100 Best Venture Capital Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

1

The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

Eric Ries

5.0

Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.

Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned profes

Recommended by Sheryl Sandberg, Andrew Chen, Ben Horowitz, and 75 others.

Sheryl Sandberg

COO/Facebook

Provides a great inside look at how the tech industry approaches building products and businesses. [source]

Ben Horowitz

Co-founder/Andreessen Horowitz

Great. [source]

Dustin Moskovitz

Co-founder/Facebook and Asana

At Asana, we've been lucky to benefit from the author's advice firsthand; this book will enable him to help many more entrepreneurs answer the tough questions about their business. [source]

2

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel

4.9

Preview Summary

If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets.

The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.

Thiel begins with the contrarian premise that we live in an age of technological stagnation,

Recommended by Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Reid Hoffman, and 77 others.

Elon Musk

Founder/SpaceX

Peter Thiel has built multiple breakthrough companies, and Zero to One shows how.” - Elon Mus [source]

Mark Zuckerberg

Founder/Facebook

This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world. [source]

Ben Horowitz

Co-founder/Andreessen Horowitz

Zero To One is a great book. I learned a lot reading it. [source]

3

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Ben Horowitz

4.7

Preview Summary

A lot of people talk about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally honest about how hard it is to run one.

In The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, draws on his own story of founding, running, selling, buying, managing, and investing in technology compa

Recommended by Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg, Andrew Chen, and 82 others.

Larry Page

Co-Founder/Google

Ben's book is a great read - with uncomfortable truths about entrepreneurship and how to lead to a company. It's also an inspiring story of a business rebirth through sheer willpower. [source]

Mark Zuckerberg

Founder/Facebook

Ben's experience and expertise make him one of the most important leaders not just in Silicon Valley but also in the global knowledge economy. For anyone interested in building, growing or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource - and a funny and insightful read. [source]

Drew Houston

CEO/Dropbox

One of the great things that the author wrote in this book is the hardest part of being a CEO is managing your psychology. [source]

4

Principles: Life and Work

Ray Dalio

4.6

Preview Summary

Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he’s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business—and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.

In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apa

Recommended by Bill Gates, Mark Cuban, Tony Robbins, and 31 others.

Bill Gates

CEO/Microsoft

Ray Dalio has provided me with invaluable guidance and insights that are now available to you in Principles. [source]

Mark Cuban

Entrepreneur / Shark Tank

The book I wish I had as a young entrepreneur. [source]

Tony Robbins

Life Coach

I found it to be truly extraordinary. Every page is full of so many principles of distinction and insights—and I love how Ray incorporates his history and his life in such an elegant way. [source]

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Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages

Carlota Perez

4.6

Preview Summary

Recommended by Steve Blank, Azeem Azhar, Andrew Curry, and 1 others.

Andrew Curry

Carlota Perez comes out of a whole set of arguments which basically go back to Kondratiev. Kondratiev was the Soviet economist who said there seem to be long-wave downturns and upturns in cycles of around fifty years. He got shot by Stalin for his trouble. He first wrote the paper in 1924. There follows seventy years of argument whether it’s true – the price evidence seem to think it’s true: long upswing, long downswing – and why it’s true, and there’s different views on that: some of it’s about economics, some of it’s about capital investment, some of it’s about innovation cycles. Carlota Perez effectively cut through the disputes. [source]

Meltem Demirors

@amazon 3/ if we look at bitcoin investing, it follows the cyclical trend outlined by the brilliant @CarlotaPrzPerez in her book "technological revolutions and financial bubbles" bitcoin is a secular investment (if you zoom out, up and to the right) that operates in cycles https://t.co/5e0XRUgzae [source]

6

Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist

Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson

4.6

Get the inside scoop on what venture capitalists want to see in your startup as you hit the fundraising trail.

