John Doerr

John Doerr

Venture Capitalist and Author

John Doerr is a legendary investor at Kleiner Perkins who pioneered the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) methodology, shaping how modern companies set goals.

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John Doerr is a prominent venture capitalist and bestselling author best known for introducing OKRs to the business world through his book Measure What Matters. As a partner at Kleiner Perkins, he has invested in Google, Amazon, and many other transformative companies. His work focuses on how ambitious goal-setting and execution excellence drive innovation and business growth.

14 Books Recommended by John Doerr

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#1

High Output Management

by Andrew S. Grove

13 people recommended

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Brian Armstrong, Brian Chesky, Drew Houston, Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Tobi Lutke, Ben Horowitz, Justin Kan, Keith Rabois, Sahil Lavingia

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#2

Good to Great

by Jim Collins

12 people recommendedrecommended 2x

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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Also recommended by: Sam Ovens, Jeff Bezos, Brian Armstrong, Daniel Ek, Ev Williams, Dave Ramsey, Frank Blake, Jason Calacanis, Max Levchin, Michael Hyatt, Tracy Dinunzio

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#3

Lean In

by Sheryl Sandberg

8 people recommendedrecommended 2x

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, Alicia Keys, Arianna Huffington, Jim Collins, Mindy Kaling

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#4

Radical Candor

by Kim Scott

4 people recommendedrecommended 2x

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Sheryl Sandberg, Kathryn Minshew

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#5

Trillion Dollar Coach

by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle

4 people recommendedrecommended 2x

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Tim Cook, Maria Sharapova

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#6

Work Rules!

by Laszlo Bock

3 people recommendedrecommended 2x

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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Also recommended by: Changpeng Zhao, Michael Mauboussin

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#7

Andy Grove

by Richard S. Tedlow

2 people recommended

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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Also recommended by: Keith Rabois

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#8

The Intel Trinity

by Michael S. Malone

2 people recommended

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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Also recommended by: Keith Rabois

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#9

How Google Works

by Eric Schmidt

2 people recommendedrecommended 2x

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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Also recommended by: Keith Rabois

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#10

In the Plex

by Steven Levy

2 people recommendedrecommended 2x

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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Also recommended by: Charlie Munger

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#11

How

by Dov Seidman

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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#12

Great by Choice

by Jim Collins

recommended 2x

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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#13

Straight Talk for Startups

by Randy Komisar

recommended 2x

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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#14

Radical Focus

by Christina Wodtke

John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters.

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