40 Max Levchin Recommended Books
Max Levchin is a Ukrainian-born American entrepreneur and computer scientist who is best known for co-founding PayPal. He also founded a number of other companies, including Affirm, Glow, and Slide. Levchin is an active investor in many tech startups, and is currently the CEO of payments company Affirm. He is also a board member at Yahoo, Yelp, and Evernote.
40 Books recommended by Max Levchin
Good to Great
Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
Author :Jim Collins
- Max LevchinOne of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?" [Source]
The House of Morgan
An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
Author :Ron Chernow
- Max Levchin"Trying new routine: starting day by reading few pages from a history book. Currently, [this book]." - Max Levchin [Source]
High Growth Handbook
Author :Elad Gil
- Max Levchin"[The author] has no-nonsense, highly applicable advice to any operator transitioning a company from the proverbial garage to the next stage and beyond." - Max Levchin [Source]
The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Author :Charles Duhigg
- Max Levchin"Compiles a bunch of great academic neuroscience and applied psychology research on habit formation." - Max Levchin [Source]
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Author :Clayton M. Christensen
- Max LevchinOne of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?" [Source]
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Author :Peter Thiel
- Max LevchinOne of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?" [Source]
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The Song Machine
Inside the Hit Factory
Author :John Seabrook
- Max LevchinMax Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn. [Source]
Fast-Track Triathlete
Balancing a Big Life with Big Performance in Long-Course Triathlon
Author :Matt Dixon
- Max Levchin"A smart pragmatic guide for time-starved triathletes." - Max Levchin [Source]
Predictably Irrational
The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Author :Dan Ariely
- Max LevchinOne of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?" [Source]
Lake Success
A Novel
Author :Gary Shteyngart
- Max Levchin"Follows a hedge fund manager who tries to distance himself from an insider trading investigation." - Max Levchin [Source]
The Middleman
A Novel
Author :Olen Steinhauer
- Max Levchin"Explores a scenario involving domestic terrorism in the U.S. and tackles the complex question of how crises like this benefit the parties involved." - Max Levchin [Source]
The Sympathizer
A Novel
Author :Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Max LevchinMax Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn. [Source]
The Martian
A Novel
Author :Andy Weir
- Max LevchinMax Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn. [Source]
Too Big to Fail
The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
Author :Andrew Ross Sorkin
- Max LevchinOne of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?" [Source]
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Author :Harold Abelson
- Max Levchin"Easier to read [than "The Art of Computer Programming"] end-to-end quickly." - Max Levchin [Source]
Thinking in Bets
Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Author :Annie Duke
- Max Levchin"I read this book all the way through because I found the premise so intriguing. [The author] is a well-known poker player and won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet." - Max Levchin [Source]
Crucial Conversations
Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Author :Kerry Patterson
- Max Levchin"A now-venerable guide to having tough conversations in a way that engages the debaters." - Max Levchin [Source]
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Author :Ben Horowitz
- Max LevchinOne of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?" [Source]
Consider Phlebas
Culture, Book 1
Author :Iain M. Banks
- Max LevchinMax Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn. [Source]
The Coddling of the American Mind
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Author :Greg Lukianoff
- Max Levchin"Highlights the need to continue to have such discussions about sensitive topics instead of ignoring them for the sake of comfort." - Max Levchin [Source]
The Complete Stories, Vol 1
Author :Isaac Asimov
- Max Levchin"The Last Question is a famous sci-fi short story, and quite possibly one of the best sci-fi stories ever written. [The author]’s degree of forward-thinking is something to behold." - Max Levchin [Source]
The Master and Margarita
Author :Mikhail Bulgakov
- Max Levchin"One of the finest works of fiction of the last century." - Max Levchin [Source]
Hillbilly Elegy
A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Author :J. D. Vance
- Max LevchinMax Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn. [Source]
Dear Leader
My Escape from North Korea
Author :Jang Jin-Sung
- Max LevchinMax Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn. [Source]
The Ascent of Money
A Financial History of the World
Author :Niall Ferguson
- Max LevchinOne of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?" [Source]
The Great War of Our Time
The CIA's Fight Against Terrorism--From al Qa'ida to ISIS
Author :Michael Morell
- Max LevchinMax Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn. [Source]
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
Author :Ken Liu
- Max LevchinMax Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn. [Source]
Slow Horses
Slough House, Book 1
Author :Mick Herron
- Max LevchinMax Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn. [Source]
Black Edge
Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
Author :Sheelah Kolhatkar
- Max Levchin"Documents the SEC’s investigation into hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors and several individuals including Steven Cohen." - Max Levchin [Source]
When Genius Failed
The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Author :Roger Lowenstein
- Max LevchinOne of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?" [Source]
FAQs
Q1: What is the value of reading the books recommended by Max Levchin?
Max Levchin is an accomplished entrepreneur, and his selections of books are carefully chosen to both inform and entertain. His recommendations provide unique insights into a variety of topics applicable to both business and life.
Q2: What types of books does Max Levchin usually recommend?
Max Levchin has a penchant for books that provide insights into history, business, and life in general. He has a particular interest in books about technology, science, and economics.
Q3: How often does Max Levchin recommend new books?
Max Levchin usually recommends books on a monthly basis, though he has been known to occasionally recommend books outside of the monthly cycle.
Q4: How can people access the books recommended by Max Levchin?
Max Levchin shares his book recommendations via the blog page on his website. It is easy to find the details of these books and access them in either print format, audiobook format, or digital format.
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