This is the highly anticipated third edition of the best-selling book which has become the definitive resource for understanding venture capital fundraising. Whether you are an entrepreneur, lawyer, student or just have an interest in the venture capital ecosystem, Venture Deals is for you

Recommended by Timothy Ferriss, Danielle Morrill, Auston Bunsen, and 6 others.

Timothy Ferriss

Author & Entrepreneur

For the fellow tech nerds among you, here are a few resources for learning about angel investing, founding tech companies, or picking the right startup to work for. [source]

Auston Bunsen

I’m actually a self-taught programmer, so these books have really helped me with practical skills that I could put to use & yield results. The return on investment for these kinds of books is off the charts for me! [source]

Erik Cheong

One of the biggest challenges for startups is fund raising. Learn and know what the investors are thinking and what they looking for. [source]

7

Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms

Jeffrey Bussgang

4.6

"Read this book right now so you can look your potential VC in the eye with confidence." -David Meerman Scott, author of "The New Rules of Marketing & PR"

Finding the right venture capitalist to back your start-up is a challenge. Even if you manage to get backing, you want your VC to be a partner, not some dictator who will undermine your vision and take control of your life's work.

Jeffrey Bussgang

8

Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It

Scott Kupor

4.6

A Wall Street Journal Bestseller!

What are venture capitalists saying about your startup behind closed doors? And what can you do to influence that conversation?

If Silicon Valley is the greatest wealth-generating machine in the world, Sand Hill Road is its humming engine. That's where you'll find the biggest names in venture capital, including famed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, where lawyer-turned

Recommended by Eric Schmidt, Sam Altman, Elad Gil, and 10 others.

Eric Schmidt

CEO/Google

As someone who’s helped a small company become a huge, valuable company, I know firsthand the power of the startup ecosystem and entrepreneurship. This book is the definitive book on navigating VC as part of that. [source]

Sam Altman

Partner & President/Y Combinator

I’ve observed thousands of founders and thought a lot about what it takes to create something important and to achieve outlier success. Kupor’s book takes founders who want to do both through everything from how VCs raise money and evaluate deals, to how to think about term sheets and set up boards. It’s a valuable resource for any founder who wants to work with VCs. [source]

Elad Gil

@MahapatraChirag Hope you enjoy it! @skupor's book is great. [source]

9

Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000

Jason Calacanis

4.5

One of Silicon Valley’s most successful angel investors shares his rules for investing in startups.

There are two ways to make money in startups: create something valuable—or invest in the people that are creating valuable things.

Over the past twenty-five years, Jason Calacanis has made a fortune investing in creators, spotting and helping build and fund a number of successful technology startups—i

Recommended by Brad Feld, Jonah Lupton, and Matthew Stafford.

Brad Feld

Co-Founder/Foundry Group

Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups – Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000: I met Jason Calacanis in the mid-1990s when he was peddling his Silicon Alley Reporter magazine. We’ve been friends ever since and I give him a big hug whenever our paths cross. He’s his normal outspoken and bombastic self in this book, which has lots of gems buried in it. I smiled a lot when I read it. And how about that subtitle … [source]

Jonah Lupton

@Jason The Angel book and podcast are two of my all time favorites. I’ve listened to the book twice on audible. Tons of great advice for every aspiring angel investor. https://t.co/Gp2zQMIkNs [source]

Matthew Stafford

Great book. https://t.co/8fMVjYzIz9 [source]

10

The Business of Venture Capital: Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies

Mahendra Ramsinghani

4.5

The definitive guide demystifying the venture capital business

The Business of Venture Capital covers the entire spectrum of a venture capital business, from raising venture funds to structuring investments, value creation as board member and assessing exit pathways. Author Mahendra Ramsinghani covers the distinct aspects of the venture capital fund raising and investment process with insights and

11

Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle

Dan Senor

4.5

Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel -- a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources-- produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada and the UK?

With the savvy of foreign policy insiders, Senor a

Recommended by Amnon Rubinstein, Bogdana Butnar, Iulian Stanciu, and 1 others.

