Investors
What investors recommend, in their own words, each with a link to where they said it.
- 112 thingsPatrick CollisonCo-founder of Stripe. Publishes the contents of his bookshelf, marking the standouts.Chris Arnade's blog, The Dream Machine, Heat Death: Venture Capital in the 1980s, Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech, The Whole Earth Catalog and 107 more
- 59 thingsNaval RavikantAngel investor and co-founder of AngelList; writes and podcasts at nav.al.Skin in the Game, The Order of Time, Nexus, Snow Crash, Ficciones and 54 more
- 50 thingsBalaji SrinivasanInvestor and writer; former CTO of Coinbase, author of The Network State, and founder of Network School.Foundation, The Lessons of History, Unqualified Reservations, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Selfish Gene and 45 more
- 33 thingsBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry Group and Techstars; has blogged at Feld Thoughts since 2004 and co-written nine non-fiction books on startups and venture capital.J. Geiger shades, Dungeon Crawler Carl, How to Rule the World, How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University, The Lean Startup and 27 more
- 24 thingsBarry RitholtzCo-founder, chairman and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management; host of the Masters in Business podcast and author of How NOT to Invest.How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler, The Psychology of Money, At Home: A Short History of Private Life, Open: An Autobiography, Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life and 19 more
- 23 thingsGuy SpierZurich-based investor who ran the Aquamarine Fund from 1997 to 2025 and wrote The Education of a Value Investor.The Intelligent Investor, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist, Poor Charlie's Almanack, Forum: The Secret Advantage of Successful Leaders, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions and 18 more
- 20 thingsPacky McCormickWrites Not Boring, a newsletter on technology, business and startup strategy; general partner at Not Boring Capital.early days, a16z, Curt Jaimungal, Core Memory , speedrun and 15 more
- 19 thingsKris AbdelmessihFormer options market maker who writes Moontower, a newsletter about trading, volatility and decision-making.The 5 Love Languages, The Road, Invest Like the Best, The Knowledge Project, The Fountainhead and 14 more
- 18 thingsJason ZweigWall Street Journal investing columnist and editor of the revised edition of Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor.Glorious Country, The Father Brown Stories, The Art of Spending Money, The Psychology of Money, A Fabulous Debt and 13 more
- 17 thingsAndrew ChenGeneral partner at Andreessen Horowitz and author of The Cold Start Problem; previously led growth teams at Uber.Chip War, The Mirage Factory, Black Wave, Outlive, Solaris and 12 more
- 17 thingsTomasz TunguzVenture capitalist and founder of Theory Ventures; writes a daily blog on startups, SaaS and data.The Complex World, Math Without Numbers, On Democracy, Breakneck, God Save Texas and 12 more
- 16 thingsPaul GrahamEssayist and programmer; co-founder of Viaweb and of the startup accelerator Y Combinator.The Selfish Gene, Miquelrius, Professor T, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Hilbert and 11 more
- 14 thingsFred WilsonCo-founder and partner at Union Square Ventures in New York; has blogged daily at AVC since 2003.Startup Communities, Enemy Of All Mankind, A Man For All Markets, Startup CXO, The New Builders and 9 more
- 13 thingsNick MaggiulliWriter of the personal-finance blog Of Dollars And Data and author of Just Keep Buying; COO at Ritholtz Wealth Management.The Intelligent Asset Allocator, The Great Depression: A Diary, The Psychology of Money, Your Money or Your Life, The Intelligent Investor and 8 more
- 12 thingsBen CarlsonDirector of institutional asset management at Ritholtz Wealth Management, author of the A Wealth of Common Sense blog and co-host of the Animal Spirits podcast.Breakneck, 1929, The Inner Game of Tennis, The Breaks of the Game, Best Movie Year Ever and 7 more
- 12 thingsMorgan HouselPartner at Collaborative Fund and author of The Psychology of Money; writes essays on investor behavior.The Quest of the Simple Life, Famous Financial Fiascos, The Great Depression: A Diary, Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit, Endurance and 7 more
