The Startup Cheat Code
Rand Fishkin
A guide to navigating the startup world, revealing the often-unspoken truths about why startups succeed or fail. Rand Fishkin shares his experiences, offering cheat codes to help entrepreneurs avoid common pitfalls and increase their odds of success.
The Startup Lifecycle
Gregory Shepard
The Startup Lifecycle is a comprehensive guide for entrepreneurs, offering a roadmap from initial vision to a successful exit. Gregory Shepard distills decades of experience and insights from diverse experts, providing actionable strategies to navigate the complex startup landscape and defy the odds of failure. This book equips founders with the knowledge and tools needed to build a sustainable and impactful business.
The Startup Owner's Manual
Steve Blank
The Startup Owner’s Manual is a comprehensive guide for entrepreneurs looking to build successful companies. It provides tips, techniques, and best practices, emphasizing customer development and agile engineering to find a repeatable and scalable business model. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and increase your odds of finding customers, a market, and product/market fit.
The Startup Playbook
David S. Kidder
Unlock the secrets to startup success with insights from the founders of today's fastest-growing companies. This playbook offers invaluable advice on building, scaling, and leading a thriving startup, covering everything from product development to team building and market domination.
UNSCRIPTED
MJ DeMarco
Are you living an unfulfilled, scripted life? Discover how to break free from societal norms and pursue your entrepreneurial dreams. Unscripted is your guide to reclaiming life, liberty, and the pursuit of entrepreneurship, offering a roadmap to financial success and personal freedom.
Upstart
Brad Stone
An inside look at the rise of Uber and Airbnb, two of the fastest-growing startups in history, and how they disrupted traditional industries and reshaped the modern economy. Explore the ambition, boldness, and controversies that marked their journeys to becoming global mega-unicorns.
Venture Deals
Brad Feld
Navigate the complex world of venture capital deals with confidence. This book provides entrepreneurs with the knowledge and strategies to negotiate effectively, understand the motivations of venture capitalists, and avoid common pitfalls in financing. Gain insights into term sheets, legal issues, and the dynamics of building successful companies.
Who Built That
Michelle Malkin
Discover the untold stories of American inventors and entrepreneurs who shaped the modern world. From the Maglite flashlight to air conditioning, this book celebrates the ingenuity and perseverance of the unsung heroes behind everyday innovations, revealing the unique ingredients that fueled America's technological progress and entrepreneurial spirit.