Alexis Ohanian co-founded Reddit in 2005, which became one of the internet's most influential platforms. Beyond his tech ventures, he has become a prominent investor through his firm Seven Seven Six, backing companies across consumer, health, and social impact sectors. His reading interests span business strategy, biography, and personal development.
34 Books Recommended by Alexis Ohanian
Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site
Shoe Dog
21 people recommendedA great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Gary Vaynerchuk, Eric Jorgenson, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Brian Armstrong, Tim Cook, Tobi Lutke, Vlad Tenev, Bill Gurley, Anthony Pompliano, Austen Allred, Ben Thompson, Blake Randall, Jason Calacanis, Kathryn Minshew, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Shea, Trung Phan, Derek Sivers
Influence
18 people recommended[Helps you] navigate the world with heightened awareness for how we're always being influenced/manipulated.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lutke, Adam Robinson, Charlie Munger, Alex Hormozi, Andrew Wilkinson, Guy Kawasaki, James Clear, Mark Manson, Max Levchin, Michael Hyatt, Neil Strauss, Noah Kagan, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ramit Sethi, Samy Kamkar, Scott Adams
High Growth Handbook
10 people recommendedRequired reading.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Brian Armstrong, Reid Hoffman, Aaron Levie, Chris Dixon, Kathryn Minshew, Keith Rabois, Max Levchin, Ryan Petersen
One of the best leadership books I've read.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Brian Chesky, Michael Bloomberg, Brene Brown, Jason Calacanis, Karlie Kloss, Saagar Enjeti, Tim Ferriss
Superforecasting
8 people recommendedSuch a great book. Building software right now that's informed by this.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Anthony Pompliano, Julia Galef, Michael Mauboussin, Preston Pysh, Sam Hinkie, Shane Parrish
Creativity, Inc.
8 people recommendedMust read.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Demis Hassabis, Ezra Klein, Jason Calacanis, Michael Mauboussin, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Trung Phan
Why We Sleep
7 people recommendedOne of the best and most important books I've read [in 2019].
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla, Bryan Johnson, Jason Fried, Keith Rabois, Michael Mauboussin
Founders at Work
7 people recommendedA bunch of really great interviews [Jessica] did with a bunch of just OGs of entrepreneurship.
Also recommended by: Sam Ovens, Ev Williams, Ron Conway, Paul Graham, Ryan Holiday, Derek Sivers
Masters of Doom
7 people recommended[This book] convinced me to start a company. Thanks for helping create Reddit.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Patrick Collison, Tobi Lutke, Austen Allred, Jeff Atwood, Trung Phan
Extreme Ownership
7 people recommendedThis book will change your life.
Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Casey Neistat, Danny Miranda, Michael Mauboussin, Tim Ferriss, Tom Bilyeu
American Kingpin
7 people recommendedGripping read.
Also recommended by: Eric Jorgenson, John Collison, Casey Neistat, Andrew Wilkinson, Chris Dixon, Thomas Frank
The ONE Thing
7 people recommendedMakes a strong case for tossing out my daily Todo list in favor of focusing just One Thing every day.
Also recommended by: Eric Jorgenson, Charles Poliquin, Chris Do, Kat Cole, Maria Sharapova, Matt Ogus
Billion Dollar Whale
6 people recommendedAn incredible story.... If you need some billionaires to despise--look no further than these charlatans.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Anthony Pompliano, Michael Mauboussin, Raoul Pal, Saagar Enjeti
The Great CEO Within
5 people recommendedA really great book.
Also recommended by: Balaji Srinivasan, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Ryan Hoover, Ryan Petersen
The Giving Tree
5 people recommendedDefinitely choked up by the end of it... WHY?
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Sacca, Jen Rubio, Michael Batnick
I'm ready to be excommunicated from the VC world: I enjoyed [this] book.
Also recommended by: Vinod Khosla, Jason Calacanis, Kat Cole, Tristan Harris
Traction
4 people recommendedThe question every founder asks after shipping is always: how do I get traction? This book actually answers it.
Also recommended by: Garry Tan, James Altucher, Seth Godin
Permanent Record
3 people recommendedReading with gusto over the holiday and especially reflecting on this note--true friendship is the best investment one can make.
Also recommended by: Brianne Kimmel, Kara Swisher
Daemon
3 people recommendedGot a ton of these for the Initialized office.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Eric Weinstein
Everyone needs to read this book.
Also recommended by: Oprah Winfrey, Rainn Wilson
Slaughterhouse-Five
3 people recommendedONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS.
Also recommended by: Jack Edwards, Ryan Shea
Indistractable
3 people recommendedA great foundation for bringing intention and focus to your work- and home-life.
Also recommended by: Ryan Hoover, Derek Sivers
The Hot Hand
3 people recommendedA riveting story.
Also recommended by: Anthony Pompliano, Peter King
The Creative Curve
3 people recommended[Shows] how everyone has the ability to create their own creative masterpiece.
Also recommended by: Daniel Pink, Seth Godin
White Fragility
3 people recommendedMust-read/-listen for all of us in white America.
Also recommended by: Courtney Milan, Jennifer Lopez
Kept getting recommended to me by people I respected and it didn't disappoint.
Also recommended by: Michael Bloomberg
Hatching Twitter
2 people recommendedFantastic book [...] Far more relatable than I knew or expected.
Also recommended by: Casey Neistat
Rage Becomes Her
2 people recommendedGoes in on the patriarchy and it's hard to argue with a lot of the data here.
Also recommended by: Kathryn Minshew
