Ryan Petersen is the founder and CEO of Flexport, a technology-enabled logistics company that has transformed international freight forwarding. Under his leadership, Flexport became one of the fastest-growing startups in the logistics industry. His reading preferences reflect a focus on business strategy, organizational leadership, and understanding competitive dynamics in complex markets.
21 Books Recommended by Ryan Petersen
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Zero to One
24 people recommended[Part of] my biz book canon.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Eric Jorgenson, Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, 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, Tom Bilyeu, Derek Sivers
The Art Of War
13 people recommendedRyan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Raj Shamani, Evan Spiegel, Marc Benioff, Travis Kalanick, Vlad Tenev, Dave Camarillo, Patrick Bet David, Fred Wilson, Jocko Willink, Lex Fridman, Neil Degrasse Tyson
High Growth Handbook
10 people recommendedrecommended 3xExcited to get our growth rate back to the 16x days of yore.
Excited to get our growth rate back to the 16x days of yore.
Excited to get our growth rate back to the 16x days of yore.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Brian Armstrong, Reid Hoffman, Aaron Levie, Alexis Ohanian, Chris Dixon, Kathryn Minshew, Keith Rabois, Max Levchin
Economics in One Lesson
7 people recommendedRyan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Changpeng Zhao, Ben Shapiro, Mark Spitznagel, Peter Schiff, Rand Paul
The Intelligent Investor
7 people recommended[Part of] my biz book canon.
Also recommended by: Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon, Bill Ackman, Dj Vlad, Kevin Rose, Peter Mallouk
Alchemy
6 people recommendedrecommended 3x[Part of] my biz book canon.
[Part of] my biz book canon.
[Part of] my biz book canon.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Eric Jorgenson, Changpeng Zhao, Matt Ridley, Nassim Taleb
7 Powers
6 people recommendedrecommended 3x[Part of] my biz book canon.
[Part of] my biz book canon.
[Part of] my biz book canon.
Also recommended by: Peter Thiel, Daniel Ek, Patrick Collison, Reed Hastings, Keith Rabois
The Great CEO Within
5 people recommendedOne of the best business books I’ve read in many years.
Also recommended by: Balaji Srinivasan, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Alexis Ohanian, Ryan Hoover
A Sense of Where You Are
4 people recommendedrecommended 2xRyan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Daniel Pink, Jim Collins, Paul Graham
A great starting point.
A great starting point.
A great starting point.
Also recommended by: Marc Benioff, Andrew Wilkinson, Lewis Howes
Maverick
4 people recommendedrecommended 3x[Part of] my biz book canon.
[Part of] my biz book canon.
[Part of] my biz book canon.
Also recommended by: David Heinemeier Hansson, Jason Fried, Noah Kagan
Double Your Profits
3 people recommendedRequired reading for startup execs in this market.
Also recommended by: Jamie Dimon, Patrick Oshaughnessy
Big History
2 people recommendedIf you like [The Origin of Wealth] you'll love [this book].
Also recommended by: Bill Gates
Certain to Win
recommended 3xFor how to harness those forces.
For how to harness those forces.
For how to harness those forces.
The Great Wave
recommended 3xRyan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
The Southwest Airlines Way
recommended 3xRyan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Berlitz Essential Spanish
recommended 3xRyan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
