Luis von Ahn is a Guatemalan-American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known for inventing CAPTCHA and co-founding reCAPTCHA, which Google acquired in 2009. He later founded Duolingo, the world's most popular language learning app, making education accessible globally. Von Ahn's work bridges technology, security, and social impact.
3 Books Recommended by Luis Von Ahn
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
26 people recommendedrecommended 3xI like this one, but itβs not for very new entrepreneurs.
I like this one, but itβs not for very new entrepreneurs.
I like this one, but itβs not for very new entrepreneurs.
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, Keith Rabois, Marty Cagan, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Peter Attia, Raoul Pal, Tim Ferriss, Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Zero to One
24 people recommendedrecommended 3xI love [this book].
I love [this book].
I love [this book].
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, Keith Rabois, Lee Stranahan, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Nassim Taleb, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Petersen, Tom Bilyeu, Derek Sivers
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
2 people recommendedWhat an amazing individual.
Also recommended by: David Friedberg