Fred Wilson is a managing partner at Union Square Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm he co-founded in 2003. He's known for his influential blog AVC and early bets on transformative internet companies. Wilson is a recognized thought leader in tech investing and entrepreneurship.
25 Books Recommended by Fred Wilson
Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
26 people recommendedrecommended 2xChapter five in [this book] is possibly the best thing I've read about leading a tech company.
Chapter five in [this book] is possibly the best thing I've read about leading a tech company.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Balaji Srinivasan, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell, Larry Page, Peter Thiel, Drew Houston, Dustin Moskovitz, Marc Andreessen, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Andrew Ng, Andrew Wilkinson, Blake Scholl, Chris Dixon, Jodie Cook, Kathryn Minshew, Keith Rabois, Luis Von Ahn, Marty Cagan, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Peter Attia, Raoul Pal, Tim Ferriss, Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Atlas Shrugged
23 people recommendedrecommended 2xFred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, Peter Thiel, Steve Jobs, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Ray Dalio, Travis Kalanick, Amelia Boone, Bob Metcalfe, Austen Allred, Blake Scholl, Patrick Bet David, Gabby Reece, Joe De Sena, John Carmack, Paul Krugman, Peter Diamandis, Phil Jackson, Rand Paul, Russell Brunson, Shah Rukh Khan
The Fountainhead
17 people recommendedI do love [this book].
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Mark Cuban, Larry Ellison, Ev Williams, Ray Dalio, Travis Kalanick, Emma Watson, Jesse Williams, Jim Carrey, Kevin Kelly, Noah Kagan, Shah Rukh Khan, Tim Urban, Vince Vaughn, Deep Kalra, Kalyan Krishnamurthy
Siddhartha
17 people recommendedI loved [this book] when I read it in college. I think it really impacted me.
Also recommended by: Osho, Naval Ravikant, Bryan Johnson, David Blaine, Emma Watson, Harry Styles, Jack Edwards, James Clear, Justin Kan, Lex Fridman, Navdeep Chandel, Neil Strauss, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Phil Jackson, Tim Ferriss, Wim Hof
Snow Crash
15 people recommendedrecommended 2xA lot of what we [at USV] invest in and how we look at the future comes from [this book].
A lot of what we [at USV] invest in and how we look at the future comes from [this book].
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Cameron Winklevoss, Ev Williams, Tobi Lutke, Adam Savage, Brandon Stanton, Austen Allred, Nolan Bushnell, Ryan Shea, Seth Godin
The Art Of War
13 people recommendedrecommended 2xHas to get onto my list.
Has to get onto my list.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Raj Shamani, Evan Spiegel, Marc Benioff, Travis Kalanick, Vlad Tenev, Dave Camarillo, Patrick Bet David, Jocko Willink, Lex Fridman, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Ryan Petersen
Endurance
12 people recommendedrecommended 2xAn insipring story!
An insipring story!
Also recommended by: Sam Altman, Ray Dalio, Bryan Johnson, Andrew Klavan, Barry Ritholtz, Dominic Dagostino, Jason Fried, Jordan Peterson, Max Levchin, Ryan Holiday, Scott Belsky
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
9 people recommendedrecommended 2xA good one.
A good one.
Also recommended by: Osho, Ev Williams, Vinod Khosla, Ed Latimore, Laird Hamilton, Mike Maples Jr, Peter Attia, Wim Hof
Another amazing book that made me see things differently.
Also recommended by: Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Cal Fussman, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Christopher Hitchens, Neil Strauss, Shashi Tharoor
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
9 people recommendedA great one.
Also recommended by: Drew Houston, Ev Williams, Bryan Johnson, Austen Allred, Jordan Peterson, Josh Waitzkin, Paul Graham, Phil Jackson
The Prince
8 people recommendedFred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
Also recommended by: Patrick Bet David, Eric Ripert, Garry Tan, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Ryan Holiday, Ryan Shea, Stewart Brand
The Oxford Shakespeare
8 people recommendedrecommended 2xFred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
Also recommended by: Barack Obama, Jk Rowling, Christopher Hitchens, Mark Twain, Ricardo Semler, Shah Rukh Khan, Stewart Brand
Setting the Table
7 people recommendedrecommended 2xIf you are an entrepreneur, you should read this book.
If you are an entrepreneur, you should read this book.
Also recommended by: Bill Gurley, Chip Conley, Julie Rice, Noah Kagan, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Trung Phan
The Little Prince
7 people recommendedrecommended 2xI loved [this book].
I loved [this book].
Also recommended by: Brandon Stanton, Emma Watson, Evan Goldberg, Garry Tan, James Clear, Ricardo Semler
Catch-22
4 people recommendedA good one!
Also recommended by: Larry Ellison, Mark Bittman, Shah Rukh Khan
A Confederacy of Dunces
3 people recommendedrecommended 2xGood choice.
Good choice.
Also recommended by: Jerrod Carmichael, Jesse Williams
The Soul of A New Machine
3 people recommendedI love [this book]. First it is a story. Second it captures the passion of engineers who are driven to ship a revolutionary product.
Also recommended by: Bill Gurley, Paul Graham
Talking to Humans
3 people recommendedExplains how to do the customer development interviews in a way that will get you the most accurate and actionable feedback.
Also recommended by: Ron Conway, Andrew Ng
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
2 people recommendedFred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
Also recommended by: Ev Williams
It might be most useful to someone who is just getting into designing interactive applications.
It might be most useful to someone who is just getting into designing interactive applications.
Also recommended by: Ron Conway
Whiplash
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xA nine step program to help us survive this world we have unleashed on ourselves.
A nine step program to help us survive this world we have unleashed on ourselves.
Also recommended by: George Raveling
The Aspirational Investor
2 people recommendedIf you think about investing differently or want to, you might enjoy it.
Also recommended by: Graham Duncan
The Business Blockchain
recommended 2xMakes a complex subject, blockchain technology, accessible for the non-technical.
Makes a complex subject, blockchain technology, accessible for the non-technical.
