So we at a16z compiled our biannual recommendations you can see the. Members of the silicon valley press are, in general, very respectful to their sources and potential sources. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Considering the netscape founder learned to program from a library book, it might be worth paying attention. While marc andreessen has spent the past two years reading instead of tweeting, the investor and netscape cofounder finally hit social media. Andreessen plans to model his firm andreessenhorowitz after hollywoods creative artist agency back in its heyday, when onetime superagent michael ovitz built c.
Marc andreessen s book recommendations and reading list. The 27 books marc andreessen recommends you read this summer. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Introduction by marc andreessen in 2007, right before the first iphone launched, i asked steve jobs the obvious question. This is likely because without a strong bond of trust, figures like marc andreessen would not conduct candid interviews for risk of giving. While marc andreessen has spent the past two years reading instead of tweeting, the investor and netscape cofounder finally hit social media last week to share books he has recently read and. The folks from put together a list of more than 80 books recommended by marc andreessen on twitter. Marc andreessen book recommendations for this summer. Marc andreessens recommended reading list 2018 market folly. The design of the iphone was based on discarding every physical interface element except for a touchscreen. His book recommendations range from chasing hillary to thinking in. Join facebook to connect with marc andreessen and others you may know.
These 800 books are a microcosm of both hollywood and silicon valley, at the same time. Marc andreessen why software is eating the world genius. Thank you for everything youve done to make rapgenius happeni write about why its one of the internets foundational sources of. My notes from marc andreessens appearance on tim ferrisss podcast. Im a big fan of work avoidance, he revealed in a rolling stone interview. He has a long successful entrepreneurial history and is one of the few who started several multiple billiondollar companies. Books recommended by marc andreessen the ceo library. Health care and education, in my view, are next up for fundamental softwarebased transformation. Marc andreessen is a legendary figure in silicon valley and worldwide. In less than two weeks, three vc firms have moved ahead of. Marc andreessens second post on startups is as good as the first, a mustread for entrepreneurs, although perhaps too optimistic on the keep trying side of things when in many cases maybe means no and get a clue marc goes through how to fix your plan if investors keep declining.
The essential marc andreessen summer reading list quartz. His father, lowell, worked for a seed company, and his mother. Marc andreessen is somewhat of a silicon valley legend, having cocreated the first web browser to become truly popular. Venture capitalist marc andreessen explains how ai will. Netscape communications goal is to provide open software to enable people and companies to exchange information and conduct commerce over the internet and other global networks.
Silicon valleys secrets are hiding in marc andreessens. Check out the books that andreessen has recently recommended from his twitter. Thats why now is prime time for summer book recommendations, both from a host of media outlets and highprofile bibliophiles. Marc andreessen cofounder of netscape communications corp. Marc andreessen hasnt tweeted since a very public faux pas led to a public reprimand from mark zuckerberg and a social media vacation.
Marc andreessen marc founded the company in april 1994 with dr. Marc andreessen paul sakumaap marc andreessen, cofounder of the highprofile venture capital firm andreessen horowitz, facebook board member, and legendary tech investor, thinks that microsofts. Its a wellknown fact that marc andreeseen grew up in a small town where access to information was limited. Then he cofounded loudcloud, which sold as opsware to hewlett packard. Marc andreessen was born in 1971 in cedar falls, iowa, and was raised in new lisbon, a sleepy, nostoplight town in wisconsin. Marc andreessen 68 books share book recommendations. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Marc andreessen is one of the most influential american serial tech entrepreneurs and investors in silicon valley, and perhaps even in the world.
Recently top vc marc andreessen joined the party via twitter hat tip. Emails from andreessen to his ceos come at all hours. I think thats an accurate description of whats happening, and i do think baumols disease plays a big role in how the cost shifts. Marc is the cofounder and general partner of the venture capital firm andreessen horowitz also called a16z, one of the. Marc is the cofounder and general partner of the venture capital firm andreessen horowitz also called a16z, one of the biggest vc firms in america, founded in. Marc andreessen is an american entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer. He took down his popular blog, and years later took up tweetstorming. Marc andreessen, founder of venture capital firm andreessen horowitz recently tweeted a list of books hes read and recommends. But by popular request, you can now also download many of his older blog posts the pmarca blog.
