Caterina Fake

Caterina Fake

Caterina Fake

Internet Pioneer and Entrepreneur

Co-founder of Flickr and Hunch who shaped early social media. Her reading spans design, uncertainty, and innovation.

Founders

Caterina Fake co-founded Flickr, a pioneering photo-sharing platform that influenced how people share images online. She later founded Hunch, an advice engine acquired by eBay, and has invested in and advised numerous tech startups. Her interests span technology, design, philosophy, and contemporary art.

21 Books Recommended by Caterina Fake

Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site

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#3

The 4-Hour Body

by Tim Ferriss

7 people recommended

Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

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Also recommended by: Hugh Jackman, Jon Favreau, Mark Hart, Mike Novogratz, Mr Money Mustache, Derek Sivers

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#4

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6 people recommended

Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Also recommended by: Jay Z, Michael Pollan, Stewart Brand, Tim Oreilly, Walter Isaacson

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#5

How Buildings Learn

by Stewart Brand

2 people recommended

One of my favorite books.

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Also recommended by: Derek Sivers

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#6

Letters of Note

by Shaun Usher

2 people recommended

Really wonderful.

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Also recommended by: Patrick Oshaughnessy

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#7

The Collected Poems

by Wallace Stevens

2 people recommended

I love [this author].

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Also recommended by: Tim Oreilly

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#8

The Upanishads

by Eknath Easwaran

2 people recommended

Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

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Also recommended by: Patrick Oshaughnessy

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#9

The Principles of Uncertainty

by Maira Kalman

Really beautiful [book] and full of life-giving thoughts.

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#10

Louise Bourgeois

by Louise Bourgeois

Fantastic, and I’ve given [this book] to so many people.

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#11

Three Book Sebald Set

by W. G. Sebald

An amazing book.

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#12

Growth of the Soil

by Knut Hamsun

[A] fiction recommendation.

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#13

Labyrinths

by Jorge Luis Borges

[A] fiction recommendation.

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#14

Hannah Versus the Tree

by Leland de la Durantaye

Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

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#15

The White Goddess

by Robert Graves

A very meaningful book.

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#16

Tomb for Boris Davidovich

by Danilo Kis

A really wonderful book.

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#17

Voices From Chernobyl

by Svetlana Alexievich

I was really taken with [this book]. Unbelievable.

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#18

The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson

by Emily Dickinson

I love [this author].

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#19

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

by David Mitchell

[A] fiction recommendation.

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#20

The Tiger’s Wife

by Téa Obreht

[A] fiction recommendation.

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#21

Ethan Frome

by Edith Wharton

Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

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