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Martin Casado

Software-defined networking pioneer; co-founder and former CTO, Nicira

A computer scientist and networking entrepreneur who helped pioneer software-defined networking at Stanford and co-founded Nicira. His documented reading selections range from underwater exploration to fiction and reflections on attention.

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Books Martin Casado recommends, documented so far

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Exploration History Nonfiction

Shadow Divers

by Robert Kurson · 2004

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Robert Kurson · Nonfiction author

Documented citation: Selected by Martin Casado as a particularly enjoyable blend of deep-wreck diving, mystery, and history.

Documented citation · Recommended

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16 (x)4 Books We Read Winter 2017

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

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

The section headed Martin Casado names this book and positively assesses it in the reader-facing reading list. Other contributors’ picks are not attributed to him.

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Literature Attention Philosophy

This Is Water

by David Foster Wallace · 2009

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David Foster Wallace · Writer and essayist

Documented citation: Selected by Martin Casado for its direct, poignant presentation of Wallace’s perspective.

Documented citation · Recommended

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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

The section headed Martin Casado names this book and positively assesses it in the reader-facing reading list. Other contributors’ picks are not attributed to him.

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Fiction Family Nature

Tinkers

by Paul Harding · 2009

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Paul Harding · Novelist

Documented citation: Selected by Martin Casado for its exceptionally beautiful writing.

Documented citation · Recommended

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16 (x3) Books We’re Reading This Winter 2019

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

Andreessen Horowitz · 2019-12-22 · accessed 2026-09-30

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

The section headed Martin Casado names this book and positively assesses it in the reader-facing reading list. Other contributors’ picks 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