Alex Hormozi is an entrepreneur, author, and founder of Acquisition.com, known as one of the smartest approaches in business growth strategies and wealth accumulation. His contribution to scaling businesses is immense, and he has written a couple of books regarding entrepreneurship and business efficiency.
13 books on the list
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Alex HormozisourceThese are the only books I study (reread every so often) in no particular order
This is a book that provides timeless advice on how to build meaningful relationships, how to persuade others, and hence how to succeed in your personal and professional lives. The present book teaches how to make others feel important, how to influence people in the reader's favor, how to make the reader a more likeable person with practical tips and interesting stories related to the reader. The strategies thus outlined help one navigate through social interactions and in building relationships that bear the seeds of opportunities and happiness. This is a guide on how to become better as an individual and on how to also help others become better individuals.
Influence
Alex HormozisourceHere are the only books I study (reread every so often)
In an utterly fascinating investigation, the author delves into the reasons why people say "yes" and how to apply these understandings in countless different situations. The six common principles of persuasion are the following: reciprocity, commitment and consistency, social proof, authority, liking, and scarcity. The book gives practical insights and strategies of how one can be a skilled persuader, yet it does alert a reader to how such techniques may be used in a way against them. This indispensable guide amplifies personal influence, while providing tools for defending against manipulation in everyday life.
$100M Offers
Recommended by: Alex Hormozi, Codie Sanchez
Alex HormozisourceBecause I read and studied it more than any other book
Drawing on the art of making irresistible offers to customers, this book shares how business growth can be manifolded. It throws light on understanding customer desires, creating immense value, and psychology behind purchase decisions. It explains how one can make their products or services truly irresistible in every sense of the word—with real-life examples and actionable advice—aiming at exponential financial success and customer satisfaction. Perfect for entrepreneurs looking for highly unconventional sales and marketing strategies.
Pre-Suasion
Recommended by: Alex Hormozi
The outcome is a powerful new strategy by which 'pre-suasion' - the all-important moment before delivery of a message - can be used to create “privileged moments” for change. The following is an attempt at this - where the book focuses on the timing and contexts of delivery, making privileged moments out of the instant that the audience or reader will take to introduce the message and continuing with the development of direction of the message so that your audience is ready to take it in. The book brings to light the hundreds of thousands of small nuances which, if done right,
The Motive
Recommended by: Alex Hormozi
In this book, Patrick M. Lencioni unpacks the simple yet rewarding question of why somebody decides to be a leader in the first place. With its gripping fable, the book focuses on whether serving the self or others should underlie the reasons for leadership. The book seeks to determine whether this could decide why someone had an interest in leading and believes that a clear and noble motive is essential for one's effective and sustainable leadership. This insightful narrative provides a peculiar perspective on what responsibilities and rewards leadership entails.
Predictable Revenue
Recommended by: Alex Hormozi
The model is clearly outlined in the sales strategy that the entrepreneur should have for building an enterprise with predictable and scalable business growth. In essence, this proceeds to a small collection of principles on how to develop sales, emphasizing scalability and repeatability of operations.
Wooden on Leadership
Recommended by: Alex Hormozi, Andy Frisella
John Wooden offers his personal philosophy on leadership, based on central questions of honesty and integrity at the base of everything he ever did. From his 40 years of coaching come plenty of golden nuggets on team building, trust development, and ethical standards that lead to success in connection with trust-based relationships. His type of leadership is directed toward one's character and how a person, with precision, discipline, and respect, prepares, studies, learns, disciplines, and other major leadership lessons.
Expert Secrets
Recommended by: Alex Hormozi
It provides a guide for the entrepreneur or marketer on how to build a loyal customer base and create a mass movement focusing on message development, social media leverage, and customer engagement. This book offers strategies on how to turn your followers into customers, premises for effective business growth.
Yes!
Recommended by: Alex Hormozi, Charlie Munger
With research and real-life examples, the following discusses psychological strategies for influencing and persuading others. It lays bare how the awesome power of tiny changes in communication and behavior can dramatically change the outcome of negotiations, advertising, and interpersonal dealings. A really important book.
The Sales Acceleration Formula
Recommended by: Alex Hormozi
It is for any company and details a scalable, predictable approach to growing revenue and building a winning sales team, based on the author's experience at HubSpot. It combines a metrics-driven approach with the power of humanity in driving sales success.
The Bezos Letters
Recommended by: Alex Hormozi
This collection encapsulates Jeff Bezos' vision and leadership principles through letters to Amazon shareholders, providing a roadmap for entrepreneurial success and business innovation that is full of invaluable lessons from Amazon's journey for business leaders and innovators.
Ready, Fire, Aim
Recommended by: Alex Hormozi
It places great importance on the importance of action over planning in the stage of business growth. It guides entrepreneurs through product, marketing, and financial strategies best used at every stage. This hands-on approach emphasizes agility and prompt execution in the quest for business expansion.
One to Many
Recommended by: Alex Hormozi
Entrepreneurs are shown how to use webinars for lead generation and sales with a step-by-step blueprint for content creation and promotion. This blueprint for business growth highlights the power of reaching a wider audience through effective online presentations.
Top books recommended by Alex Hormozi (updated 2025) - most of which he suggests in his Instagram post (his favorite books). Must-read!
