Books Recommended by Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss is an American entrepreneur, bestselling author, angel investor/advisor, and one of the most powerful online personalities. He’s known as the king of self-optimization, always approaching the world as a student.
He’s the author of 5 best selling books dedicated to personal development: La semaine de travail de 4 heures (2007), The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Outils des Titans et Tribu des mentors (2017). His books have been published in 30+ languages.
Ferriss is an advisor and angel investor in technology startups (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Evernote, and 50+ others).
He’s called “The Oprah of audio”, due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, where he deconstructs world-class performers. It’s the first podcast that has exceeded 200 million downloads.
In 2001, Ferriss founded BrainQUICKEN – a company he successfully exited in 2010. His first book, The 4-Hour Workweek, is based on this period.
In 2013, he started an audiobook publishing venture, Tim Ferriss Publishing.
In 2015, Ferriss declared he took a break from new investing, because of the pressure and stress, preferring to spend his time on his writing and media projects.
In 2017 he moved to Austin, Texas, after living for 17 years in Silicon Valley.
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Also, here are two collections of books curated by the best entrepreneurs in the world here:
Books recommended or written by Tim Ferriss:
Voler le feu : comment la Silicon Valley, les Navy SEALs et les scientifiques non-conformistes révolutionnent notre façon de vivre et de travailler
par Steven Kotler, Jamie Whal
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
par Safi Bahcall