Ron Conway is a legendary angel investor who has backed over 200 companies including Google, PayPal, and Airbnb. As a partner at Y Combinator, he mentors founders on product development and company building. His reading list emphasizes practical frameworks for startup success and operational excellence.
16 Books Recommended by Ron Conway
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
20 people recommendedrecommended 2xCovers all three phases of [the author's] career: his early days working oncognitive bias, his work on prospect theory, and his later work on happiness.
Covers all three phases of [the author's] career: his early days working oncognitive bias, his work on prospect theory, and his later work on happiness.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Naval Ravikant, Bill Gates, Ev Williams, Marc Andreessen, Ray Dalio, Sam Altman, Ben Greenfield, Bryan Johnson, Derek Sivers, Jason Fried, Jay Shetty, Mark Manson, Michiko Kakutani, Nassim Taleb, Preston Pysh, Sahil Lavingia, Scott Adams, Stewart Brand
High Output Management
13 people recommendedrecommended 2xUser-friendly guide to the art and science of management.
User-friendly guide to the art and science of management.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Brian Armstrong, Brian Chesky, Drew Houston, John Doerr, Marc Andreessen, Tobi Lutke, Ben Horowitz, Justin Kan, Keith Rabois, Sahil Lavingia
Crossing the Chasm
10 people recommendedrecommended 2xBestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries.
Bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries.
Also recommended by: Changpeng Zhao, Drew Houston, Ev Williams, Aaron Levie, Andrew Ng, Bill Gurley, Chris Dixon, Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin
The Score Takes Care of Itself
8 people recommendedrecommended 2xWords of wisdown from [the author] to inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders in all professions.
Words of wisdown from [the author] to inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders in all professions.
Also recommended by: Jack Dorsey, Sam Altman, Vinod Khosla, Justin Kan, Keith Rabois, Noah Kagan, Ryan Holiday
Founders at Work
7 people recommendedrecommended 2xCollection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days.
Collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days.
Also recommended by: Sam Ovens, Ev Williams, Alexis Ohanian, Paul Graham, Ryan Holiday, Derek Sivers
The Idea Factory
4 people recommendedrecommended 2xThe definitive history of America's greatest incubator of technological innovation.
The definitive history of America's greatest incubator of technological innovation.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Patrick Collison, David Friedberg
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: Andrew Ng, Fred Wilson
Dear Founder
3 people recommendedI highly recommend [this book]…. [The author] has so much experience to share with founders!
Also recommended by: Howard Schultz, Marc Benioff
Onward
2 people recommendedStory of his return to Starbucks, and the success of the company in a tumlutuous economic time in history.
Also recommended by: Tom Bilyeu
Product Design for the Web
2 people recommendedUnderstand how to create meaningful online experiences so that users want to come back again and again.
Also recommended by: Fred Wilson
The Art Spirit
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xNotes, articles, fragments of letters and talks to students, bearing on the concept and technique of picture making, the study of art generally, and on appreciation.
Notes, articles, fragments of letters and talks to students, bearing on the concept and technique of picture making, the study of art generally, and on appreciation.
Also recommended by: Jack Dorsey
The Four Steps to the Epiphany
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xOffers the practical and proven four-step Customer Development process for search and offers insight into what makes some startups successful and leaves some startups unsuccessful.
Offers the practical and proven four-step Customer Development process for search and offers insight into what makes some startups successful and leaves some startups unsuccessful.
Also recommended by: Ryan Hoover
Power Up
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xPragmatic & full of actionable advice, [this book] prepares women to go to the top in Silicon Valley.
Pragmatic & full of actionable advice, [this book] prepares women to go to the top in Silicon Valley.
Also recommended by: Eric Schmidt
Gates of Fire
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xThe story of the battle of 300 Spartan soldiers against the Persian army.
The story of the battle of 300 Spartan soldiers against the Persian army.
Also recommended by: Chris Fussell
Crime in Progress
recommended 2xFusion GPS continues to find the truth behind the Trump corruption.
Fusion GPS continues to find the truth behind the Trump corruption.
Face to Face
recommended 2xHugely valuable (and entertaining) new book for us all.
Hugely valuable (and entertaining) new book for us all.