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You can just read 25 books | Andreessen Horowitz

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To get a better sense of where our own founders and team find their contrarian ideas, we asked them to send along an underrecognized book or two that shaped their thinking and that they think everyone else in tech should read. Here’s what they shared. The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides Whenever I feel like work is hard or life is tough, I remind myself I could be in the middle of the ocean on a boat in the 18th century. Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts Most underrated historical figure. Rome is overdone. Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton This is perhaps my all-time favorite business book, even though it’s an autobiography. Maybe because it’s hard to separate Sam Walton from Walmart, it seems it’s as much of a story of a business as it is a man. What is particularly impressive about the Sam Walton story is how seemingly straightforward it is: build a good business, treat people well, and attain success. Like Warren Buffet, Walton shows how a few guiding principles followed for

You can just read 25 books | Andreessen Horowitz You can just read 25 books a16z New Media Posted November 7, 2025 Subscribe Share Share Email X LinkedIn Facebook Hacker News WhatsApp Flipboard Reddit Share Share Email X LinkedIn Facebook Hacker News WhatsApp Flipboard Reddit If you want to beat experts as an outsider, turns out you can just read 25 books . To get a better sense of where our own founders and team find their contrarian ideas, we asked them to send along an underrecognized book or two that shaped their thinking and that they think everyone else in tech should read. Here's what t

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