- 11 thingsDoug O'LaughlinSemiconductor analyst; writes Fabricated Knowledge on the chip industry and the companies in it.Yet Another Value Blog, Liberty's Highlights, Nongaap Investing, China Talk, Kyla's Newsletter and 6 more
- 11 thingsMario GabrieleWrites The Generalist, a newsletter on venture capital, technology and company strategy.speedrun, Refactoring, @andrewchen, Lenny’s Newsletter, Uncharted Territories and 6 more
- 11 thingsSanjay BakshiIndian value investor and adjunct professor at MDI Gurgaon, where he taught Behavioral Finance and Business Valuation; writes the Fundoo Professor blog.Judgment in Managerial Decision Making, The Little Book that Builds Wealth, Deep Simplicity, Damn Right!, Once Upon a Number and 6 more
- 9 thingsMeb FaberCo-founder and chief investment officer of Cambria Investment Management; writes the Meb Faber Research blog and hosts The Meb Faber Show.Empire of Wealth, Hedge Hunters, Jackass Investing, What Works on Wall Street, Being Right or Making Money and 4 more
- 9 thingsTren GriffinWriter of the 25iq blog on investing, business and technology, and author of Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor.Shoe Dog, The Messy Middle, The Devil’s Financial Dictionary, The Success Equation, Margin of Safety and 4 more
- 7 thingsJL CollinsAuthor of The Simple Path to Wealth and the jlcollinsnh.com stock series on index-fund investing.F.I.R.E for dummies, The Cash Machine, The Silk Roads, The Bogle Effect, E=MC2 and 2 more
- 7 thingsLyn AldenInvestment researcher and engineer who runs Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, writing on macroeconomics, currency systems and equity analysis.The Most Important Thing, How to Exercise Primally, Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises, The Lessons of History, StockDelver and 2 more
- 7 thingsMarc AndreessenCo-creator of the Mosaic browser, co-founder of Netscape, and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.High Output Management, Zero to One, Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination, Halt and Catch Fire, The Wizard of Menlo Park and 2 more
- 7 thingsSriram KrishnanInvestor and writer; previously a partner at Andreessen Horowitz and a product leader at Twitter, Facebook, Snap and Microsoft.The Odyssey, J Allard - Killer App, Bill Gates on Movie Maker, Mistborn, The Pigeon Tunnel and 2 more
- 5 thingsBill GurleyGeneral partner at Benchmark Capital; was the lead analyst on Amazon's IPO; writes Above the Crowd on tech and marketplace economics.Catastrophic Care, Startup, Innovator's Dilemma, Sapiens, Crossing the Chasm
- 5 thingsRay DalioFounder of Bridgewater Associates; author of Principles and How Countries Go Broke, and writes the Principled Perspectives newsletter.Transcendental Meditation, Dalio Market Principles Online, MasterClass Executive program, Dalio Market Principles, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- 4 thingsJosh BrownCo-founder and CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management; writes the Downtown Josh Brown newsletter and co-hosts The Compound and Friends.The Intelligent Investor, The Idea Farm, Investopedia, You Weren’t Supposed To See That
- 4 thingsM.G. SieglerTechnology writer of Spyglass; previously a reporter at TechCrunch and an investor at GV and Google Ventures.MacBook Air (2010, 13-inch), MacBook Pro (15-inch, i7), Magic Trackpad
- 4 thingsMichael BatnickManaging partner at Ritholtz Wealth Management; writes The Irrelevant Investor and co-hosts Animal Spirits.Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, The Intelligent Investor, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
- 3 thingsHolden KarnofskyCo-founded GiveWell and led Open Philanthropy; writes Cold Takes, on the most important century and how to think about it.octopus plug, LastPass
- 3 thingsRohit KrishnanWrites Strange Loop Canon, on the intersection of technology, economics and business.Stubborn Attachments, The Network State, Why We’re Polarized
- 2 thingsHoward MarksCo-founder and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management; writes the Oaktree memos on markets and investing.A Short History of Financial Euphoria, Devil Take the Hindmost
- 2 thingsWarren BuffettThe Intelligent Investor, Jack: Straight from the Gut
- 1 thingElliot HershbergGenomics researcher and investor; writes The Century of Biology on where biotechnology is actually going.Decoding Bio
- 1 thingNat FriedmanIndependent investor; CEO of GitHub 2018-2021; funds the Vesuvius Challenge.Boba Guys