Mark Cuban is a self-made billionaire who built his fortune through ventures like Broadcast.com and MicroSolutions. He gained widespread recognition as an investor and personality on the TV show Shark Tank, where he evaluates business pitches. Cuban is also the owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and a prolific author on entrepreneurship and investing.
34 Books Recommended by Mark Cuban
Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site
Principles
27 people recommendedThe book I wish I had as a young entrepreneur.
Also recommended by: Gary Vaynerchuk, Naval Ravikant, Eric Jorgenson, Bill Gates, Drew Houston, Dustin Moskovitz, Howard Marks, Jack Dorsey, Kevin Systrom, Marc Benioff, Michael Bloomberg, Reed Hastings, Arianna Huffington, Ben Greenfield, Bryan Johnson, Austen Allred, Diddy, Doug Mcmillon, James Clear, Lex Fridman, Marty Cagan, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Tim Ferriss, Tom Bilyeu, Tony Robbins, Derek Sivers
Atlas Shrugged
23 people recommendedI'll read it again. So there goes another 3 weeks of me reading it for the tenth time.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Jobs, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Ray Dalio, Travis Kalanick, Amelia Boone, Bob Metcalfe, Austen Allred, Blake Scholl, Patrick Bet David, Fred Wilson, Gabby Reece, Joe De Sena, John Carmack, Paul Krugman, Peter Diamandis, Phil Jackson, Rand Paul, Russell Brunson, Shah Rukh Khan
Mark Cuban's answer to "what's a book you always recommend?
Also recommended by: Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Drew Houston, Ev Williams, Marc Andreessen, Marc Benioff, Michael Bloomberg, Aaron Levie, Ben Horowitz, Bill Gurley, Caterina Fake, Blake Scholl, Chris Dixon, Guy Kawasaki, Max Levchin, Steve Blank, Tim Oreilly
The Fountainhead
17 people recommendedI'll pick it up when I need motivation.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Larry Ellison, Ev Williams, Ray Dalio, Travis Kalanick, Emma Watson, Fred Wilson, Jesse Williams, Jim Carrey, Kevin Kelly, Noah Kagan, Shah Rukh Khan, Tim Urban, Vince Vaughn, Deep Kalra, Kalyan Krishnamurthy
The Lean Startup
16 people recommendedOne of the 7 books Mark Cuban credits his success to.
Also recommended by: Dustin Moskovitz, Kevin Systrom, Marc Andreessen, Sheryl Sandberg, Andrew Ng, Ben Horowitz, Chris Dixon, Patrick Bet David, Jason Calacanis, Marty Cagan, Mike Maples Jr, Raoul Pal, Steve Blank, Tim Oreilly, Derek Sivers
Rework
10 people recommendedIf given a choice between investing in someone who has read Rework or has an MBA, I'm investing in Rework every time.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Jeff Bezos, Andrew Wilkinson, Chris Do, Seth Godin, Shane Parrish, Tim Ferriss, Tom Peters, Tony Hsieh
The True Believer
8 people recommendedMark Cuban said he's reading this book in a Politico interview.
Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Patrick Bet David, Eric Weinstein, George Raveling, Mark Manson, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Seth Godin
Shows us how history can provide a template to help guide how we might think about what comes next.
Also recommended by: Brian Armstrong, Changpeng Zhao, Jamie Dimon, Arianna Huffington, David Friedberg, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson
Hopping over the Rabbit Hole
6 people recommendedProvides invaluable and pragmatic advice on how to start a business, continuously improve your professional acumen and transform failure into opportunity.
Also recommended by: Carl Icahn, Arianna Huffington, Nassim Taleb, Peter Schiff, Tony Robbins
The Sports Gene
4 people recommendedThe ground breaking book on sports, genetics and performance. A must read!
Also recommended by: Bill Miller, Kelly Starrett, Michael Mauboussin
Brings a unique perspective that has enabled her to see opportunities that others cannot.
Also recommended by: Jason Calacanis, Kat Cole, Sophia Amoruso
Linchpin
4 people recommendedActually makes my point about why its a poor business move for newspapers and many others to be indexed by Google.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Tom Bilyeu, Derek Sivers
Mark Cuban's "books he's reading summer 2018" list.
Also recommended by: Ray Dalio, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal
The Politics Industry
3 people recommendedMark Cuban recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Charles Koch, Howard Schultz
The Power of Broke
3 people recommendedThis guy built an empire from the streets of Hollis, Queens, and here he compares notes with other visionaries.
Also recommended by: Gary Vaynerchuk, Chris Sacca
The Only Game in Town
2 people recommendedOne of the 7 books Mark Cuban credits his success to.
Also recommended by: Walter Isaacson
Political Tribes
2 people recommendedMark Cuban's "books he's reading summer 2018" list.
Also recommended by: Jonathan Sacks
The Master Algorithm
2 people recommendedI hadn’t been convinced that it was prime time for AI. It is.
Also recommended by: Vinod Khosla
Competing in the Age of AI
2 people recommendedMark Cuban recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Satya Nadella
Mark Cuban said he's reading this book in a Politico interview.
Also recommended by: Garry Kasparov
That’s What She Said
A must read for every male executive who wants to get it right.
Cashing in on the American Dream
I believed heavily in [this] book. It was a big motivator for me.
Rebooting AI
Everybody looks at AI as a complete positive, [this book made me] take a second look.
Healthy Buildings
Employees are going to be a lot more concerned about the health of the building they're working in.
Machine Learning For Dummies
Mark Cuban said he's reading this book in a Politico interview.
Gives a voice to those who get up every day and do their best.
Bottom line is that among the many patriotic things you can do, one is get rich and pay your taxes.
The only investment guide I have read that truly made sense.
A book that every CEO needs to read.
I like to read biographies of successful people. [This] bio was always big for me.
