Startup Founder Books

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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 2 times as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.37 — 13,094 ratings — published 2013
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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 2 times as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.10 — 261,552 ratings — published 2009
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.14 — 76,743 ratings — published 2013
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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great, 2) Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great, 2)
by (shelved 2 times as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.06 — 83,530 ratings — published 1994
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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 2 times as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.04 — 59,512 ratings — published 1997
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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 2 times as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.15 — 387,941 ratings — published 2014
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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.11 — 359,214 ratings — published 2011
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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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.32 — 9,063 ratings — published
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.39 — 67,109 ratings — published 2020
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Getting Acquired: How I Built and Sold My SaaS Startup Getting Acquired: How I Built and Sold My SaaS Startup (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.98 — 209 ratings — published
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Fundraising Fundraising (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.38 — 408 ratings — published
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What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,920 ratings — published 2019
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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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,044 ratings — published 2019
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High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,751 ratings — published 2018
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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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.96 — 6,821 ratings — published 2018
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Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.82 — 22,252 ratings — published 2018
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Measure What Matters Measure What Matters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.98 — 36,698 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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,368 ratings — published 2017
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.12 — 49,216 ratings — published 2013
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High Output Management High Output Management (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.30 — 20,909 ratings — published 1983
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The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,625 ratings — published
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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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.20 — 106,709 ratings — published 2014
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The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,299 ratings — published 1991
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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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.11 — 17,115 ratings — published 2011
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Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,919 ratings — published 94
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The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.05 — 18,015 ratings — published 2012
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The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field (Entrepreneurship Simplified) The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field (Entrepreneurship Simplified)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,678 ratings — published 2012
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Makers: The New Industrial Revolution Makers: The New Industrial Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.89 — 3,977 ratings — published 2012
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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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.09 — 20,471 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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.10 — 46,733 ratings — published 2010
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.08 — 10,977 ratings — published 1985
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Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,742 ratings — published 1989
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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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.95 — 16,682 ratings — published 2003
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Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,111 ratings — published 2007
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The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,718 ratings — published 2004
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Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.78 — 55,435 ratings — published
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Rules For Revolutionaries: The Capitalist Manifesto for Creating and Marketing New Products and Services Rules For Revolutionaries: The Capitalist Manifesto for Creating and Marketing New Products and Services (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,276 ratings — published 1999
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Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,396 ratings — published 2013
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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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.21 — 101,142 ratings — published 2014
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Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.88 — 4,219 ratings — published 2011
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The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,782 ratings — published 2010
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My Life And Work (The Autobiography Of Henry Ford) My Life And Work (The Autobiography Of Henry Ford)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,403 ratings — published 1922
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Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,356 ratings — published 2017
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Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.24 — 7,379 ratings — published 2010
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The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.97 — 4,609 ratings — published
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Rework Rework (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.98 — 174,035 ratings — published 2010
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.95 — 557,332 ratings — published -500
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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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 4.02 — 30,927 ratings — published 2006
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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 1 time as startup-founder)
avg rating 3.90 — 29,210 ratings — published 2004
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