Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2026-09-06
Lenny Rachitsky & Anish Acharya: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast
Why companies are becoming a series of loops | Anish Acharya (a16z)
Anish Acharya is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where he has focused on consumer investing. Anish is one of the most insightful, thought-provoking, and in-the-weeds product investors I’ve met, and this conversation will get your mind buzzing.
Anish Acharya recommended 7 Powers by Hamilton Helmer, High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove, The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, Conquests and Cultures by Thomas Sowell, Migrations And Cultures by Thomas Sowell, and Increasing Returns and Path Dependence in the Economy by W. Brian Arthur.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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7 Powers
Recommended“The two that are so obvious are High Output Management. Which is like that is as good as it ever was.”
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High Output Management
Recommended“The two that are so obvious are High Output Management. Which is like that is as good as it ever was.”
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Recommended“And then, Ben's book, you know, Hard Things is it was the first emotionally honest book about business that was ever written. And that's why founders love it.”
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Conquests and Cultures
Recommended“Conquests and Cultures is my very favorite book. Um it's Thomas Sowell, and it just talks about how um conquests have led to culture change in different societies around the world.”
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Migrations And Cultures
Recommended“Conquests and Cultures is my very favorite book. Um it's Thomas Sowell, and it just talks about how um conquests have led to culture change in different societies around the world.”
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Increasing Returns and Path Dependence in the Economy
Recommended“And one was a book, a textbook, called um Increasing Returns to Scale. Which I think is Brian Arthur is the author. It's It's an awesome book.”
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