More Human: Designing a World Where People Come First
Steve Hilton

The Gene: An Intimate History
​Siddhartha Mukherjee

Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny
​Robert Wright

The Industries of the Future
​Alec Ross

Snow Crash
​Neal Stephenson

The Inner Lives of Markets: How People Shape Them—And They Shape Us
​Ray Fisman, Tim Sullivan

The Evolution of God
​Robert Wright

The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
​Robert Wright

The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks
​Joshua Cooper Ramo

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
​Eric Hoffer

This Brave New World: India, China and the United States
​Anja Manuel

Year Zero: A Novel
​Rob Reid

Zero to One
​Peter Thiel

The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy
​Leigh Gallagher

The Startup Way: How Modern Companies Use Entrepreneurial Management
Eric Ries

The Art of War
​Sun Tzu

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SOURCE

1. https://startupclass.samaltman.com/lists/readings/ 
2. https://bookauthority.org/profile/reid-hoffman 
3. https://www.investopedia.com/personal-finance/books-ceos-are-recommending/ 
4. https://www.theceolibrary.com/people/reid-hoffman 
5. https://www.highlyreco.com/u/reidhoffman 
6. http://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/leadership/what-ceos-are-reading 
7. http://www.businessinsider.in/This-sci-fi-novel-changed-the-life-of-billionaire-LinkedIn-founder-Reid-Hoffman/articleshow/49247689.cms 

IMAGE SOURCE

1. ​https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reid_Hoffman_in_SF_2011.jpg
   
2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reid_Hoffman_speaking.jpg

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Reid Garrett Hoffman CBE is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. Hoffman was the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network used primarily for professional networking. He is currently a partner at the venture capital firm Greylock Partners.

Alma mater:

• Stanford University (B.S.)
• Oxford University (M.St.)

Occupation:

• Executive Chairman, LinkedIn
• VC Partner at Greylock
• Board member at Microsoft

Net worth: 

• $1.8 billion USD (Forbes 2019)