Austen Allred
Austen Allred is the co-founder and CEO of Lambda School, a pioneering online coding bootcamp that offers an income share agreement to its students, allowing them to pay tuition only after securing employment.
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Working Backwards
The best book I have read in a long time. - Austen Allred
Colin Bryar
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A First-Rate Madness
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S. Nassir Ghaemi
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Ready Player One
Ok writing but a page turner. - Austen Allred
Ernest Cline
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Atlas Shrugged
I really liked it. - Austen Allred
Ayn Rand
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Titan
The mindset required to do well in businesses when everything is in flux, competition is intense and setbacks are frequent. - Austen Allred
Ron Chernow
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The Upside of Stress
Austen Allred recommended this book on his website.
Kelly McGonigal
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Amp It Up
The most useful book on startup management I’ve ever read. - Austen Allred
Frank Slootman
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Elon Musk
Was written in 2015 and already feels like you could have another full book as an update. - Austen Allred
Ashlee Vance
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Anna Karenina
Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter.
Leo Tolstoy
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Didn’t get it first time. - Austen Allred
Robert M. Pirsig
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Dealers of Lightning
[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley. - Austen Allred
Michael A. Hiltzik
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Probably in my top five all-time. - Austen Allred
Jack Weatherford
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Empires of Light
About Edison, Tesla and Westinghouse. - Austen Allred
Jill Jonnes
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Essentialism
Austen Allred recommended this book on his website.
Greg Mckeown
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Can't Hurt Me
Some of the craziest stuff I’ve ever read. - Austen Allred
David Goggins
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Leonardo da Vinci
What genius is really made up of, and how to recreate some semblance of it. - Austen Allred
Walter Isaacson
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The Wright Brothers
The slow, iterative process to breakthrough invention. - Austen Allred
David McCullough
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The Storm of Steel
If you’re ever feeling sorry for yourself pick up [this book]. - Austen Allred
Ernst Jünger
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The Snowball
Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter.
Alice Schroeder
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Shoe Dog
Loved [this book]. - Austen Allred
Phil Knight
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Travels with Charley
Most American book of all time. - Austen Allred
John Steinbeck
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Snow Crash
One of my favorite books of all-time. - Austen Allred
Neal Stephenson
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Les Miserables
Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter.
Victor Hugo
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The New New Thing
[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley. - Austen Allred
Michael Lewis
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Meditations
Austen Allred recommended this book on his website.
Marcus Aurelius
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Principles
So good. - Austen Allred
Ray Dalio
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Hackers
[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley. - Austen Allred
Steven Levy
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Troublemakers
[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley. - Austen Allred
Leslie Berlin
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Masters of Doom
Amazing book. - Austen Allred
David Kushner
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A Guide to the Good Life
Austen Allred recommended this book on his website.
William B. Irvine
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