MBA Killer
5 Books That Teach You More Than a $200,000 Stanford Degree
Why spend two years and six figures when these five books contain the concentrated wisdom that Silicon Valley's most successful operators actually use? From Andy Grove's management classic to Thiel's contrarian startup playbook, each title was endorsed by a founder who built a company worth more than most MBA programs will ever produce in alumni value — combined.
- 1
High Output Management
Andrew Grove · 1983
Recommended by Brian Chesky
Andy Grove's definitive guide to management, productivity, and building high-performing organizations.
- 2
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert Cialdini · 1984
Recommended by Charlie Munger
- 3
Zero to One
Peter Thiel · 2014
Recommended by Peter Thiel
Notes on startups and how to build the future — Peter Thiel's contrarian philosophy of breakthrough innovation.
- 4
The Rational Optimist
Matt Ridley · 2010
Recommended by Naval Ravikant
An argument that through exchange and specialization, human prosperity has always increased and will continue to do so.
- 5
Winning
Jack Welch · 2005
Recommended by Zhang Yiming