Ben horowitz is the cofounder of andreessen horowitz, the silicon valley venture firm that invested in facebook, twitter, skype, and foursquare. The easy way to get in shape and stay in shape for the rest of your l. Which means you can keep up with his current thoughts on twitter and also catch up on them in the form of tweets, podcasts, and opeds here. Consider the savvy of his investments, the impossible sheen of his dome, the wisdom of his tweetsand, despite apparently having never read a book, just this morning he summarized human progress in just 17 parts. The andreessen library is very real, but its also surrounded by several layers of artifice. Fast company articles and posts tagged marc andreessen with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, and design.
Marc andreessens new gamble in this excerpt from bw columnist sarah lacys book, the cofounder of netscape backs a social networking site named ning may 16, 2008, 7. He is the coauthor of mosaic, the first widely used web browser. Marc cocreated the highly influential mosaic internet browser, the first widely used graphical web browser. Favobooks contains book recommendations of famous people. Marc andreessen has 68 books on goodreads, and is currently reading the simple six. This blog only contains content featuring or recommended by billionaires. You are cruising along, and then technology changes. Check out marc andreessen s book recommendations, as well as podcasts and interviews featuring him. Marc andreessen just gave loads of advice to startup founders 1. This is tim ferriss and welcome to another episode of the tim ferriss show. Marc andreessens book recommendations and reading list. The 5 books mega investor ben horowitz says you need to. Theres a reason why marc andreessen is an esteemed venture capitalist, and youre not. Rather than reading a lot more about the contemporaries i would go back and read about.
Book suggestion from outstanding entrepreneurs, great politicians, people you admire. Certain publicly traded companies on this list may still be held in andreessen horowitz funds. An eclectic list to help entrepreneurs feed their brains this summer. Even in the epicenter of tech, its hard to find a more fascinating icon. Heres the list with his tweeted comments about each book. Exits include current and former a16z portfolio companies which have been acquired as well as companies which have undergone an initial public offering or direct public offering of shares. Marc andreessen on the future of enterprise techcrunch. Silicon valley investor and prolific tweeter marc andreessen is back on twitter with a new avatar and a summer reading list. Hes a cofounder and general partner of the venture capital firm andreessen horowitz, which backs companies like. So the computer industry started in 1950 and basically ran for 50 years with the same model, which was a model where all of the new computers, all. Andreessen does mention some modern books he likes like cofounder ben horowitzs. The netscape founder famously learned to program from a library book, and hes still quite the prolific reader of books, if his twitter feed is any indication.
Marc andreessen is a bubble, or a couple of them the guy was a programmer no insult, so was i who wrote, while young and enthusiastic, a derivative copy of well known software idea. When billionaire marc andreessen has something to say, the tech world listens. Silicon valley billionaire vc marc andreessen recommends these 7 books. Books recommended by marc andreessen reading list of marc andreessen, cofounder of netscape and vc investor. He issued a steady stream of dozens of recommendations more than 100, revealing a catholic.
He founded and later sold the software company opsware to hewlett. Book lists from barack obama, steve jobs, mark cuban, bill gates and others. Andreessen is the coauthor of mosaic, the first widely used web browser. Marc andreessen on the macro level i agree with that. Rashid of kno looks at his inbox and tallies messages from andreessen, on three different nights, at 2. Books recommended by marc andreessen 29 books goodreads. Andreessen horowitz vc marc andreessen recommends these books. A good example of the phenomenon of software eating a traditional business is the suicide of borders and corresponding rise of amazon. Its a diverse list and isnt filled with finance books like so many other recommended reading lists we post, so this will certainly broaden your horizons. Browse recommended books by marc andreessen, vc investor in twitter, facebook, airbnb and more. Has anyone ever mentioned in any article the peculiar. He goes point by point through ways to reduce risk, listed by types of risk. Materials that shape our manmade world by mark miodownik.