12 Best Startup Books
Goal: Find the best Startup books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best startup books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
12 Best Startup Books
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
by Ben Horowitz
Also recommended by:
Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Attia, Marc Andreessen, Larry Page, Matt Mullenweg, Andrew Ng, Drew Houston, Keith Rabois, Dustin Moskovitz, Max Levchin, Luis von Ahn, Kathryn Minshew, Tim Ferriss, Andrew Wilkinson, Blake Scholl, Chris Dixon, Fred Wilson, Raoul Pal, Jodie Cook, Michael Dell, Marty Cagan
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel
Also recommended by:
Elon Musk, Dustin Moskovitz, Eric Weinstein, Bryan Johnson, Ben Horowitz, Andrew Ng, Keith Rabois, Kishore Biyani, Luis von Ahn, Marc Andreessen, Mark Zuckerberg, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Ryan Petersen, Sam Altman, Lee Stranahan, Nassim Taleb, Chris Dixon, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Tom Bilyeu, Brian Dean, Rupert Murdoch
The Lean Startup
How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
by Eric Ries
Also recommended by:
Steve Blank, Patrick Bet-David, Chris Dixon, Marty Cagan, Sheryl Sandberg, Raoul Pal, Tim O’Reilly, Andrew Ng, Ben Horowitz, Dustin Moskovitz, Jason Calacanis, Kevin Systrom, Marc Andreessen, Mark Cuban, Mike Maples, Jr.
Creativity, Inc.
Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
by Ed Catmull
Also recommended by:
Mark Zuckerberg, Ezra Klein, Jason Calacanis, Demis Hassabis, Alexis Ohanian, Michael Mauboussin, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Trung Phan
The Startup Owner's Manual
The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company
by Steve Blank
The E-Myth Revisited
Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
by Michael E. Gerber
Also recommended by:
Tim Ferriss, Dave Ramsey, Derek Sivers, Dave Camarillo, Patrick Bet-David, Tom Bilyeu, Michael Hyatt
Founders at Work
Stories of Startups' Early Days
by Jessica Livingston
Also recommended by:
Paul Graham, Ryan Holiday, Alexis Ohanian, Ev Williams, Ron Conway
The Four Steps to the Epiphany
Successful Strategies for Products that Win
by Steve Blank
Also recommended by:
Leading at the Speed of Growth
Journey from Entrepreneur to CEO
by Katherine Catlin
The $100 Startup
Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
by Chris Guillebeau
Sources
- 1
The Best Startup Books of All-Time (Updated for 2022) - Benzinga
benzinga.com
- 2
Top-10 Books Every Startup Founder Should Read | by Globalluxsoft | Globalluxsoft | Medium
medium.com
- 3
11 best startup books: must-reads for 2022
wisestamp.com
- 4
14 Best Startup Books to Read in 2022
teambuilding.com
- 5
15 Best Startup Books You Should Read - NerdWallet
nerdwallet.com
Edited by
Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.
Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.
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