Garry Tan is president of Y Combinator, the influential startup accelerator that has funded companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, and Stripe. He previously founded Posterous, a blogging platform acquired by Twitter. Tan is known for mentoring founders and sharing insights on entrepreneurship and personal development.
14 Books Recommended by Garry Tan
Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site
A remarkable book and I heartily recommend it.
Also recommended by: Daniel Ek, Aubrey Marcus, Big Sean, Brene Brown, Andy Frisella, Patrick Bet David, Eric Ripert, Gabby Reece, James Clear, Jodie Cook, Lebron James, Lewis Howes, Lisa Ling, Ryan Flaherty, Ryan Shea, Tony Robbins, Will Smith, Derek Sivers
The Prince
8 people recommendedMethods still valuable and can be used for good.
Also recommended by: Patrick Bet David, Eric Ripert, Fred Wilson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Ryan Holiday, Ryan Shea, Stewart Brand
The Little Prince
7 people recommendedrecommended 3xGarry Tan mentioned this book in his blog.
Garry Tan mentioned this book in his blog.
Garry Tan mentioned this book in his blog.
Also recommended by: Brandon Stanton, Emma Watson, Evan Goldberg, Fred Wilson, James Clear, Ricardo Semler
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
7 people recommendedrecommended 3xGarry Tan shared this book on Instagram.
Garry Tan shared this book on Instagram.
Garry Tan shared this book on Instagram.
Also recommended by: Steve Jobs, Marc Benioff, Andy Puddicombe, Kevin Rose, Leo Babauta, Sharon Salzberg
The simplest book I recommend everyone to read when they want to do design.
The simplest book I recommend everyone to read when they want to do design.
The simplest book I recommend everyone to read when they want to do design.
Also recommended by: Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Jeff Atwood, Nick Ganju, Derek Sivers
Without Their Permission
5 people recommendedrecommended 3xAn approachable, easy-to-understand blueprint on how anyone with a laptop can touch millions of peopleβs lives and make something people love.
An approachable, easy-to-understand blueprint on how anyone with a laptop can touch millions of peopleβs lives and make something people love.
An approachable, easy-to-understand blueprint on how anyone with a laptop can touch millions of peopleβs lives and make something people love.
Also recommended by: Eric Jorgenson, Marc Andreessen, Derek Sivers, Tony Hsieh
Traction
4 people recommendedrecommended 3xGarry Tan recommended this book on TechCrunch.
Garry Tan recommended this book on TechCrunch.
Garry Tan recommended this book on TechCrunch.
Also recommended by: Alexis Ohanian, James Altucher, Seth Godin
Emergency
3 people recommendedrecommended 3xThis looks like it could be useful at some point in the future.
This looks like it could be useful at some point in the future.
This looks like it could be useful at some point in the future.
Also recommended by: Tim Ferriss, Derek Sivers
The Body Keeps the Score
3 people recommendedrecommended 3xGarry Tan recommended this book on Twitter
Garry Tan recommended this book on Twitter
Garry Tan recommended this book on Twitter
Also recommended by: Raj Shamani, Patrick Oshaughnessy
Status Anxiety
3 people recommendedrecommended 3xGarry Tan shared a quote from this book on his blog.
Garry Tan shared a quote from this book on his blog.
Garry Tan shared a quote from this book on his blog.
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Ryan Holiday
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It
3 people recommendedrecommended 3xHelped me massively.
Helped me massively.
Helped me massively.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Mike Maples Jr
The Alchemy of Finance
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xBe aware of reflexivity.
Be aware of reflexivity.
Also recommended by: Paul Tudor Jones
Triumphs of Experience
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xBy the time these men turned 50, virtually all of them turned out to be something.
By the time these men turned 50, virtually all of them turned out to be something.
By the time these men turned 50, virtually all of them turned out to be something.
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson
The Last Lecture
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xAn inspiration.
An inspiration.
An inspiration.
Also recommended by: Jay Shetty
