Vinod Khosla on The $12 Million Stuffed Shark
"A look at the economics and the marketing strategies that enable the modern art market to generate such astronomical prices."
Vinod Khosla on Lifespan
"Reveals incredible scientific breakthroughs about aging and ways we can slow down, or even reverse, the process."
Vinod Khosla on The Score Takes Care of Itself
"Among the best books! A way of living, working & commitment to excellence."
Vinod Khosla on Behave
"Among the best insights into our brain and behavior."
Vinod Khosla on From Bacteria to Bach and Back
"Long but worth every page."
Vinod Khosla on Sapiens
"A previous favorite."
Vinod Khosla on Lying
"One of my favorite one hour reads about intellectual honesty. I wish more people were this honest!"
Vinod Khosla on The Checklist Manifesto
"Very good; definitely worth reading."
Vinod Khosla on The Case Against Sugar
"Not surprising but explicit description of the American psych on sugar and fat by the sugar industry. I would not have believed this much influence is possible."
Vinod Khosla on The Success Equation
"Important investing, business, sports."
Vinod Khosla on How to Change Your Mind
"A fun exploration of psychedelic drugs, especially for someone who has never tried them."
Vinod Khosla on The Inflamed Mind
"Reveals the new breakthrough on the link between depression and inflammation of the body and brain."
Vinod Khosla on Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
"Great, very quick overview of astrophysics."
Vinod Khosla on The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
"Dives into the largest act of capitalist colonisation ever attempted
Vinod Khosla on What You Do Is Who You Are
"Shows the value of having principles an organization and its leaders believe in and can stick with when it gets hard to do so and real tradeoffs are involved."
Vinod Khosla on Mindfulness in Plain English
"Easy access to meditation."
Vinod Khosla on 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"An important examination into today’s most pressing political, technological, social, and existential issues as we move into the unchartered territory of the future."
Vinod Khosla on The Line Becomes a River
"Provides a different world view for those of us protected from some 'reality'."
Vinod Khosla on Against Empathy
"A good case against too much empathy."
Vinod Khosla on Atomic Habits
"A decent book on self-help tools, not a category I am generally a fan of."
Vinod Khosla on The Last Days of Night
"I don’t read fiction, but this almost historical fiction is fun especially for Silicon Valley types."
Vinod Khosla on McMafia
"Fun though older book."
Vinod Khosla on The Coddling of the American Mind
"Dives into the new problem on college campuses, Safetyism."
Vinod Khosla on Troublemakers
"Tells the story of the world I have always lived, loved and believed in, despite the recent techlash."
Vinod Khosla on The Jungle Grows Back
"A powerful, urgent essay into why American withdrawal would be the worst possible response."
Vinod Khosla on The Brand Flip
"A very well done book on branding and new brand values. It will be the death of many incumbents."
Vinod Khosla on The Master Algorithm
"If you want speculation about what the master AI might need (one view)."
Vinod Khosla on This Is Your Brain on Music
"Fascinating though older book."
Vinod Khosla on Negotiating the Impossible
"I recommend to every entrepreneur, investor, & CEO
Vinod Khosla on The Seventh Sense
"I like the author but wish there were more causality/details."
Vinod Khosla on The Breakthrough
"Guides readers through the scientific research transforming immunotherapy."
Vinod Khosla on Why We Sleep
"Best book on the subject [of sleep]."
Vinod Khosla on Life on the Edge
"Each chapter illustrates one of life’s puzzles and makes you think differently about the world."
Vinod Khosla on Winners Take All
"While today’s rich and powerful are fighting for equality and justice, [this book] argues that it is being done in a way that will preserve their position at the top of society."
Vinod Khosla on An Elegant Defense
"Explains for the lay reader the intricate biology of our immune system."
Vinod Khosla on Range
"Discovers that in most fields , generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. [...] Every high school and college student should read it."
Vinod Khosla on The Uninhabitable Earth
"A look into the future and how global warming will impact everything."
Vinod Khosla on Other People's Money
"Not very far from the truth on the financial services industry though the authors biases come through."
Vinod Khosla on Loonshots
"A key to understanding why Silicon Valley culture is changing the world."
Vinod Khosla on The Third Pillar
"Provides a solid framework as to why things begin to deteriorate, and how society can successfully find their way back to a secure and stable plane."
Vinod Khosla on Scale
"The physics behind biology, cities, economics and companies."
Vinod Khosla on Blitzscaling
"An insightful book on how to scale at a very fast pace and more importantly WHEN."
Vinod Khosla on Homo Deus
"Not that I agree with all of it, but it is still mind-bending speculation about our future."
Vinod Khosla on Friday Black
"Reveals the violence, injustice, and painful absurdities that black men and women contend with every day in this country."
Vinod Khosla on Jonathan Livingston Seagull
"One of my favorite books when I was a teenager! I still keep it around the house and periodically look at it."
Vinod Khosla on Only the Paranoid Survive
"One of favorite books on entrepreneurship."
Vinod Khosla on Deep Learning
"For a slightly more technical read [on AI]."
Vinod Khosla on Skin in the Game
"I like his ideas a lot, especially in Antifragile and the first half of this book. I've always complained about pundits relative to doers."
Vinod Khosla on Drunk Tank Pink
"Fun read about our biases and how our brain functions."
Vinod Khosla on Antifragile
"I recommend everybody read [this book] if they're setting off on a career as a personal philosophy."
