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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 141 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 371,470 ratings — published 2011
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 118 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.14 — 414,036 ratings — published 2014
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.19 — 113,353 ratings — published 2014
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The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.89 — 71,883 ratings — published 2012
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The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.03 — 62,234 ratings — published 1997
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Rework Rework (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.97 — 177,615 ratings — published 2010
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Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.04 — 39,313 ratings — published 2001
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The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 12,882 ratings — published 2012
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 51,487 ratings — published 2013
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The E-myth Revisited The E-myth Revisited (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 26 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.06 — 99,379 ratings — published 1985
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The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.91 — 29,453 ratings — published 2004
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The 4-Hour Workweek The 4-Hour Workweek (ebook)
by (shelved 23 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.91 — 340,731 ratings — published 2007
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The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.96 — 16,784 ratings — published 2003
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 307,473 ratings — published 2001
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The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 21 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.36 — 14,550 ratings — published 2013
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Business Model Generation Business Model Generation (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.21 — 60,050 ratings — published 2010
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Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.02 — 31,906 ratings — published 2002
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.40 — 287,228 ratings — published 2018
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Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 9,873 ratings — published 2014
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Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.01 — 90,263 ratings — published 2005
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Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 17,452 ratings — published 2011
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Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series) Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series)
by (shelved 14 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 21,295 ratings — published 2012
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.09 — 278,477 ratings — published 2009
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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 453,357 ratings — published 2015
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.20 — 104,988 ratings — published 2014
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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.06 — 86,626 ratings — published 1994
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.98 — 101,111 ratings — published 2006
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Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.04 — 77,000 ratings — published 2000
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Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.23 — 26,170 ratings — published 2008
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Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,763 ratings — published 2016
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Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup (Disciplined Entrepreneurship Series) Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup (Disciplined Entrepreneurship Series)
by (shelved 11 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,454 ratings — published 2013
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The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.83 — 11,024 ratings — published 2012
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The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.08 — 49,303 ratings — published 2010
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.45 — 384,276 ratings — published 2016
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Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.91 — 17,204 ratings — published 2016
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Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want
by (shelved 10 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,208 ratings — published 2013
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Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.10 — 8,248 ratings — published 2013
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Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.95 — 7,089 ratings — published 2018
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Explosive Growth: A Few Things I Learned While Growing To 100 Million Users - And Losing $78 Million Explosive Growth: A Few Things I Learned While Growing To 100 Million Users - And Losing $78 Million (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.16 — 943 ratings — published 2017
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Hacking Growth: How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success Hacking Growth: How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,560 ratings — published 2017
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Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,620 ratings — published 2016
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.17 — 609,297 ratings — published 2011
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Startup CEO: How to Build a Company to Success Startup CEO: How to Build a Company to Success (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,414 ratings — published 2013
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Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.31 — 9,901 ratings — published
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Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,313 ratings — published 2019
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.01 — 864,711 ratings — published 2000
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The Innovator's Solut!on: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth The Innovator's Solut!on: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.06 — 13,833 ratings — published 2003
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Think and Grow Rich Think and Grow Rich (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.16 — 392,074 ratings — published 1937
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The Art of Startup Fundraising The Art of Startup Fundraising (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.02 — 819 ratings — published 2016
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“Trust your instincts, know what you want, and believe in your ability to achieve it. Rules and conventions are important for schools, businesses, and society in general, but you should never follow them blindly.”
Biz Stone, Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind

Ziad K. Abdelnour
“If you make a mistake, don’t spend precious time and energy trying to deny it or point the finger at someone else. Be a leader and own it, then spend your time and energy fixing the problem. As I’ve already noted, start-ups often fail because founders want to be seen as the smartest person in the room, which means not being wrong. Making a mistake is going to happen. None of us is perfect. But the difference between success and failure is how you handle that mistake”
Ziad K. Abdelnour

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