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Fred Wilson on Product Design for the Web
"It might be most useful to someone who is just getting into designing interactive applications."
Fred Wilson on The Little Prince
"I loved [this book]."
Fred Wilson on The Prince
Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
Fred Wilson on The Business Blockchain
"Makes a complex subject, blockchain technology, accessible for the non-technical."
Fred Wilson on The Aspirational Investor
"If you think about investing differently or want to, you might enjoy it."
Fred Wilson on A Confederacy of Dunces
"Good choice."
Fred Wilson on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
Fred Wilson on Jonathan Livingston Seagull
"A good one."
Fred Wilson on Whiplash
"A nine step program to help us survive this world we have unleashed on ourselves."
Fred Wilson on Siddhartha
"I loved [this book] when I read it in college. I think it really impacted me."
Fred Wilson on One Hundred Years of Solitude
"Another amazing book that made me see things differently."
Fred Wilson on Atlas Shrugged
Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
Fred Wilson on The Fountainhead
"I do love [this book]."
Fred Wilson on Snow Crash
"A lot of what we [at USV] invest in and how we look at the future comes from [this book]."
Fred Wilson on The Soul of A New Machine
"I love [this book]. First it is a story. Second it captures the passion of engineers who are driven to ship a revolutionary product."
Fred Wilson on Where the Wild Things Are
"I loved [this book]."
Fred Wilson on Endurance
"An insipring story!"
Fred Wilson on Catch-22
"A good one!"
Fred Wilson on The Hard Thing About Hard Things
"Chapter five in [this book] is possibly the best thing I've read about leading a tech company."
Fred Wilson on The Art of War
"Has to get onto my list."
Fred Wilson on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
"A great one."
Fred Wilson on Setting the Table
"If you are an entrepreneur, you should read this book."
Fred Wilson on Talking to Humans
"Explains how to do the customer development interviews in a way that will get you the most accurate and actionable feedback."
Fred Wilson on The Oxford Shakespeare
Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
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These books were chosen based on Fred Wilson's public recommendations via social media, books, writings, interviews, and other public mentions.
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