Amnon Rubinstein

This is a new book which has become very successful in America, though it is less well-known in England. It is a book which seeks to explain the economic success of Israel. Israel has withstood the recent crunch, the recent depression, more successfully than other industrial societies and this book seeks to explain that. One of the things that the authors explain is the spirit of leadership and entrepreneurship which is part and parcel of the fact that most Israelis serve in the Israeli army. The regular army of Israel educates its draftees to a position of leadership so when they enter university they are already more adult, more experienced, more likely to be go-getters and they have more knowledge of technology. So I thought this was interesting because I think it’s a fact that many people are not aware of. And there is a flipside to this, which is that those elements in Israeli society that do not go into the army, namely the Arabs and the ultra-orthodox Jews, miss something important. They are the poorer elements of Israeli society and the fact that they do not go into the army, and have many children, exacerbates their position. This explains why the social gap in Israeli society grows by leaps and bounds from year to year. The ultra-orthodox don’t go into the army because it’s part of a political concession, given to them by successive governments who need their support in the Knesset. It’s a very controversial issue back home. These two poor elements make things worse by not participating in the army which contributes so much to the economic success of Israel. [source]

Bogdana Butnar

I thought I might put my money where my mouth is. I keep whining that young people are not in touch with some essential books on advertising that have helped me shape the way I practise my trade today, but I never did anything about it. So I am starting here the ultimate books to read list. I will add to it as I get suggestions and as more good books get written. [source]

Iulian Stanciu

In every good or bad decision, there is a lesson. The real win is not having done something right, but having learned something you can apply in the future. I've let people make the wrong decisions even if I knew they were wrong, because I knew that would teach them something better than I ever could. Why the "Start-up Nation" book? Because lots of things are BS free. If someone in the company thinks I did something stupid, they're free to tell me why. Let's call things as we see them. [source]

12

#BreakIntoVC: How to Break Into Venture Capital and Think Like an Investor Whether You're a Student, Entrepreneur or Working Professional

Bradley Miles

4.4

If you are interested in habits to develop the investor mindset then grab a copy today before the price goes up.

#BreakIntoVC: How to Break Into Venture Capital And Think Like an Investor gives you the insight to understand technology investing without endlessly scouring the internet or having access to the top venture firms in the industry.

What if a few new habits could help you understand the

13

Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies

Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh

4.4

Preview Summary

LinkedIn co-founder, legendary investor and author of the NYT Bestseller The Start-up of You reveals the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies.

For most of the world, the terms "Silicon Valley" and "startup" are synonymous. Indeed, Silicon Valley is home to a disproportionate number of companies that have grown from garage startups into global giants.
But what is the secret to

Recommended by Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, Sheryl Sandberg, and 6 others.

Bill Gates

CEO/Microsoft

The case studies you’re about to explore and the tools you’re about to gain have never been more relevant. This is an ideal moment to be reading this book. [source]

Eric Schmidt

CEO/Google

The secret of Silicon Valley is that it keeps updating the playbook. Each new success - from Google to Facebook to Airbnb and Uber - develops new techniques for world-transforming products. Blitzscaling paints the picture, with key case studies, of what it really takes to build a market-leading company. If you want to learn how to manage growth amid the controlled chaos that has become the new normal for startups and legacy businesses alike, read this book. [source]

Sheryl Sandberg

COO/Facebook

Blitzscaling shows how companies can build value for customers and shareholders in the digital age. A compelling inside view of how the new economy is being built and is transforming global business. [source]

14

Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital

Spencer E. Ante

4.4

Venture capitalists are the handmaidens of innovation. Operating in the background, they provide the fuel needed to get fledgling companies off the ground--and the advice and guidance that helps growing companies survive their adolescence.

