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Marc Andreessen

Co-founder, Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz

A browser-software pioneer and technology founder who later co-founded the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz. His documented reading lists range from company building to institutional and political history.

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Books Marc Andreessen recommends, documented so far

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Decision Making Psychology Behavioral Science

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman · 2011

Author signal

Daniel Kahneman · Book author

Documented citation: Included in the official a16z list of 25 books recommended by Marc Andreessen.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

25 books recommended by Marc Andreessen

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

a16z · 2026-07-30 · accessed 2026-09-30

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

The official note explicitly attributes the recommendations to Marc Andreessen. The attached list image was inspected directly; this title appears in that image. Publication date confirmed in page JSON-LD.

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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

Semiconductors Strategy Technology

Only the Paranoid Survive

by Andrew Grove · 1996

Author signal

Andrew Grove · Intel engineer-operator

Documented citation: Included in the official a16z list of 25 books recommended by Marc Andreessen.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

25 books recommended by Marc Andreessen

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

a16z · 2026-07-30 · accessed 2026-09-30

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

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

Entrepreneurship Startups Product

The Lean Startup

by Eric Ries · 2011

Author signal

Eric Ries · Entrepreneur and author

Documented citation: Included in the official a16z list of 25 books recommended by Marc Andreessen.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

25 books recommended by Marc Andreessen

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

a16z · 2026-07-30 · accessed 2026-09-30

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

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

Semiconductors Operations Engineering Management

High Output Management

by Andrew Grove · 1983

Author signal

Andrew Grove · Intel engineer-operator

Documented citation: Included in the official a16z list of 25 books recommended by Marc Andreessen.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

25 books recommended by Marc Andreessen

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

a16z · 2026-07-30 · accessed 2026-09-30

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

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

Politics History Political Theory

The Machiavellians

by James Burnham · 1943

Author signal

James Burnham · Book author

Documented citation: Named in Marc Andreessen’s reading list on the structure of society and politics.

Documented citation · Recommended

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What I’ve Been Up To Lately

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

Andreessen Horowitz · 2022-10-04 · accessed 2026-09-30

personal-site · First-person a16z reading list

Andreessen’s authored update lists the two James Burnham books together with an explicit positive assessment in the Books section. Catalog wording is a citation paraphrase.

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Business Politics Management

The Managerial Revolution

by James Burnham · 1941

Author signal

James Burnham · Book author

Documented citation: Named in Marc Andreessen’s reading list on the structure of society and politics.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

What I’ve Been Up To Lately

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

Andreessen Horowitz · 2022-10-04 · accessed 2026-09-30

personal-site · First-person a16z reading list

Andreessen’s authored update lists the two James Burnham books together with an explicit positive assessment in the Books section. Catalog wording is a citation paraphrase.

Open source