More Money Than God
More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallabyby Sebastian Mallaby
Ranked 4 of 4 business history books by recommenders
Recommended as a historical perspective on hedge funds and how well-known managers thought about markets, gains and losses. One critic found it biased toward certain managers.
Recommended as a historical perspective on hedge funds and how well-known managers thought about markets, gains and losses. One critic found it biased toward certain managers.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Historical perspective on hedge funds
“For a nice historic perspective on hedge funds and the industry as a whole, read Mallaby's "More Money Than God".”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “We gave 5 LLMs $100K to trade stocks for 8 months” Lessons on how managers traded
“Great lessons in how each thought about markets, how they lost and made money”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Seen as biased toward certain managers
“It was pretty biased to the point that I did not recognize one of the managers I knew about”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “How to Build the Future: Demis Hassabis [video]”
Other business history books people recommend
The three most recommended other business history books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eccentric Orbitsby John Bloom | 8 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| The Man Who Solved the Marketby Gregory Zuckerman | 7 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Barbarians at the Gateby Bryan Burrough and John Helyar | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| More Money Than Godby Sebastian MallabyThis page | 2 | 1 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Great lessons in how each thought about markets, how they lost and made money”
“It was pretty biased to the point that I did not recognize one of the managers I knew about”
“For a nice historic perspective on hedge funds and the industry as a whole, read Mallaby's "More Money Than God".”
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