High Output Management

Fortune identifies Andy Grove's High Output Management as Chesky's primary book source on management technique.

“Early on as a manager...High Output Management by Andy Grove is fantastic”

Ek's recommendation to first-time managers in the Tim Ferriss interview.

“I really enjoyed Andrew Grove's books. They're all really good.”

Huang named Grove as one of his two favorite business book authors on Acquired. NVIDIA's famously flat org with ~60 direct reports and information-first management mirrors Grove's prescriptions in this book.

“It's unapologetically almost a how to manual, but kind of deconstructs the world of business into first principles.”

Lütke describes reading it early as CEO; says it made management less scary by framing business as an engineering exercise.

Recommended for entrepreneurs on his reading list.

“One of my favorite management books by far. In fact, I think it might have been the only management book that I ever read that I liked.”

Page cites the Tim Ferriss Show transcript with Ben Horowitz.

“[Andy's] book played a big role in shaping my management style.”

Zuckerberg's praise ('played a big role in shaping my management style') is widely attributed; no single original post located.

The booksfromgreats.com page claimed this from a Tim Ferriss transcript of Marc Andreessen, but no trace of Ellison or this quote exists in the cited transcript.

Listed alongside Grove's Only the Paranoid Survive on Balaji's For Founders list.

“High Output Management is one of Andy Grove's books. It's the best book on management ever written.”

Cited from the transcript of Andreessen's appearance on The Tim Ferriss Show.

Recommended in the cited Medium post.

“Today, I was asked for the definitive list of books that I'd recommend as the classics for tech products and business.”

Listed in Chen's essay 'Ten classic books that define tech' on his blog, his self-described 'definitive list of books I'd recommend as the classics for tech products and business.'

“Probably my two favorites are High Output Management by Andy Grove... it just breaks down all the mechanics of, okay, how do you run a team?”

Named on The Tim Ferriss Show #334 (2018); also one of his four favorite business books in CNBC's 2018 feature, and he reaffirmed his love of Andy Grove's books on Fortune's 'Leadership Next' podcast in 2025.

“High Output Management is great”

Recommended in the same X/Twitter exchange on essential management books; also cited within his High Growth Handbook.