In Creative Capital, Spencer Ante tells the compelling story of the enigmatic and quirky man--Georges Doriot--who created the venture capital industry. The autho

15

Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers

Geoffrey A Moore

4.3

Preview Summary

The bible for bringing cutting-edge products to larger markets--now revised and updated with new insights into the realities of high-tech marketing

In Crossing the Chasm, Geoffrey A. Moore shows that in the Technology Adoption Life Cycle--which begins with innovators and moves to early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards--there is a vast chasm between the early adopters and the ea

Recommended by Andrew Chen, Drew Houston, Ev Williams, and 28 others.

Drew Houston

CEO/Dropbox

It’s about how do technology products make their way from early adopters t the mainstream. [source]

Ron Conway

Bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries. [source]

Seth Godin

Author, Marketer, Entrepreneur

This is a key component in my Purple Cow thinking, but with a twist. I'm not as worried about the chasm as I am about the desire of marketers to go for the big middle. [source]

16

Venture Capital Deal Terms: A guide to negotiating and structuring venture capital transactions

Harm de Vries, Menno van Loon, et al.

4.3

This new book of investor Harm de Vries and VC lawyers Menno van Loon and Sjoerd Mol, who together have been involved in hundreds of venture capital transactions, explains all of the most common clauses used in VC deals.

The book provides an in-depth look on how venture capital deals are constructed and how deal terms work out in practice. It includes many examples, as well as negotiation tips for

17

Get Backed: Craft Your Story, Build the Perfect Pitch Deck, and Launch the Venture of Your Dreams

Evan Baehr

4.3

HOW DO YOU LAUNCH THE VENTURE OF YOUR DREAMS?

Get Backed isn’t just about startup fundraising. It’s a handbook for anyone who has an idea and needs to build relationships to get it off the ground.

Over the last 3 years, entrepreneurs Evan Loomis and Evan Baehr have raised over $45 million for their own ventures, including the second largest round on the fundraising platform AngelList. In Get Backe

18

The Art of Startup Fundraising

Alejandro Cremades, Barbara Corcoran

4.3

The Art of Startup Fundraising takes a fresh look at raising money for startups, with a focus on the changing face of startup finance. New regulations are making the old go-to advice less relevant, as startup money is increasingly moving online. These new waters are all but uncharted—and founders need an accessible guide. This book helps you navigate the online world of startup fundraising with ea

19

The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup

Noam Wasserman

4.3

Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards are at stake. Friendships and relationships can suffer. Bad decisions at the inception of a promising venture lay the foundations fo

Recommended by Cody McLain and Thomas Hellmann.

Cody McLain

Will assume career path is running a startup, getting clients and managing a team of employees or collaborating with founders. These are some of the best books to cover these areas. It’s hard running a startup, let alone being the person who has to make the highest decisions in the organization. These books help provide the framework in how to run a successful organization but also share some of the stories and pitfalls from other founders so you can avoid making the same mistakes. [source]

Thomas Hellmann

It looks at the human or personal aspect of entrepreneurship. [source]

20

Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal

Oren Klaff

4.3

Preview Summary

About the Book:

When it comes to delivering a pitch, Oren Klaff has unparalleled credentials. Over the past 13 years, he has used his one-of-a- kind method to raise more than $400 million--and now, for the first time, he describes his formula to help you deliver a winning pitch in any business situation.

Whether you're selling ideas to investors, pitching a client for new business, or even negotiati

Recommended by Alice Kemper, Jeff Gibbard, Michael Herrmann, and 1 others.

Jeff Gibbard

This book single-handedly changed my life. BY learning the principles of "Frame Control" I have had much greater success in sales, public speaking, and in managing my team. [source]

Michael Herrmann

Great book on pitching, and more generally, sales. Funny too. Has some ideas very reminiscent of Thinking Fast and Slow. [source]

21

Term Sheets & Valuations: An Inside Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valuations

Alex Wilmerding, Aspatore Books Staff, et al.

