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Sahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia is the founder and CEO of Gumroad, and an early-stage venture capitalist
59 books they recommend
Books they recommend 59
Lavingia posted a public "books I recommend reading most" list (originally via Notion, shared on Twitter) and discusses books in interviews and tweets. His taste blends classic self-improvement, hard science fiction, popular science, and social commentary; he flags clear favorites at the top of his list.
Book recommendations listed on their Good Books profile 46
Fiction 22
Psychology and Behaviour 3
Philosophy 2
Negotiation and Persuasion 2
Biography and Memoir 2
Business and Management 1
Biography of Scientists 1
Writing and Communication 1
Politics and Government 1
Religion and Spirituality 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Entrepreneurship and Startups 1
Leadership 1
Sport 1
Science 1
Sociology and Culture 1
Health and Fitness 1
Medicine and Biology 1
Jeremy Lim · not in an entry yet aggregator only
Company Histories 1
Travel and Exploration 1
Superbook reading list 12
Fiction 3
Isaac Asimov · not in an entry yet
“He calls it his "#1 book recommendation," reflecting his love of grand-scale science fiction.”
N.K. Jemisin · not in an entry yet
“A top sci-fi/fantasy recommendation on his list.”
Not yet given a topic 3
Richard P. Feynman · not in an entry yet
“One of his most-recommended books, for Feynman's playful first-principles curiosity.”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb · not in an entry yet
“A recommended Taleb title on risk and accountability.”
Michelle Alexander · not in an entry yet
“On his list among books on social justice and incarceration.”
Negotiation and Persuasion 1
Dale Carnegie
“Lavingia puts it "at the top of my list, literally" as the book he recommends most.”
Entrepreneurship and Startups 1
Derek Sivers · not in an entry yet
“He recommends Sivers's short business memoir, fitting his minimalist-entrepreneur ethos.”
General History 1
Yuval Noah Harari · not in an entry yet
“Among his recommended reads for big-picture human history.”
Psychology and Behaviour 1
Daniel Kahneman
“On his list for its treatment of cognitive biases and decision-making.”
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Douglas Hofstadter · not in an entry yet
“A recommended deep read on minds, patterns, and self-reference.”
Sport 1
Christopher McDougall · not in an entry yet
“A recommended narrative-nonfiction favorite.”
Know Your Team podcast ep. 38 — interview transcript with Sahil Lavingia 1
Business and Management 1
Where they publish 6
- Know Your Team podcast ep. 38 — interview transcript with Sahil Lavingia
- Good Books — Sahil Lavingia profile
- Superbook reading list
- Sahil Lavingia on X — "the books I recommend reading most" (primary)
- Read This Twice — Sahil Lavingia (sourced)
- Newsletter item pointing to Lavingia's own 'Sahil's Recommended Books' Notion page (the Notion page itself now returns 'page could not be found')