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Bill Gurley
John William "Bill" Gurley, CFA is a general partner at Benchmark, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California
22 books they recommend
Books they recommend 22
Gurley is unusually public about his reading, tweeting endorsements with reasons and naming must-reads on CNBC and Tim Ferriss's podcast. He pushes founders toward strategy classics (Porter, Christensen, Moore), narrative business books (Shoe Dog, Bad Blood), and complexity/decision science (Mauboussin, Waldrop). His picks span sports autobiographies, sci-fi, and urban economics.
Superbook reading list 13
Business and Management 2
Michael E. Porter
“He tweeted it as one of the books "all entrepreneurs should read," a foundational strategy text he returns to.”
Clayton M. Christensen
“Listed among books every entrepreneur should read, on why incumbents fail.”
Not yet given a topic 2
John Carreyrou
“He calls it "an incredible book that should be read by each and every player in the startup/Silicon Valley ecosystem."”
Biography and Memoir 2
Phil Knight · not in an entry yet
“He says no book "captures the entrepreneurial spirit as much as this one does... PK explains exactly why we grind."”
Steve Martin · not in an entry yet
“He called it a "must read" that "had a profound effect on me."”
Sales and Marketing 1
Geoffrey A. Moore
“Named in the same must-read tweet; he calls it especially valuable for enterprise companies.”
Technology and Computing 1
Science 1
M. Mitchell Waldrop · not in an entry yet
“He tweeted "Read this book, it changes everything" on complexity theory and nonlinear systems.”
Sport 1
Andre Iguodala · not in an entry yet
“He recommended it for anyone who loves understanding "how a great team executes as one."”
Fiction 1
Neal Stephenson · not in an entry yet
“"I adore Diamond Age" — a favorite sci-fi pick he cites repeatedly.”
Economics 1
Donald Shoup · not in an entry yet
“A recurring recommendation reflecting his interest in urban economics and mispriced markets.”
Negotiation and Persuasion 1
Deepak Malhotra · not in an entry yet
“Appears among his recommended reads on negotiation.”
