recommendations listed on their Good Books profile 48

Psychology and Behaviour 7

Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman aggregator only
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The Undoing Project
The Undoing Project
Michael Lewis aggregator only
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Predictably Irrational
Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely aggregator only
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Originals
Originals
Adam Grant · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Drive
Drive
Daniel Pink aggregator only
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Talent is Overrated
Talent is Overrated
Geoff Colvin · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Payoff
Payoff
Dan Ariely · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Leadership 5

Extreme Ownership
Extreme Ownership
Jocko Willink aggregator only
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Start with Why
Start with Why
Simon Sinek · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Leaders Eat Last
Leaders Eat Last
Simon Sinek · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Patrick Lencioni · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
Marshall Goldsmith · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Business and Management 4

Good to Great
Good to Great
Jim Collins aggregator only
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The Outsiders
The Outsiders
William N. Thorndike aggregator only
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Great by Choice
Great by Choice
Jim Collins aggregator only
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How the Mighty Fall
How the Mighty Fall
Jim Collins aggregator only
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Technology and Computing 4

Chaos Monkeys
Chaos Monkeys
Antonio García Martínez aggregator only
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The Inevitable
The Inevitable
Kevin Kelly · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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The Industries of the Future
The Industries of the Future
Alec Ross · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Thank You for Being Late
Thank You for Being Late
Thomas L. Friedman · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Entrepreneurship and Startups 3

Zero to One
Zero to One
Peter Thiel aggregator only
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz aggregator only
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The Third Wave
The Third Wave
Steve Case · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Sociology and Culture 3

Factfulness
Factfulness
Hans Rosling aggregator only
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Tribe
Tribe
Sebastian Junger · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Decision Making 3

decisive
decisive
Chip, Dan Heath · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Farsighted
Farsighted
Steven Johnson · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Red Teaming
Red Teaming
Bryce G. Hoffman · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Biography and Memoir 2

Shoe Dog
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight aggregator only
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Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger
Tren Griffin aggregator only
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Financial History 2

Billion Dollar Whale
Billion Dollar Whale
Tom Wright, Bradley Hope aggregator only
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Boomerang
Boomerang
Michael Lewis aggregator only
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Philosophy 2

The Road to Character
The Road to Character
David Brooks · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Halftime
Halftime
Bob Buford · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Sales and Marketing 2

Monetizing Innovation
Monetizing Innovation
Madhavan Ramanujam, Georg Tacke aggregator only
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Branded Customer Service
Branded Customer Service
Janelle Barlow · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Politics and Government 2

The Fifth Risk
The Fifth Risk
Michael Lewis aggregator only
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The Hundred-Year Marathon
The Hundred-Year Marathon
Michael Pillsbury · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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General History 1

Sapiens
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari aggregator only
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Writing and Communication 1

Made to Stick
Made to Stick
Chip, Dan Heath aggregator only
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Economics 1

The Rational Optimist
The Rational Optimist
Matt Ridley aggregator only
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Artificial Intelligence 1

AI Superpowers
AI Superpowers
Kai-Fu Lee aggregator only
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Religion and Spirituality 1

The Book of Joy
The Book of Joy
Dalai Lama · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Parenting and Family 1

The Opposite of Spoiled
The Opposite of Spoiled
Ron Lieber · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Investing 1

The Aspirational Investor
The Aspirational Investor
Ashvin B. Chhabra · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Productivity and Habits 1

Designing Your Life
Designing Your Life
Bill Burnett · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Sport 1

What It Takes to Be Number One
What It Takes to Be Number One
Vince Lombardi · not in an entry yet aggregator only
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Company Histories 2

Bad Blood
Bad Blood
John Carreyrou
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Wild Ride
Wild Ride
Adam Lashinsky
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Negotiation and Persuasion 1

Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss
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Mathematics and Statistics 1

Algorithms to Live By
Algorithms to Live By
Brian Christian · not in an entry yet
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Financial History 1

The History of Money
The History of Money
Jack Weatherford · not in an entry yet
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Biography and Memoir 1

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Walter Isaacson
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Not yet given a topic 1

Principles: Life and Work
Principles: Life and Work
Ray Dalio
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General History 1

The Age of Edison
The Age of Edison
Ernest Freeberg
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Biography of Scientists 1

Einstein: His Life and Universe
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Walter Isaacson
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Where they publish 2