Sahil Lavingia is the founder and CEO of Gumroad, a digital platform that enables creators to monetize their work. He started the company in 2011 while working at Pinterest and has grown it into a widely-used tool for independent artists, writers, and musicians. His reading interests span management, physics, science fiction, and philosophy.
34 Books Recommended by Sahil Lavingia
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
20 people recommendedrecommended 2xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Naval Ravikant, Bill Gates, Ev Williams, Marc Andreessen, Ray Dalio, Ron Conway, Sam Altman, Ben Greenfield, Bryan Johnson, Derek Sivers, Jason Fried, Jay Shetty, Mark Manson, Michiko Kakutani, Nassim Taleb, Preston Pysh, Scott Adams, Stewart Brand
How to Win Friends and Influence People
20 people recommendedrecommended 3xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Robert Cialdini, Warren Buffett, Dustin Moskovitz, Tim Draper, Ben Greenfield, Alex Hormozi, Barbara Corcoran, Dave Ramsey, Patrick Bet David, Daymond John, Derek Sivers, Dj Vlad, Ken Block, Michael Hyatt, Paul Graham, Scott Adams, Shay Carl, Strauss Zelnick, Rohan Bhargava
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Richard Branson, Winston Churchill, Anna Akana, Brad Delong, Christopher Hitchens, Diane Rehm, Emma Watson, J Cole, Jenn Im, Jordan Peterson, Matt Mullenweg, Noam Chomsky, Tristan Harris
High Output Management
13 people recommendedrecommended 2xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
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, Keith Rabois
“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”
11 people recommendedrecommended 2xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, James Clear, Noah Kagan, Peter Attia, Tim Ferriss
Autobiography of a Yogi
11 people recommendedSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Steve Jobs, Marc Benioff, Virat Kohli, Dan Engle, Jay Shetty, Phil Jackson, Richa Chadha, Travis Brewer, Ranveer Allahbadia
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
10 people recommendedrecommended 2xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Naval Ravikant, Richard Branson, Evan Goldberg, Jack Edwards, Seth Rogen, Shah Rukh Khan, Tim Ferriss, Zack Daleo
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Sam Altman, Winston Churchill, Christopher Hitchens, Yuval Noah Harari, Jordan Peterson, Matt Mullenweg, Pewdiepie, Stewart Brand, Tristan Harris
Animal Farm
8 people recommendedSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Vlad Tenev, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Pink, J Cole, Jordan Peterson, Lex Fridman, Whitney Cummings
Made to Stick
7 people recommendedSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Robert Cialdini, Brian Armstrong, Changpeng Zhao, Ev Williams, Andrew Wilkinson, Derek Sivers
GΓΆdel, Escher, Bach
7 people recommendedSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Chris Hayes, David Deutsch, Demis Hassabis, Kevin Kelly, Steve Jurvetson
The Sovereign Individual
6 people recommendedrecommended 2xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Peter Thiel, Brian Armstrong, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Shea
Born Standing Up
6 people recommendedrecommended 3xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Adam Savage, Bill Nye, Jason Calacanis, Derek Sivers
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Reid Hoffman, David Allen, Patrick Bet David, Graham Duncan, Tony Hsieh
Born to Run
5 people recommendedrecommended 3xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Bob Iger, Howard Stern, Turia Pitt, Derek Sivers
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
5 people recommendedrecommended 2xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Richa Chadha, Russell Brand, Salman Rushdie
Stranger in a Strange Land
4 people recommendedrecommended 2xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Tim Ferriss
Moonwalking with Einstein
4 people recommendedrecommended 3xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Chelsea Handler, Derek Sivers
Decoded
3 people recommendedrecommended 3xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Lebron James
Anything You Want
3 people recommendedrecommended 3xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Jodie Cook, Derek Sivers
I, Robot
3 people recommendedrecommended 3xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Lex Fridman, Shah Rukh Khan
Hyperion
3 people recommendedrecommended 4xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Feng Zhu, Nolan Bushnell
Ishmael
2 people recommendedrecommended 3xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Jack Dorsey
Starting Strength
2 people recommendedSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Mr Money Mustache
The Time Machine
2 people recommendedrecommended 4xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Winston Churchill
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Jack Edwards
The Social Animal
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Also recommended by: Ramit Sethi
On Trails
recommended 4xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
The Fifth Season
recommended 4xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Binti
recommended 2xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
The Way of Kings
recommended 2xSahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.