Books Recommended by Business Leaders

The books most recommended by business leaders, drawn from their real public recommendations.

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125 experts · 24 most-recommended books · Updated on June 6, 2026
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Books business leaders recommend most

  1. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
    The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
    Eric Ries
    Recommended by Sheryl Sandberg, Steve Blank +3 more
  2. The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
    The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
    Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh
    Recommended by Sam Altman, Jack Dorsey +3 more
  3. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great, 2)
    Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great, 2)
    Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras
    Recommended by Steve Blank, Tim O'Reilly +2 more
  4. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition
    Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition
    Robert B. Cialdini
    Recommended by Noah Kagan, Shep Hyken +2 more
  5. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
    The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
    Ben Horowitz
    Recommended by Satya Nadella, Marty Cagan +2 more
  6. Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice
    Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice
    Clayton M. Christensen, Karen Dillon, Taddy Hall, David S. Duncan
    Recommended by Jack Dorsey, Reed Hastings +2 more
  7. The Second in Command: Unleash the Power of Your COO
    The Second in Command: Unleash the Power of Your COO
    Cameron Herold
    Recommended by Vishen Lakhiani, Verne Harnish +2 more
  8. Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers
    Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers
    Geoffrey A. Moore
    Recommended by Steve Blank, Amir Salihefendic +1 more
  9. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Yuval Noah Harari
    Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Weisenthal +1 more
  10. How to Win Friends and Influence People
    How to Win Friends and Influence People
    DALE CARNEGIE
    Recommended by Sahil Lavingia, Joel Gascoigne +1 more
  11. American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
    American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
    Nick Bilton
    Recommended by Adam Lashinsky, Kurtis Hanni +1 more
  12. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
    Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
    Susan Cain
    Recommended by Noah Kagan, Jason Fried +1 more
  13. ReWork: (Vermilion Life Essentials)
    ReWork: (Vermilion Life Essentials)
    David Heinemeier Hansson, Jason Fried
    Recommended by Jason Fried, Amir Salihefendic +1 more
  14. The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
    The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
    Brad Stone
    Recommended by Matthew Yglesias, Adam Lashinsky +1 more
  15. AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
    AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
    Kai-Fu Lee
    Recommended by Satya Nadella, Marc Benioff +1 more
  16. Only the Paranoid Survive
    Only the Paranoid Survive
    Andrew S. Grove
    Recommended by Steve Jobs, Amir Salihefendic +1 more
  17. Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It
    Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It
    Scott Kupor, Eric Ries
    Recommended by Sam Altman, Benedict Evans +1 more
  18. Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole
    Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole
    Tiffany the Budgetnista Aliche
    Recommended by Jean Chatzky, Farnoosh Torabi +1 more
  19. Good To Great : Why Some Companies Make The Leap and Others Don't
    Good To Great : Why Some Companies Make The Leap and Others Don't
    Jim Collins
    Recommended by Steve Blank, Amir Salihefendic +1 more
  20. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
    The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
    Julie Zhuo
    Recommended by Sam Altman, Stewart Butterfield +1 more
  21. Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
    Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
    Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz
    Recommended by Marty Cagan, Eric Ries +1 more
  22. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
    Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
    Phil Knight
    Recommended by Tim Cook, Joe Weisenthal +1 more
  23. Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
    Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
    Nir Eyal, Ryan Hoover
    Recommended by Joe Martin, Amir Salihefendic +1 more
  24. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)
    The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)
    Clayton M. Christensen
    Recommended by Steve Blank, Tim O'Reilly +1 more

The business leaders

MJ
Michael Jordan
4 book recommendations
You Owe You: Ignite Your Power, Your Purpose, and Your WhyRelentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable (Tim Grover Winning Series)I Came As a Shadow: An Autobiography
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
Co-Founder and CEO of Meta
25 book recommendations
High Output ManagementZero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the FutureRational Ritual: Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge
Sam Altman
Sam Altman
CEO of OpenAI
34 book recommendations
What Is ChatGPT Doing ... and Why Does It Work?Plentiful Energy: The Story of the Integral Fast Reactor: The complex history of a simple reactor technology, with emphasis on its scientific bases for non-specialistsEndurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
Wife, mother, sister, daughter. Advisor to POTUS on job creation + economic empowerment, workforce development & entrepreneurship. Personal Pg. Views are my own
2 book recommendations
Liberal Privilege : Joe Biden And The Democrats' Defense Of The IndefensibleTriggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Co-Founder and Former CEO of Apple, Former CEO of Pixar
20 book recommendations
Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed.)1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Internationally Best Selling Classic from the Author of Animal Farm (Collins Classics)Meetings with Remarkable Men
Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey
Founder and CEO of Ramsey Solutions, personal finance author
3 book recommendations
The 5 Levels of Leadership (10th Anniversary Edition): Proven Steps to Maximize Your PotentialUnreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect7L: The Seven Levels of Communication: Go From Relationships to Referrals
Tim Cook
Tim Cook
CEO of Apple
8 book recommendations
Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal IconTrillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill CampbellMarch (Trilogy Slipcase Set)
Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey
Co-founder of Twitter and Square, CEO of Block
21 book recommendations
Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-EsteemCompeting Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer ChoiceThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
Mina Kimes
Mina Kimes
NFL analyst @ ESPN, crossword enthusiast, hater of the goal line fade. Wins are not a QB stat️
2 book recommendations
Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means for AmericaIt's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness
GC
Grant Cardone
Cardone Training Technologies, Inc.
2 book recommendations
How to Wholesale Real Estate: The No-Cash Strategy to Build a Scalable BusinessMaster Your Time, Master Your Life: The Breakthrough System to Get More Results, Faster, in Every Area of Your Life
Kara Swisher
Kara Swisher
Journalist, Host of On with Kara Swisher and Co-host of Pivot
12 book recommendations
Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other CloseThe Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, and FateToo Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella
CEO of Microsoft
28 book recommendations
Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They TakeThe Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the WorldNo Rules Rules

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