Keith Rabois is a prominent venture capitalist and operating executive known for his influential work at PayPal during its formative years and his subsequent roles at Square and Khosla Ventures. He has been instrumental in building and advising numerous successful startups, earning recognition as a trusted voice on business strategy and organizational leadership.
83 Books Recommended by Keith Rabois
Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site
Sapiens
34 people recommendedrecommended 3xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Naval Ravikant, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Changpeng Zhao, Daniel Ek, James Cameron, Kishore Biyani, Melinda Gates, Ray Dalio, Reid Hoffman, Richard Branson, Vinod Khosla, Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gurley, Anthony Pompliano, Chris Evans, Demis Hassabis, James Clear, Joe Rogan, Karlie Kloss, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Penn Jillette, Peter Attia, Pewdiepie, Ryan Shea, Sam Kass, Sebastian Junger, Simon Mayo, Whitney Cummings, Derek Sivers
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
26 people recommendedReflects 2000-2003.
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, Kathryn Minshew, Luis Von Ahn, Marty Cagan, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Peter Attia, Raoul Pal, Tim Ferriss, Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Zero to One
24 people recommendedrecommended 2xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Eric Jorgenson, Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Kishore Biyani, Marc Andreessen, Rupert Murdoch, Sam Altman, Andrew Ng, Ben Horowitz, Bryan Johnson, Brian Dean, Chris Dixon, Eric Weinstein, Lee Stranahan, Luis Von Ahn, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Nassim Taleb, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Petersen, Tom Bilyeu, Derek Sivers
High Output Management
13 people recommendedrecommended 2xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Brian Armstrong, Brian Chesky, Drew Houston, John Doerr, Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Tobi Lutke, Ben Horowitz, Justin Kan, Sahil Lavingia
Grit
11 people recommendedrecommended 4xAlthough the title may make it appear intuitive, the reading is much more insightful and applicable than you might guess.
Although the title may make it appear intuitive, the reading is much more insightful and applicable than you might guess.
Although the title may make it appear intuitive, the reading is much more insightful and applicable than you might guess.
Although the title may make it appear intuitive, the reading is much more insightful and applicable than you might guess.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Raj Shamani, Tobi Lutke, Ali Abdaal, Jodie Cook, Josh Waitzkin, Robin Black, Tim Ferriss, Tom Bilyeu, Derek Sivers
Skin in the Game
11 people recommendedQuite powerful, albeit often redundant.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Naval Ravikant, Changpeng Zhao, Marc Andreessen, Vinod Khosla, Ben Horowitz, Chris Dixon, Peter Mallouk, Ryan Shea, Derek Sivers
High Growth Handbook
10 people recommendedrecommended 3xA great book.
A great book.
A great book.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Brian Armstrong, Reid Hoffman, Aaron Levie, Alexis Ohanian, Chris Dixon, Kathryn Minshew, Max Levchin, Ryan Petersen
The Checklist Manifesto
10 people recommendedrecommended 3xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey, Vinod Khosla, Charles Poliquin, Malcolm Gladwell, Michael Mccullough, Ramit Sethi, Tim Ferriss, Derek Sivers
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Jack Dorsey, Ron Conway, Sam Altman, Vinod Khosla, Justin Kan, Noah Kagan, Ryan Holiday
Becoming Steve Jobs
8 people recommendedrecommended 4xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Brian Armstrong, Jack Dorsey, Marc Andreessen, Ed Catmull, Jim Collins, Peter Attia
Red Notice
8 people recommendedrecommended 3xAmazing read about Russia from 1998-2007.
Amazing read about Russia from 1998-2007.
Amazing read about Russia from 1998-2007.
Also recommended by: Eric Jorgenson, Chris Sacca, Brianne Kimmel, Garry Kasparov, Jason Calacanis, Michael Batnick, Peter Attia
Range
7 people recommendedrecommended 3xKeith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Changpeng Zhao, Vinod Khosla, Daniel Pink, Michael Mauboussin, Ryan Holiday
Why We Sleep
7 people recommendedrecommended 4xKeith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla, Alexis Ohanian, Bryan Johnson, Jason Fried, Michael Mauboussin
Life 3.0
7 people recommendedrecommended 3xBest introduction to AI, accessible to sophisticated. Enjoyable to read.
Best introduction to AI, accessible to sophisticated. Enjoyable to read.
Best introduction to AI, accessible to sophisticated. Enjoyable to read.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Lex Fridman, Pewdiepie, Derek Sivers
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Patrick Collison, Matt Mullenweg, Michael Batnick, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Tristan Harris
7 Powers
6 people recommendedrecommended 3xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Peter Thiel, Daniel Ek, Patrick Collison, Reed Hastings, Ryan Petersen
Behind the Cloud
6 people recommendedKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Eric Schmidt, Aaron Levie, David Sacks, Russell Brunson, Tony Robbins
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Derek Sivers, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Holiday
A bit of a long commitment but worth it. Provocative.
Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Vinod Khosla, Bryan Johnson, Michael Mauboussin, Sam Harris
How Not to Be Wrong
5 people recommendedrecommended 3xKeith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Patrick Bet David, Nick Ganju, Derek Sivers
Who Is Michael Ovitz?
5 people recommendedKeith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Gary Vaynerchuk, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Jason Calacanis
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Brian Armstrong, Changpeng Zhao, Vinod Khosla, Daniel Kahneman
Predictably Irrational
5 people recommendedKeith Rabois recommended this book on Quora.
Also recommended by: Max Levchin, Ryan Shea, Tom Bilyeu, Derek Sivers
[One of three] classic books to read, albeit perhaps with less immediate/practical relevance today.
