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Jeff Jordan

Former CEO, OpenTable; former president, PayPal; venture investor

A technology operator and investor who led OpenTable through its IPO and previously served as president of PayPal. His documented reading selections address leadership, Silicon Valley history, and decisions under uncertainty.

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Books Jeff Jordan recommends, documented so far

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Leadership Management Sports

The Score Takes Care of Itself

by Bill Walsh & Steve Jamison & Craig Walsh · 2009

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Bill Walsh · Book author

Steve Jamison · Book author

Craig Walsh · Book author

Documented citation: Selected by Jeff Jordan as one of the best leadership books he had read.

Documented citation · Recommended

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16 (x)4 Books We Read Winter 2017

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

Andreessen Horowitz · 2017-12-28 · accessed 2026-09-30

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

Only Jordan’s named contribution is used. He explicitly praises the leadership book and the technology history; other staff selections are not attributed to him.

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Technology History Entrepreneurship

Troublemakers

by Leslie Berlin · 2017

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Leslie Berlin · Technology historian

Documented citation: Selected by Jeff Jordan for its engaging history of seven Silicon Valley pioneers.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

16 (x)4 Books We Read Winter 2017

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

Andreessen Horowitz · 2017-12-28 · accessed 2026-09-30

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

Only Jordan’s named contribution is used. He explicitly praises the leadership book and the technology history; other staff selections are not attributed to him.

Open source

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

Decision Making Uncertainty Investing

Thinking in Bets

by Annie Duke · 2018

Documented citation: Selected by Jeff Jordan for its treatment of decisions under uncertainty and relevance to venture investing.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

16 (x4) Books We Read Winter 2018

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

Andreessen Horowitz · 2018-12-24 · accessed 2026-09-30

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

Jordan’s named section describes this as compelling and relevant to venture investing. Citation paraphrase, not a verbatim quote.

Open source

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