Must Read Startup Books

Sometime you wonder as a Startup founder whether you should spend time on reading someone else's story or rather use that time to stay focus on your startup. Whether you are spending 10hrs or 18hrs a day I strongly believe finding time to read some of these books at very early stage OR if possible before you commit yourself to a Startup will be a great investment. Sometime when you read these books you may wonder how come they are reading your mind, however don't stop keep reading.

My selection of books from old classics to new modern methodologies to inspiring stories from founders. I hope you enjoy the list and perhaps find time to recommend some other books as well. The list is not in specific order.     

1. Lean Startup by Eric Rise
2. Startup Life by Amy Batchelor and Brad Feld
3. Hard Things about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
4. Zero to One by Blake Masters and Peter Thiel
5. Four Steps to Epiphany by Steve Blank
6. Paperboy's Fable  by Deep Patel
7. Startup J Curve by Howard Love
8. Founders At Work by Jessica Livingston
9. Rework by Jason Fried
10. Running Lean by Ash Maurya
11. The Startup Owners Manual by Bob Dorf and Steve Blank
12. Venture Capitalists at Work  by Shital Shah and Tarang Shah
13. Purple Cow by Seth Godin
14. The Art of Startup Fund Raising by Alejandro Cremades
15. Traction by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares
16. The Enterupner's Guide to Customer Development by by Patrick Vlaskovits
17. Startupland by Mikkel Svane and Carlye Adler
18. Four Thousand Days by Duane Jackson
19. Hooked by Nir Eyal
20. The $100 Startup  by Chris Guillebeau
21. The Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
22. The Startup Playbook by David S. Kidder
23. Innovators Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
24. The AirBnb Story by Leigh Gallagher
25. The Power of Habits by Charles Duhigg
26. The One by Thing Gary Keller and  Jay Papasan


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