Ben Chestnut Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Ben Chestnut on XCo-founder and former CEO of @Mailchimp. Father, husband, designerd, and cyclist 🚴. Empowering underdog entrepreneurs since 2001.

Who's in the Room?: How Great Leaders Structure and Manage the Teams Around Them
Bob Frisch@hollyccc And for the leader of all the teams, this is a good one: Who's in the Room?: How Great Leaders Structure and Manage the Teams Around Them https://t.co/wbvZYDnTGJ
Hardcover, 2012
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
Phil JacksonLoved listening to THE coach Phil Jackson (The Last Dance, Eleven Rings) and THE @RickRubin talk about leading and coaching creatives and high performers. https://t.co/pBWX27VG38
Paperback, 2014
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fables
Aesop@Pete9916847 @JamesClear It’s one of Aesop’s Fables. Also a Dreamworks movie 😂 I’m always telling my kids to “be the ant.” I don’t think they teach these fables in school anymore, which is a shame.
Paperback, 2022
$13.95Member price:$12.56 + Free shipping10% off
Masters of Scale: Surprising Truths from the World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs
Reid HoffmanThanks to @reidhoffman for including my quote alongside other inspiring entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs in his new book, Masters of Scale. Yours truly is in the chapter called, “Lead, Lead Again.” https://t.co/Wx7lRi1GB9
Hardcover, 2021
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Startupland: How Three Guys Risked Everything to Turn an Idea Into a Global Business
Mikkel Svane@mikkelsvane @justingordon212 Oh um - And of course, if you read those other “starter” books, you can advance to the BEST of them all, Startupland: How Three Guys Risked Everything to Turn an Idea into a Global Business by @mikkelsvane
Hardcover, 2014
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Greg LukianoffI’ve been following the work of @JonHaidt since reading his “The Coddling of the American Mind” book. I think every parent and leader should read his work to understand what is happening to our society: https://t.co/XJVzvc7iWc
Paperback, 2019
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book