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Alex Rampell

Technology founder and investor

A cofounder of TrialPay and Affirm who later led technology investments at a16z. His documented selections include expedition history and fiction.

Technology Investing

2Books recommended

Books Alex Rampell recommends

2 books, each linked to the source where Alex Rampell recommended it.

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Endurance

by Alfred Lansing · 1959

Alex Rampell selects Endurance for readers.

Recommended · Wording not verified Source: Andreessen Horowitz

Evidence details

You can just read 25 books

Catalog summary of own reading selection; no source excerpt copied.

This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.

Andreessen Horowitz · 2025-11-07 · accessed 2026-10-01

Reading list · Own reading selection

Own attributed positive reading-list contribution; existing Alfred Lansing book reused without edition changes.

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The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

Alex Rampell names The Count of Monte Cristo as his favorite book.

Recommended · Wording not verified Source: Andreessen Horowitz

Evidence details

Alex Rampell on TBPN, company-published clip and transcript

Catalog summary of own reading selection; no source excerpt copied.

This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.

Andreessen Horowitz · undated · accessed 2026-10-01

Interview · Own reading selection

Own favorite-book statement in company-published TBPN clip/transcript. Exact post date unverified and left unset; no current relative-age date inferred. Dumas identity verified with publisher.

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