4.3

Term Sheets & Valuations is the first ever in-depth look at the nuts and buts of terms sheets and valuations. The book, written by leading venture capitalist Alexander Wilmerding of Boston Capital Ventures, covers topics such What is a Term Sheet, How to Examine a Term Sheet, A Section-by-Section View of a Term Sheet, Valuations, What Every Entrepreneur & Executive Needs to Know About Term Sheets,

Recommended by Nir Eyal.

22

Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers

Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur

4.3

Preview Summary

Business Model Generation is a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers striving to defy outmoded business models and design tomorrow's enterprises. If your organization needs to adapt to harsh new realities, but you don't yet have a strategy that will get you out in front of your competitors, you need Business Model Generation. Co-created by 470 -Business Model Canvas- practitione

Recommended by Nir Eyal, Steve Blank, Alexandra Stroe, and 3 others.

Alexandra Stroe

I'd recommend The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur and Zero to One by Peter Thiel when they are in the starting phase of a business that needs to validate its business model. [source]

Ashley Hathaway

I could probably name a dozen books here, but I’ll point out The Business Model Generation and Value Prop Design from Strategyzer. I steal from these constantly and are engrained in my work process. These books put into practice really taught me how to think. As soon as I saw that everything should have a foundation of empathy, what good user-testing looks like, how to test and iterate it changed everything. After that any problem could be solved. It wasn’t solving one big monolithic problem. It was going through a process. [source]

Kaci Lambe Kai

This was a great book, because it opened up the idea of what a business model is supposed to be vs what it can be. It doesn't have to be a stuffy, boring document. [source]

23

High Growth Handbook

Elad Gil

4.3

Well-known technology executive and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high growth tech companies like Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Instacart, Coinbase, Stripe, and Square as they've grown from small companies into global brands. Across all of these break-out companies, a set of common patterns has evolved into a repeatable playbook that Gil has codified in High Growth Handbook.

Covering key topi

Recommended by Brian Armstrong, Alok Kejriwal, and Joe Martin.

Alok Kejriwal

Will I work with me? In the book High Growth Handbook, a paragraph was stunning : “Founders should write a guide to working with them. It would be to clarify the founder’s role: “What do I want to be involved in?” Check pic note WHY this is a great idea.. https://t.co/xzdv8cuR4D [source]

Joe Martin

@eladgil Love this book [source]

24

Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur

Dermot Berkery

4.3

Have the negotiating edge when getting your new business off the ground

Written by Dermot Berkery, an internationally known venture capitalist with Delta Partners, this complete toolbook thoroughly details how venture capitalists arrange the financing for a company; what they look for in a business plan; how they value a business; and how they structure the terms of an agreement. Within its pages,

25

Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money & Having Fun Investing in Startups

David S. Rose, Reid Hoffman

4.3

They deliver more capital to entrepreneurs than any other source. And they often receive an incredible return on their investments. They’re angel investors, some of the most important—and least understood—players in business today, whose investments in startups exceed $20 billion per year. Many, if not most, of the world’s largest companies were originally funded by angels—companies like Apple, Mi

Recommended by Ivan Raiklin.

Ivan Raiklin

Well, just finished listening to @davidsrose Angel Investing audio book. Great context on the industry and how to jump into it with great risk mitigation measures. Thanks for this jem, David. BTW, are you attending NY Tech @Meetup next week? https://t.co/L2OJRsKdY7 https://t.co/gjCKdTQVFj [source]

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Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist

Brad Feld

4.3

Help take your startup to the next step with the new and revised edition of the popular book on the VC deal process--from the co-founders of the Foundry Group

How do venture capital deals come together? This is one of the most frequent questions asked by each generation of new entrepreneurs. Surprisingly, there is little reliable information on the subject. No one understands this better than Brad

27

Venture Capital for Dummies

Nicole Gravagna and Peter K. Adams

4.3

Secure venture capital? Easy.Getting a business up and running or pushing a brilliant product to the marketplace requires capital. For many entrepreneurs, a lack of start-up capital can be the single biggest roadblock to their dreams of success and fortune. "Venture Capital For Dummies" takes entrepreneurs step by step through the process of finding and securing venture capital for their own proje

28

The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

Chris Guillebeau

4.2

Preview Summary

In The $100 Startup, Chris Guillebeau shows you how to lead of life of adventure, meaning and purpose – and earn a good living.

