Andrew Chen
General partner at Andreessen Horowitz and author of The Cold Start Problem; previously led growth teams at Uber.
Black Wave by Kim Ghattas
This reframes a lot of the conflict over the past decades as a rivalry between Iran/KSA
on andrewchen.com · 3 Jan 2024
Chip War by Chris Miller
Great history of the semiconductor industry, starting in Silicon Valley and ending in Asia.
on andrewchen.com · 3 Jan 2024
Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
The back half is kind of a hit piece on his Twitter acquisition in way way too much detail
on andrewchen.com · 3 Jan 2024
Outlive by Peter Attia
Sadly this book convinced me to start running again, and to begin amateurishly cycling when I have time.
on andrewchen.com · 3 Jan 2024
Solaris by Stanisław Lem
Classic scifi. Guy shows up on a research station above a planet with a strange (alive??) ocean
on andrewchen.com · 3 Jan 2024
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom
the back half I think it goes off the rails and makes a ton of assumptions
on andrewchen.com · 3 Jan 2024
The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis
Concise summary of the Cold War from the end of WW2 to the fall of the USSR.
on andrewchen.com · 3 Jan 2024
The Mirage Factory by Gary Krist
Nice history of Los Angeles starting from 100+ years back
on andrewchen.com · 3 Jan 2024
The Opium War by Julia Lovell
I’ve started to do a China history deep dive and this was on the list
on andrewchen.com · 3 Jan 2024
Tokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein
it’s fun but I think a lot of it probably made up. Still fun.
on andrewchen.com · 3 Jan 2024
Area X by Jeff VanderMeer
Reading the book ahead of time, before I see the movie!
on andrewchen.com · 31 Jan 2018
Principles by Ray Dalio
Reading this because everyone else is too :) Lots of insights/lessons from Ray Dalio
on andrewchen.com · 31 Jan 2018
Reset by Ellen Pao
So much to learn from this experience.
on andrewchen.com · 31 Jan 2018
Superforecasting by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner
Lots of interesting learnings and relevant to those making startup investments also!
on andrewchen.com · 31 Jan 2018
The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
Traces the history of money, the role it’s served over time, and the development of some of the major aspects of our modern financial system.
on andrewchen.com · 31 Jan 2018
The One Device by Brian Merchant
Didn’t read this yet, but I love these recent tech history books.
on andrewchen.com · 31 Jan 2018
Venture Capitalists at Work by Tarang Shah and Sheetal Shah
I found this much more compelling than many of the other books I’ve read on VCs, which remain a bit too high-level and adulating.
on andrewchen.com · 31 Jan 2018
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