Skip to content
2026 Venture Capital Reading List episode artwork

Jul 8, 2026 21 min

2026 Venture Capital Reading List

from Sand Hill Road Hosted by Leah Solivan, Alice Bentink, David Spreng, Caitlin Holloway, Grant Lee, Vas Natarajan, Alex Halliday, Andy Chen, PR Yu, Christina Smolke, Adeo Ressi, Jack Leney, TJ Rylander, Kanye Makabela, Ashu Garg, Eugene Malobrodsky, Aaron Jacobson, Darian Shirazi, Maria Palma, Dr. Ed Engelman

Leah Solivan — Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston Alice Bentink — A Work in Progress by Rene Redzepi David Spreng — All Money Is Not Created Equal by David Spreng Caitlin Holloway — Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull Grant Lee — Seven Powers by Hamilton Helmer Vas Natarajan — Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke Alex Halliday — High Output Management by Andy Grove Andy Chen — Shoe Dog by Phil Knight PR Yu — Tao Te Ching by Laozi Christina Smolke — Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Adeo Ressi — Palo Alto by Malcolm Harris Jack Leney — Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger TJ Rylander — By Any Means Available by Mike Vickers Kanye Makabela — Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy by Bill Janeway Ashu Garg — Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Eugene Malobrodsky — Zero to One by Peter Thiel Aaron Jacobson — Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson and Daemon by Daniel Suarez Darian Shirazi — The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz Maria Palma — Bending Reality by Victoria Song Dr. Ed Engelman — Blind Spots by Marty Makary

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

It's here! 19 top venture investors weigh in on the most important book in their lives. From Anne of Green Gables to business tomes, you'll have a long list of good books to read this summer. See show notes for participants and book titles.

Ready to play

2026 Venture Capital Reading List

0:00 21:09

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of Sand Hill Road?

This episode is 21 minutes long.

When was this Sand Hill Road episode published?

This episode was published on July 8, 2026.

Can I download this Sand Hill Road episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.