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Books like Super Pumped

A high-octane, jaw-dropping ride through the toxic excess and spectacular hubris of Silicon Valley's most aggressive startup. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Super Pumped.

frenetic
tense
chaotic
high-stakes

01
Bad Blood
John Carreyrou
A jaw-dropping descent into a Silicon Valley house of cards that reads like a high-stakes psychological thriller.
Shares:
- tense
- incredulous
02
Billion Dollar Loser
Reeves Wiedeman
A dizzying, jaw-dropping front-row seat to the spectacular implosion of a charismatic grifter and his unicorn empire.
Shares:
- frenetic
- chaotic
- sharp
- incredulous
03
Hatching Twitter
Nick Bilton
A gripping, backstabbing corporate soap opera that reads like a thriller about the messy human egos behind a global communication empire.
Shares:
- tense
- chaotic
- high-stakes
- sharp
04
The Everything Store
Brad Stone
A gripping, fly-on-the-wall plunge into the relentless engine room of modern retail's most formidable empire.
Shares:
- high-stakes
05
Bitcoin Billionaires
Ben Mezrich
A cinematic, high-stakes ride through the Wild West of early crypto, fueled by a relentless quest for ultimate vindication.
Shares:
- frenetic
- high-stakes
- dramatic
06
Genius Makers
Cade Metz
A high-stakes, deeply reported journey into the minds and boardrooms racing to build artificial intelligence.
Shares:
- high-stakes
- investigative
07
The Curse of Bigness
Tim Wu
An urgent, historically grounded warning about the democratic dangers of unchecked corporate monopolies and a rallying cry for progressive reform.
Feels:
- foreboding
- serious
- resolute
08
The Ride of a Lifetime
Robert Iger
A surprisingly candid, high-stakes boardroom thriller disguised as a masterclass in empathetic leadership.
Shares:
- high-stakes
09
Chip War
Chris Miller
A sweeping, high-stakes geopolitical thriller disguised as a history of technology.
Shares:
- tense
- high-stakes
10
Digital gold
Nathaniel Popper
A globe-trotting, character-driven deep dive into the chaotic frontier of decentralized money and the eccentric visionaries who built it.
Shares:
- high-stakes
11
Too Big to Fail
Andrew Ross Sorkin
A breathless, fly-on-the-wall thriller that traps you inside the panic-stricken boardrooms where the global economy teetered on the brink of collapse.
Shares:
- tense
- high-stakes
- dramatic
12
Winners Take All
Anand Giridharadas
A sharp, infuriating, and deeply necessary dismantling of the billionaire savior complex.
Shares:
- critical

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