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Anish Acharya

Technology founder; investor and product operator

A co-founder of SocialDeck and founder of Snowball who later led consumer products at Credit Karma and became an investor at Andreessen Horowitz. His documented reading selections span management, public debate, and fiction.

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Technology Investing Entrepreneurship

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Books Anish Acharya recommends, documented so far

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Society Ideas

Intellectuals and Society

by Thomas Sowell

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Documented citation: Anish Acharya recommends Intellectuals and Society in a16z’s summer reading selections.

Documented citation · Recommended

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Summer Reading List

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Andreessen Horowitz · 2023-07-13 · accessed 2026-10-01

article · Attributed reading selection

Named recommendation of Sowell; source2012 describes revised edition, not original work publication.

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Documented citation: Anish Acharya recommends Sowell’s book for its account of intellectuals and public debate.

Documented citation · Recommended

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You can just read 25 books

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Andreessen Horowitz · 2025-11-07 · accessed 2026-10-01

article · Attributed reading selection

Named positive selection in separate2025contribution.

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Fiction Fantasy

Fairy Tale

by Stephen King · 2022

Documented citation: Anish Acharya recommends Stephen King’s Fairy Tale as a reading choice for enjoyment.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

Summer Reading List

This source documents the book relationship, but the displayed text is a catalog summary rather than a verbatim quote.

Andreessen Horowitz · 2023-07-13 · accessed 2026-10-01

article · Attributed reading selection

Named positive fiction recommendation; not authored by the recommender.

Open source

Semiconductors Operations Engineering Management

High Output Management

by Andrew Grove · 1983

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Andrew Grove · Intel engineer-operator

Documented citation: High Output Management appears in the recommended-book list accompanying Anish Acharya’s Lenny’s Podcast episode.

Documented citation · Recommended

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Anish Acharya on Lenny’s Podcast

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Lenny’s Newsletter · 2026-09-06 · accessed 2026-10-01

podcast · Public episode book list

Public Recommended books section; list citation, not claimed verbatim/spoken transcript.

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Startups Operations Venture Capital

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

by Ben Horowitz · 2014

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Ben Horowitz · Founder-investor

Documented citation: The Hard Thing About Hard Things appears in the recommended-book list accompanying Anish Acharya’s Lenny’s Podcast episode.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

Anish Acharya on Lenny’s Podcast

This source documents the book relationship, but the displayed text is a catalog summary rather than a verbatim quote.

Lenny’s Newsletter · 2026-09-06 · accessed 2026-10-01

podcast · Public episode book list

Public Recommended books section; list citation, not claimed verbatim/spoken transcript.

Open source

Amazon Audible Bookshop.orgAffiliate disclosure: We may earn a commission when you buy through some links. Recommendations are included because of the source, not because of the retailer. Details