Garry Tan
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Recommended Books
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Don't Make Me Think
Everything Is Bullshit
Emergency
Status Anxiety

The Launch Pad
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“A truly great book, basically the intersection of microeconomics and Sociology,:”
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“If you're interested in the history of YC, I think this book is good. (I say "I think" because I haven't read all of it, but the bits I've read seem pretty good.)”
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