

Matt Slater
Entrepreneur | Investor | Advisor
Why I Read
"Reading books is like conversation with the finest minds of the past century"
- Charlie Munger
Books
I'm an avid reader. Reading is a big part of my life--it's something that keeps me sharp and grounded.
"The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read." - Abraham Lincoln
The Favorites:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho || Stealing Fire || The Alchemy of Finance by George Soros || Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi || Rework by Jason Freid || The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss || Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson || Zero to One by Peter Thiel || David and Goliath, The Tipping Point & Outliers by Malcom Gladwell || The 50th Law by Robert Green & 50 Cent || The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday || More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby || Copy This! by Paul Orfalea
The Notables:
The New Digital Age by Eric Schmidt || The Big Short & Liars Poker by Michael Lewis || Give and Take (Adam Grant) || Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari) || Hackers and Painters (Paul Graham) || Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance || The Power of Habit
Business Heavy:
Venture Deals || More Money Than God || The Black Swan || Pitch Anything || How Google Works || Traction || The Virgin Way
Currently ReadingThe Sovereign Individual, Awareness, The Fourth Turning
Future Reading List:
The Effective Executive || Letters to Shareholders (Buffet) || The Dao of Capital || Mastery || Benjamin Franklin || Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook || Principles (Ray Dalio)
I'm looking for more! Tweet at me with your book recommendations: @mattslater
Recommended Talks, Articles & Videos
Talks & Video
Podcasts
The Tim Ferriss Show, My First Million, Bankless, Modern Finance, Angel, Naval, 20VC, Recode, Freakonomics, This Week In Startups
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