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Vinod Khosla

Computing founder and technology investor

A cofounder of Daisy Systems, founding CEO of Sun Microsystems and founder of Khosla Ventures. His documented reading selections include uncertainty, quantum biology and honesty.

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Books Vinod Khosla recommends, documented so far

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Probability Economics

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2007

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Author of Fooled by Randomness

Documented citation: Vinod Khosla recommends The Black Swan to entrepreneurs seeking to change the world.

Documented citation · Recommended

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Book Recommendations for Entrepreneurs

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Stanford eCorner · 2008-10-22 · accessed 2026-10-01

talk · Own reading selection

Stanford’s original clip introduction identifies The Black Swan, and Khosla explicitly recommends the displayed book. Original talk date comes from transcript, not 2024 PDF hosting folder.

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Biology Physics

Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology

by Johnjoe McFadden and Jim Al-Khalili

Documented citation: Vinod Khosla names Life on the Edge as his favorite technical book.

Documented citation · Recommended

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The Twenty Minute VC with Vinod Khosla

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

Khosla Ventures / 20VC · 2020-02-24 · accessed 2026-10-01

interview · Own reading selection

Own answer to the interviewer’s recommendation question. Both Johnjoe McFadden and Jim Al-Khalili are credited, despite shortened spoken title.

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Ethics Philosophy

Lying

by Sam Harris · 2011

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Sam Harris · Author and philosopher

Documented citation: Vinod Khosla names Lying by Sam Harris as his all-time favorite book.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

The Twenty Minute VC with Vinod Khosla

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

Khosla Ventures / 20VC · 2020-02-24 · accessed 2026-10-01

interview · Own reading selection

Own explicit favorite-book answer. Same conversation as Life on the Edge is one event, not two; author website verifies Sam Harris identity.

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