Dustin Moskovitz is the cofounder of Asana, a work management platform that helps teams organize and track their projects. Before Asana, he was the first employee and VP of Engineering at Facebook, where he contributed to the platform's early infrastructure. Through the Dustin Moskovitz Foundation, he supports causes in global health, biosecurity, and emerging technologies.
22 Books Recommended by Dustin Moskovitz
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Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Ev Williams, Sam Altman, Aniela Gregorek, Bryan Johnson, Chelsea Handler, Chip Conley, Alastair Humphreys, Daniel Pink, Dave Elitch, David Blaine, Patrick Bet David, Emma Watson, Esther Perel, Fedor Holz, Jim Kwik, Jimmy Fallon, Jocko Willink, Jordan Peterson, Lex Fridman, Maria Popova, Mark Manson, Michael Gervais, Michael Hyatt, Pewdiepie, Phil Jackson, Robin Black, Ryan Holiday, Shane Parrish, Simon Sinek, Steve Kerr, Terry Crews, Tom Bilyeu, Tony Robbins, Turia Pitt, Derek Sivers

Principles
27 people recommendedDustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Gary Vaynerchuk, Naval Ravikant, Eric Jorgenson, Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, Drew Houston, 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

The Hard Thing About Hard Things
26 people recommendedDustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Balaji Srinivasan, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell, Larry Page, Peter Thiel, Drew Houston, Marc Andreessen, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Andrew Ng, Andrew Wilkinson, Blake Scholl, Chris Dixon, Fred Wilson, Jodie Cook, Kathryn Minshew, Keith Rabois, Luis Von Ahn, Marty Cagan, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Peter Attia, Raoul Pal, Tim Ferriss, Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Zero to One
24 people recommendedDustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Eric Jorgenson, Mark Zuckerberg, Kishore Biyani, Marc Andreessen, Rupert Murdoch, Sam Altman, Andrew Ng, Ben Horowitz, Bryan Johnson, Brian Dean, Chris Dixon, Eric Weinstein, Keith Rabois, Lee Stranahan, Luis Von Ahn, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Nassim Taleb, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Petersen, Tom Bilyeu, Derek Sivers

How to Win Friends and Influence People
20 people recommendedSeek to be understood.
Also recommended by: Robert Cialdini, Warren Buffett, Tim Draper, Ben Greenfield, Alex Hormozi, Barbara Corcoran, Dave Ramsey, Patrick Bet David, Daymond John, Derek Sivers, Dj Vlad, Ken Block, Michael Hyatt, Paul Graham, Sahil Lavingia, Scott Adams, Shay Carl, Strauss Zelnick, Rohan Bhargava

The Lean Startup
16 people recommendedAt Asana, we've been lucky to benefit from [the author]'s advice firsthand; this book will enable him to help many more entrepreneurs answer the tough questions about their business.
Also recommended by: Mark Cuban, 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

Mindset
12 people recommendedDustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Bill Gates, Ev Williams, Tobi Lutke, Josh Waitzkin, Kathryn Minshew, Mark Manson, Satya Nadella, Tom Bilyeu, Tony Robbins, Derek Sivers

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
12 people recommended[I] was surprised at how familiar the topics felt.
Also recommended by: Kishore Biyani, Ben Greenfield, Daniel Pink, Dave Ramsey, Jenn Im, Jim Kwik, Ken Block, Michael Hyatt, Michael Mccullough, Noah Kagan, Shay Carl

Measure What Matters
8 people recommendedDustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Larry Page, Reid Hoffman, Sheryl Sandberg, Jim Collins, Marty Cagan, Walter Isaacson

Getting Things Done
7 people recommendedPut first things first.
Also recommended by: Ev Williams, Howard Stern, Michael Hyatt, Michael Mccullough, Tony Hsieh, Derek Sivers

Getting to Yes
7 people recommendedDustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Drew Houston, Tim Draper, Ann Miura Ko, Charlie Munger, Nick Ganju, Tim Ferriss

Nonviolent Communication
5 people recommendedSeek first to understand.
Also recommended by: Esther Perel, Neil Strauss, Satya Nadella, Derek Sivers

Never Split the Difference
5 people recommendedDustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Blake Randall, Craig Groeschel, Pat Flynn

The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
4 people recommendedThe lessons it teaches have transformed the way I engage with difficult situations and thus reduced the suffering I experience in big and small ways.
Also recommended by: Brian Armstrong, Justin Kan, Tony Robbins

The 5 Love Languages
4 people recommendedDustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Patrick Bet David, Jay Shetty, Mark Manson

Leadership and Self-Deception
3 people recommendedDustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Stewart Butterfield, Justin Kan

Lead Yourself First
2 people recommendedDustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Brene Brown

The Tao of Leadership
2 people recommendedDustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.
Also recommended by: Ben Greenfield


The Facebook Effect
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.


The Road Back to You
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