Books recommended by Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki is a renowned entrepreneur, author, and speaker who gained fame for his role in popularizing Apple’s Macintosh computer. He was also an early advocate of the Internet and a key figure in the development of the dot-com industry.
The recommended books share a common thread of focusing on innovation, creativity, and self-improvement through writing and personal growth. The style is characterized by practical advice, anecdotes, and insights from Kawasaki’s own experiences as a successful entrepreneur and author.
- The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (by Clayton M. Christensen). Recommended by Aaron Levie , Ben Horowitz , Bill Gurley , Caterina Fake , Drew Houston , Ev Williams , Guy Kawasaki , Jeff Bezos , Marc Andreessen , Marc Benioff , Mark Cuban , Max Levchin , Michael Bloomberg , Steve Jobs , Tim O’Reilly , Blake Scholl , Chris Dixon , Steve Blank
- Inevitable Illusions: How Mistakes of Reason Rule Our Minds (by Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini). Recommended by Guy Kawasaki
- If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit (by Brenda Ueland). Recommended by Guy Kawasaki
- The Hockey Handbook: (by Lloyd Percival). Recommended by Guy Kawasaki
- The Chicago Manual of Style: (by University of Chicago Press Staff). Recommended by Guy Kawasaki
- Mastering the Dynamics of Innovation: (by James M. Utterback). Recommended by Guy Kawasaki
- Uncommon Genius: How Great Ideas are Born (by Denise Shekerjian). Recommended by Guy Kawasaki
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (by Robert Cialdini). Recommended by Adam Robinson , Alexis Ohanian , Charlie Munger , Guy Kawasaki , Max Levchin , Naval Ravikant , Neil Strauss , Noah Kagan , Ramit Sethi , Samy Kamkar , Scott Adams , Tobi Lütke , Andrew Wilkinson , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Mark Manson , Alex Hormozi , Michael Hyatt , James Clear
- The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (by Peter F. Drucker). Recommended by Drew Houston , Ev Williams , Guy Kawasaki , Jim Collins , Matt Mullenweg
- Future Forward: Leadership Lessons from Patrick McGovern, the Visionary Who Circled the Globe and Built a Technology Media Empire (by Glenn Rifkin). Recommended by Bill Gates , Bob Metcalfe , Guy Kawasaki , Marc Benioff , Walter Isaacson
- Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers (by Geoffrey A. Moore). Recommended by Aaron Levie , Andrew Ng , Bill Gurley , Drew Houston , Ev Williams , Guy Kawasaki , Ron Conway , Seth Godin , Changpeng Zhao , Chris Dixon