[One of three] classic books to read, albeit perhaps with less immediate/practical relevance today.
[One of three] classic books to read, albeit perhaps with less immediate/practical relevance today.
Also recommended by: Kevin Systrom, Austen Allred, Ryan Holiday
Suggested reading this book this am on stage at Techweek.
Suggested reading this book this am on stage at Techweek.
Suggested reading this book this am on stage at Techweek.
Also recommended by: Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, Trung Phan
On Intelligence
3 people recommendedrecommended 3xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Ev Williams, Patrick Collison
The Book of Why
3 people recommended[One of] two indispensable books of 2018.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Ryan Shea
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Powerful Laws of Nature
3 people recommendedKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Dave Camarillo, Gary Keller
Viral Loop
3 people recommendedrecommended 3xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Tim Draper, Ryan Hoover
An Elegant Defense
3 people recommendedKeith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Vinod Khosla, Austen Allred
The Success Equation
3 people recommendedrecommended 4xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Vinod Khosla, Bill Gurley
The Splendid and the Vile
3 people recommendedrecommended 4xBooks on Churchill in 1940-1941 take on wholly different meanings during a crisis vs studying during times of peace & prosperity.
Books on Churchill in 1940-1941 take on wholly different meanings during a crisis vs studying during times of peace & prosperity.
Books on Churchill in 1940-1941 take on wholly different meanings during a crisis vs studying during times of peace & prosperity.
Books on Churchill in 1940-1941 take on wholly different meanings during a crisis vs studying during times of peace & prosperity.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Reed Hastings, Arianna Huffington
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
3 people recommendedrecommended 3xNot for everyone but recommend for tech folks.
Not for everyone but recommend for tech folks.
Not for everyone but recommend for tech folks.
Also recommended by: John Collison, Patrick Collison
Keith Rabois recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Reid Hoffman, Vinod Khosla
Breath
3 people recommendedFascinating.
Also recommended by: Caroline Paul, Joe Rogan
The Model Thinker
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xExcited to read this. I have been searching for a book to recommend on this topic for a decade.
Excited to read this. I have been searching for a book to recommend on this topic for a decade.
Excited to read this. I have been searching for a book to recommend on this topic for a decade.
Also recommended by: Michael Mauboussin
Creative Selection
2 people recommended[One of] two indispensable books of 2018.
Also recommended by: Chris Dixon
Spent
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xKeith Rabois recommended this book on Quora.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on Quora.
Also recommended by: Patrick Oshaughnessy
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Patrick Collison
Keith Rabois recommended this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen
[One of three] classic books to read, albeit perhaps with less immediate/practical relevance today.
[One of three] classic books to read, albeit perhaps with less immediate/practical relevance today.
[One of three] classic books to read, albeit perhaps with less immediate/practical relevance today.
[One of three] classic books to read, albeit perhaps with less immediate/practical relevance today.
Also recommended by: Ev Williams
Insanely Simple
2 people recommendedrecommended 4xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Michael Hyatt
Swimming Across
2 people recommendedrecommended 4xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Ben Horowitz
Deep Medicine
2 people recommendedrecommended 4xKeith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Cathie Wood
For a first-time entrepreneur: [this book] is an excellent introduction to many key issues.
For a first-time entrepreneur: [this book] is an excellent introduction to many key issues.
For a first-time entrepreneur: [this book] is an excellent introduction to many key issues.
For a first-time entrepreneur: [this book] is an excellent introduction to many key issues.
Also recommended by: Ev Williams
Churchill
2 people recommendedrecommended 4xKeith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Noam Chomsky
The Innovator’s Solution
2 people recommendedrecommended 4xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Derek Sivers
It is the experts who created this virus mess. and the experts who suppressed solutions to cancer for a century.
It is the experts who created this virus mess. and the experts who suppressed solutions to cancer for a century.
It is the experts who created this virus mess. and the experts who suppressed solutions to cancer for a century.
It is the experts who created this virus mess. and the experts who suppressed solutions to cancer for a century.
Also recommended by: Vinod Khosla
The Search
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xFor a good historical perspective on the evolution of the consumer Internet world.
For a good historical perspective on the evolution of the consumer Internet world.
For a good historical perspective on the evolution of the consumer Internet world.
Also recommended by: Gary Vaynerchuk
Googled
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Brian Chesky
The Intel Trinity
2 people recommendedKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: John Doerr
The Upside of Stress
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: Austen Allred
Rocket Men
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xKeith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Noah Kagan
Andy Grove
2 people recommendedKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: John Doerr
How Google Works
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Also recommended by: John Doerr
The Extended Mind
2 people recommendedKeith Rabois recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Ezra Klein
The pmarca Blog Archives
recommended 2xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Trade-Off
recommended 3xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
The Little Kingdom
[One of three] classic books to read, albeit perhaps with less immediate/practical relevance today.
The Curse of the Mogul
recommended 3xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
The Organized Mind
recommended 2xKeith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Radical Uncertainty
recommended 4xKeith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Architects of the Web
recommended 4xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Cultural Strategy
recommended 4xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Return to the Little Kingdom
recommended 4xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Warfighting
recommended 4xKeith Rabois recommended this book on Quora.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on Quora.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on Quora.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on Quora.
Talent Wins
recommended 4xKeith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
Keith Rabois mentioned this book on Twitter.
World War 3.0
recommended 4xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Steve Jobs & the Next Big Thing
recommended 3xKeith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
White
recommended 3xNew reading material deviates from central casting for me.
New reading material deviates from central casting for me.
New reading material deviates from central casting for me.
