Ron Conway Book Recommendations

Onward

How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul

by Howard Schultz

"Story of his return to Starbucks, and the success of the company in a tumlutuous economic time in history." - Ron Conway (Source)

Product Design for the Web

Principles of Designing and Releasing Web Products

by Randy J. Hunt

"Understand how to create meaningful online experiences so that users want to come back again and again." - Ron Conway (Source)

Talking to Humans

Success starts with understanding your customers

by Giff Constable

"Explains how to do the customer development interviews in a way that will get you the most accurate and actionable feedback." - Ron Conway (Source)

Dear Founder

Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to Start a Business

by Maynard Webb

"I highly recommend [this book]…. [The author] has so much experience to share with founders!" - Ron Conway (Source)

High Output Management

by Andrew S. Grove

"User-friendly guide to the art and science of management." - Ron Conway (Source)

The Idea Factory

Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

by Jon Gertner

"The definitive history of America's greatest incubator of technological innovation." - Ron Conway (Source)

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

"Covers all three phases of [the author's] career: his early days working oncognitive bias, his work on prospect theory, and his later work on happiness." - Ron Conway (Source)

Crossing the Chasm

Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers

by Geoffrey A. Moore

"Bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries." - Ron Conway (Source)

The Art Spirit

by Robert Henri

"Notes, articles, fragments of letters and talks to students, bearing on the concept and technique of picture making, the study of art generally, and on appreciation." - Ron Conway (Source)

The Four Steps to the Epiphany

Successful Strategies for Products that Win

by Steve Blank

"Offers the practical and proven four-step Customer Development process for search and offers insight into what makes some startups successful and leaves some startups unsuccessful." - Ron Conway (Source)

The Score Takes Care of Itself

My Philosophy of Leadership

by Bill Walsh

"Words of wisdown from [the author] to inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders in all professions." - Ron Conway (Source)

Power Up

How Smart Women Win in the New Economy

by Magdalena Yesil

"Pragmatic & full of actionable advice, [this book] prepares women to go to the top in Silicon Valley." - Ron Conway (Source)

Founders at Work

Stories of Startups' Early Days

by Jessica Livingston

"Collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days." - Ron Conway (Source)

Gates of Fire

An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae

by Steven Pressfield

"The story of the battle of 300 Spartan soldiers against the Persian army." - Ron Conway (Source)

Crime in Progress

Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump

by Glenn Simpson

"Fusion GPS continues to find the truth behind the Trump corruption." - Ron Conway (Source)

Face to Face

The Art of Human Connection

by Brian Grazer

"Hugely valuable (and entertaining) new book for us all." - Ron Conway (Source)