Vlad Tenev is the co-founder and CEO of Robinhood Markets, a fintech company that revolutionized retail investing by eliminating commission fees. Under his leadership, Robinhood grew to serve millions of users and became a major player in the democratization of finance. Tenev's vision centered on making investing accessible to everyone, regardless of wealth or background.
6 Books Recommended by Vlad Tenev
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Shoe Dog
21 people recommendedVlad Tenev's response to Bloomberg's "The Best Books of 2017" survey.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Gary Vaynerchuk, Eric Jorgenson, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Brian Armstrong, Tim Cook, Tobi Lutke, Alexis Ohanian, Bill Gurley, Anthony Pompliano, Austen Allred, Ben Thompson, Blake Randall, Jason Calacanis, Kathryn Minshew, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Shea, Trung Phan, Derek Sivers
The Art Of War
13 people recommendedI like the classics such as The Republic by Plato and The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Raj Shamani, Evan Spiegel, Marc Benioff, Travis Kalanick, Dave Camarillo, Patrick Bet David, Fred Wilson, Jocko Willink, Lex Fridman, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Ryan Petersen
Antifragile
11 people recommendedThe general concept is applicable to many fields beyond biology, for instance finance, economics and monetary policy.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Changpeng Zhao, Ev Williams, Tobi Lutke, Vinod Khosla, James Altucher, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Shane Parrish, Tom Bilyeu, Derek Sivers
Animal Farm
8 people recommendedWhen I was in sixth grade I remember being very upset by the ending of [this book].
Also recommended by: Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Pink, J Cole, Jordan Peterson, Lex Fridman, Sahil Lavingia, Whitney Cummings
The Republic
6 people recommendedI like the classics such as The Republic by Plato and The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Maria Popova, Mark Manson, Nolan Bushnell
Small Fry
It was interesting to see a unique view into Steve Jobs’s life from the vantage point of his first daughter.