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Martin Casado

Software-defined networking pioneer; co-founder and former CTO, Nicira

A computer scientist and networking entrepreneur who helped pioneer software-defined networking at Stanford and co-founded Nicira. His documented reading selections range from underwater exploration to fiction and reflections on attention.

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Books Martin Casado recommends

3 books, each linked to the source where Martin Casado recommended it.

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Shadow Divers

by Robert Kurson · 2004

Selected by Martin Casado as a particularly enjoyable blend of deep-wreck diving, mystery, and history.

Recommended · Wording not verified Source: Andreessen Horowitz

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16 (x)4 Books We Read Winter 2017

Casado’s own named contribution to the official 2017 winter reading recommendations. Citation paraphrase, not a verbatim quote.

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

Andreessen Horowitz · 2017-12-28 · accessed 2026-09-30

Reading list · Official a16z attributed reading list

The section headed Martin Casado names this book and positively assesses it in the reader-facing reading list. Other contributors’ picks are not attributed to him.

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This Is Water

by David Foster Wallace · 2009

Selected by Martin Casado for its direct, poignant presentation of Wallace’s perspective.

Recommended · Wording not verified Source: Andreessen Horowitz

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16 (x4) Books We Read Winter 2018

Casado’s own named contribution to the official 2018 winter reading recommendations. Citation paraphrase, not a verbatim quote.

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

Andreessen Horowitz · 2018-12-24 · accessed 2026-09-30

Reading list · Official a16z attributed reading list

The section headed Martin Casado names this book and positively assesses it in the reader-facing reading list. Other contributors’ picks are not attributed to him.

Bookshop.org

Tinkers

by Paul Harding · 2009

Selected by Martin Casado for its exceptionally beautiful writing.

Recommended · Wording not verified Source: Andreessen Horowitz

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16 (x3) Books We’re Reading This Winter 2019

Casado’s own named contribution to the official 2019 winter reading recommendations. Citation paraphrase, not a verbatim quote.

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

Andreessen Horowitz · 2019-12-22 · accessed 2026-09-30

Reading list · Official a16z attributed reading list

The section headed Martin Casado names this book and positively assesses it in the reader-facing reading list. Other contributors’ picks are not attributed to him.

Bookshop.org