Anthony Pompliano is a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and investor who founded Morgan Creek Digital Assets, a digital asset investment firm. He's known for his work in blockchain and crypto markets, and maintains an active platform sharing economic and technology insights.
40 Books Recommended by Anthony Pompliano
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Sapiens
34 people recommended[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Naval Ravikant, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Changpeng Zhao, Daniel Ek, James Cameron, Kishore Biyani, Melinda Gates, Ray Dalio, Reid Hoffman, Richard Branson, Vinod Khosla, Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gurley, Chris Evans, Demis Hassabis, James Clear, Joe Rogan, Karlie Kloss, Keith Rabois, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Penn Jillette, Peter Attia, Pewdiepie, Ryan Shea, Sam Kass, Sebastian Junger, Simon Mayo, Whitney Cummings, Derek Sivers
Shoe Dog
21 people recommended[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Gary Vaynerchuk, Eric Jorgenson, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Brian Armstrong, Tim Cook, Tobi Lutke, Vlad Tenev, Alexis Ohanian, Bill Gurley, Austen Allred, Ben Thompson, Blake Randall, Jason Calacanis, Kathryn Minshew, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Shea, Trung Phan, Derek Sivers
The Better Angels of Our Nature
13 people recommendedSo good. I've found it to really rock people's preconceived notions on a number of topics.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ben Silbermann, Eric Schmidt, John Arnold, Aj Jacobs, Chris Anderson, Jack Kornfield, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson, Penn Jillette, Stewart Brand
Originals
12 people recommended[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Peter Thiel, Ray Dalio, Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Arianna Huffington, Jodie Cook, Kat Cole, Seth Godin, Tim Urban, Tony Hsieh, Whitney Wolfe Herd
Atomic Habits
12 people recommendedHighly recommend.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Vinod Khosla, Ben Greenfield, Biz Stone, Ali Abdaal, Blake Randall, Jodie Cook, Justin Kan, Tim Urban, Rohan Bhargava, Derek Sivers
The Rational Optimist
11 people recommended[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, John Arnold, Marc Andreessen, Rupert Murdoch, Bill Gurley, Jordan Peterson, Mr Money Mustache, Nick Szabo
The Courage to Be Disliked
9 people recommendedThis book is tremendous. Highly recommend!
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Marc Andreessen, Stewart Butterfield, Tobi Lutke, Ali Abdaal, Jodie Cook, Ryan Hoover, Derek Sivers
The Psychology of Money
9 people recommendedWant to read a great book? Go grab [this one].
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Eric Jorgenson, Howard Marks, Blake Randall, Brad Feld, Daniel Pink, Michael Mauboussin, Derek Sivers
Blitzscaling
8 people recommendedNo brainer pick up for every entrepreneur and investor.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Brian Chesky, Changpeng Zhao, Eric Schmidt, Sam Altman, Sheryl Sandberg, Vinod Khosla
Superforecasting
8 people recommended[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Alexis Ohanian, Julia Galef, Michael Mauboussin, Preston Pysh, Sam Hinkie, Shane Parrish
When Breath Becomes Air
8 people recommended[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Tim Cook, James Clear, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Peter King, Shauna Niequist
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
8 people recommendedHighly suggest others grab a copy too!
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Eric Jorgenson, Raj Shamani, Blake Randall, Brian Dean, Shane Parrish, Tim Ferriss
Have been [this author's] fan for awhile. The book didn't disappoint.
Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Austen Allred, Jodie Cook, Joe Rogan, Justin Kan, Tom Bilyeu
Titan
7 people recommended[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Ray Dalio, Charlie Munger, Austen Allred, David Friedberg, Jason Calacanis, Ryan Holiday
Think and Grow Rich
7 people recommended[One of] the three most impactful books for me.
Also recommended by: Patrick Bet David, Daymond John, Jen Sincero, Neville Medhora, Shay Carl, Tom Bilyeu
The Network State
7 people recommendedRecommend you consider buying a copy if youβre looking for a peak into the future.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Balaji Srinivasan, Brian Armstrong, Marc Andreessen, Vitalik Buterin, Balaji S. Srinivasan
Billion Dollar Whale
6 people recommendedWorth checking out if this story interests you.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Alexis Ohanian, Michael Mauboussin, Raoul Pal, Saagar Enjeti
Found it even better than I anticipated.
Also recommended by: John Collison, Casey Neistat, Austen Allred, Mr Money Mustache, Tim Urban
The Richest Man in Babylon
5 people recommended[One of] the three most impactful books for me.
Also recommended by: Daymond John, Dj Vlad, Sophia Amoruso, Tai Lopez
If the movie is half as good as the book, it will be a box office hit π
Also recommended by: Cameron Winklevoss, Anthony Scaramucci, Saagar Enjeti
Rich Dad Poor Dad
4 people recommendedMy favorite book of all time.
Also recommended by: Patrick Bet David, Will Smith, Derek Sivers
[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Mark Cuban, Ray Dalio, Raoul Pal
The Founders
4 people recommendedHighly recommend anyone read [this book].
Also recommended by: David Sacks, Tyler Cowen, Walter Isaacson
The Dao of Capital
4 people recommendedA great read from the best performing hedge fund manager in 2020.
Also recommended by: Nassim Taleb, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Paul Tudor Jones
Digital Gold
4 people recommended[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Barry Silbert, Saagar Enjeti, Trung Phan
The Hot Hand
3 people recommendedI've really enjoyed it and highly recommend!
Also recommended by: Alexis Ohanian, Peter King
The Little Bitcoin Book
3 people recommendedWas written for pre-coiners by some of the most well-respected Bitcoiners in the world.
Also recommended by: Balaji Srinivasan, Balaji S. Srinivasan
Dealing with China
2 people recommendedSuper interesting.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg
Play Bigger
2 people recommended[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Mike Maples Jr
Michael Jordan
2 people recommended[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Saagar Enjeti
Am I Being Too Subtle?
2 people recommendedA highly underrated book. I really enjoyed it.
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Die with Zero
2 people recommendedA fantastic book with a simple message.
Also recommended by: Ali Abdaal
Relentless
2 people recommendedOne of the most underrated books in the world.
Also recommended by: Tom Bilyeu
Algorithms to Live By
2 people recommended[One of the] best books I read in 2017.
Also recommended by: Rory Sutherland
Bitcoin
Read it. Use it as a paper weight. Gift it to someone. Or use it as a door stopper.