Books both Patrick Collison and Tobi Lütke recommend

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“Shopify is practically built on that book”

Lütke has repeatedly credited Taleb's Antifragile as a foundational framework for how Shopify is engineered to benefit from volatility.

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“The most mind-bending book you can imagine, because it essentially taught you always humans are flawed and influential.”

Lütke pairs Influence with High Output Management as the two foundational business books he read as a young CEO.

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“I read [this book] 20 years ago or so.”

Most Recommended Books cites Lütke's X post and lists Cryptonomicon among his recommended books.

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Listed on Patrick Collison's bookshelf.

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“Wonderful”

Tobi Lütke recommended the book in a tweet.

Patrick Collison's Bookshelf

Flagged green (particularly great) on Collison's shelf; fits his recurring interest in the institutional origins of computing and the role of well-placed patrons in funding transformative research.

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“Great book published by Stripe Press. Love tech history.”

Tobi Lütke recommended the book in a tweet.

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“This book is so good. Great present for curious teens.”

Tobi Lütke recommended the book in a tweet.

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“I did like Reamde a lot.”

Tobi Lütke recommended the book in a tweet.

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“It's very good”

Collison's tweet recommending the book, linked on the page.

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“Really enjoyed it”

Tobi Lütke recommended the book in a tweet.