Jason Calacanis is a technology entrepreneur and media personality best known for founding Mahalo, a human-powered search engine, and launching This Week in Startups, a popular podcast and online show covering entrepreneurship and venture capital. He has been an early-stage investor in numerous successful companies and is a regular voice on startup culture and innovation.
26 Books Recommended by Jason Calacanis
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Shoe Dog
21 people recommendedGreat inspirational [book].
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Gary Vaynerchuk, Eric Jorgenson, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Brian Armstrong, Tim Cook, Tobi Lutke, Vlad Tenev, Alexis Ohanian, Bill Gurley, Anthony Pompliano, Austen Allred, Ben Thompson, Blake Randall, Kathryn Minshew, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Shea, Trung Phan, Derek Sivers
The Lean Startup
16 people recommendedYou need to read [this book].
Also recommended by: Mark Cuban, Dustin Moskovitz, Kevin Systrom, Marc Andreessen, Sheryl Sandberg, Andrew Ng, Ben Horowitz, Chris Dixon, Patrick Bet David, Marty Cagan, Mike Maples Jr, Raoul Pal, Steve Blank, Tim Oreilly, Derek Sivers
Good to Great
12 people recommendedThe great management book.
Also recommended by: Sam Ovens, Jeff Bezos, Brian Armstrong, Daniel Ek, Ev Williams, John Doerr, Dave Ramsey, Frank Blake, Max Levchin, Michael Hyatt, Tracy Dinunzio
We recently read [this book] in the 'This Week in Startups' book club.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Brian Chesky, Michael Bloomberg, Alexis Ohanian, Brene Brown, Karlie Kloss, Saagar Enjeti, Tim Ferriss
Creativity, Inc.
8 people recommendedPixar has made some of the greatest stories of our time, but [the author]’s personal story, is perhaps the greatest story that has come out of Pixar.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Alexis Ohanian, Demis Hassabis, Ezra Klein, Michael Mauboussin, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Trung Phan
Red Notice
8 people recommendedOne of my favorite books.
Also recommended by: Eric Jorgenson, Chris Sacca, Brianne Kimmel, Garry Kasparov, Keith Rabois, Michael Batnick, Peter Attia
On Writing
7 people recommendedGot me jazzed up about writing and reading more.
Also recommended by: Brian Koppelman, Edgar Wright, Josh Waitzkin, Matt Mullenweg, Russell Moore, Derek Sivers
Titan
7 people recommendedI got about 500 pages in. It is detailed.
Also recommended by: Ray Dalio, Charlie Munger, Anthony Pompliano, Austen Allred, David Friedberg, Ryan Holiday
Born Standing Up
6 people recommendedJason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog.
Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Adam Savage, Bill Nye, Sahil Lavingia, Derek Sivers
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
6 people recommendedJason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog.
Also recommended by: Brian Koppelman, Casey Neistat, Jerrod Carmichael, Ryan Holiday, Steve Aoki
Hillbilly Elegy
6 people recommendedJason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Stewart Butterfield, Ben Shapiro, Bill Nye, Max Levchin
The Fish That Ate the Whale
6 people recommendedAbout Sam Zemurray, who was the banana king.
Also recommended by: Eric Jorgenson, Andrew Wilkinson, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Holiday, Trung Phan
Who Is Michael Ovitz?
5 people recommendedI was blown away.
Also recommended by: Gary Vaynerchuk, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Keith Rabois
A good read.
Also recommended by: Vinod Khosla, Alexis Ohanian, Kat Cole, Tristan Harris
Project Hail Mary
4 people recommendedIt's really great.
Also recommended by: Eric Jorgenson, Glenn Beck, Ryan Shea
Next level.
Also recommended by: Chamath Palihapitiya, Keith Rabois, Trung Phan
Keeping At It
4 people recommendedPretty great.
Also recommended by: Warren Buffett, Michael Bloomberg, Ray Dalio
