Kathryn Minshew is the co-founder and CEO of The Muse, a platform connecting people with meaningful career opportunities. She's known for her work in workplace culture and has contributed to discussions on professional development, diversity, and building companies with intentional values.
20 Books Recommended by Kathryn Minshew
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
26 people recommendedMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Balaji Srinivasan, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell, Larry Page, Peter Thiel, Drew Houston, Dustin Moskovitz, Marc Andreessen, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Andrew Ng, Andrew Wilkinson, Blake Scholl, Chris Dixon, Fred Wilson, Jodie Cook, Keith Rabois, Luis Von Ahn, Marty Cagan, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Peter Attia, Raoul Pal, Tim Ferriss, Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Shoe Dog
21 people recommendedrecommended 3xMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
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, Jason Calacanis, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Shea, Trung Phan, Derek Sivers
Mindset
12 people recommendedrecommended 2xRead this book & love the idea!
Read this book & love the idea!
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Bill Gates, Dustin Moskovitz, Ev Williams, Tobi Lutke, Josh Waitzkin, Mark Manson, Satya Nadella, Tom Bilyeu, Tony Robbins, Derek Sivers
High Growth Handbook
10 people recommendedrecommended 2xTruly amazing for founders, especially once you start to scale. Wish I'd had it early days at The Muse.
Truly amazing for founders, especially once you start to scale. Wish I'd had it early days at The Muse.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Brian Armstrong, Reid Hoffman, Aaron Levie, Alexis Ohanian, Chris Dixon, Keith Rabois, Max Levchin, Ryan Petersen
Start with Why
9 people recommendedrecommended 3xMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Also recommended by: Richard Branson, Patrick Bet David, Jim Kwik, Julie Rice, Michael Hyatt, Robert Rodriguez, Tom Bilyeu, Tony Hsieh
Educated
8 people recommendedMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Melinda Gates, Marty Cagan, Michelle Obama, Olivia Wilde, Shauna Niequist
Tiny Beautiful Things
5 people recommendedMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Also recommended by: Emma Watson, Mark Manson, Ryan Holiday, Shane Parrish
She Said
4 people recommendedrecommended 2xKathryn Minshew recommended this book on Twitter.
Kathryn Minshew recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Kara Swisher, Mindy Kaling, Natalie Portman
The Power
4 people recommendedrecommended 2xMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Olivia Wilde
A wildly good book.
A wildly good book.
Also recommended by: Howard Schultz, Richard Branson, Cory Booker
Radical Candor
4 people recommendedrecommended 2xMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, John Doerr, Sheryl Sandberg
Station Eleven
4 people recommendedrecommended 2xMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Also recommended by: George R R Martin, Tim Urban, Tyler Cowen
Catch and Kill
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Also recommended by: Josh Marshall
Circe
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Also recommended by: Shauna Niequist
Rage Becomes Her
2 people recommendedI got my hands on an early copy and the intro blew me away.
Also recommended by: Alexis Ohanian
Americanah
2 people recommendedMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Also recommended by: Barack Obama
Arcadia
recommended 2xMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Attached
recommended 2xMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
For the Love of Men
recommended 3xKathryn Minshew recommended this book on Twitter.
Kathryn Minshew recommended this book on Twitter.
Kathryn Minshew recommended this book on Twitter.
Homegoing
recommended 3xMost Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.