Still in his early thirties, Chris is on the verge of completing a tour of every country on earth – he’s already visited more than 175 nations – and yet he’s never held a “real job” or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special genius for turning ideas into incom

Recommended by Eric Schmidt, Tony Hsieh, Seth Godin, and 5 others.

Tony Hsieh

CEO/Zappos.com

In this valuable guide Chris Guillebeau shows that transforming an idea into a successful business can be easier than you think…You are in charge of which ideas deserve your time, and this book can help you wake up every morning eager to progress to the next step. [source]

Chelsea Frank

I read everything with an open mind, often challenging myself by choosing books with an odd perspective or religious/spiritual views. These books do not reflect my personal feelings but are books that helped shape my perspective on life, love, and happiness. [source]

Dean Roller

Question: What books would you recommend to young people interested in your career path? Answer: Four Hour Work Week, The $100 startup and Jobs to be done . I like books that share examples of real world approaches to getting something off the ground. [source]

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eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work

Randall E. Stross

4.2

Randall Stross takes us behind the scenes, and inside the heads of the gutsy entrepreneurs who financed the hottest businesses on the Web. This is an inside account of the venture capitalists at work, detailing the drama, risk-taking and excitement which characterized the glory days of a great business adventure.

Recommended by Jeff Morris Jr..

Jeff Morris Jr.

I finished reading eBoys yesterday. Best book ever on VC: * Benchmark allowed a journalist inside partner meetings & you see internal debates /eBay creation. * Firsthand account of @bgurley being recruited to Benchmark. * Wish more VC's gave this access. https://t.co/rVZhiGfcxk [source]

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Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption

Ben Mezrich

4.2

The fascinating story of brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss's big bet on crypto-currency and its dazzling pay-off.

Planning to start careers as venture capitalists, the brothers quickly discover that no one will take their money after their fight with Zuckerberg. While nursing their wounds in Ibiza, they accidentally run into an eccentric character who tells them about a brand-new idea: cryptocu

Recommended by Kim Dotcom and Bill Lee.

Kim Dotcom

The Winklevoss brothers mailed me this awesome must-read book #bitcoinbillionaires with a really nice personal note. Thank you @winklevoss and @tylerwinklevoss. Facebook was stolen from you but what you’ve created since then is even more impressive. Crypto is the future. https://t.co/iAkfU1Dm65 [source]

Bill Lee

Thank you @tylerwinklevoss @winklevoss for sending me the must read @benmezrich book with the nice signed note. You guys are ushering in the crypto revolution and have captured lightning in a bottle again. #respect #BitcoinBillionaires https://t.co/QNaJLkQPJa [source]

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Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

Jessica Livingston

4.2

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days is a collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days. These people are celebrities now. What was it like when they were just a couple friends with an idea? Founders like Steve Wozniak (Apple), Caterina Fake (Flickr), Mitch Kapor (Lotus), Max Levchin (PayPal), and Sabeer Bhatia (Hot

Recommended by Andrew Chen, Paul Graham, Ron Conway, and 9 others.

Paul Graham

Probably the single most valuable book a startup founder could read. [source]

Ron Conway

Collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days. [source]

Alexis Ohanian

Co-founder/Reddit

A bunch of really great interviews Jessica did with a bunch of just OGs of entrepreneurship. [source]

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The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital: Inside Secrets from the Leaders in the Startup Game

Andrew Romans

4.2

40 leading venture capitalists come together to teach entrepreneurs how to succeed with their startup The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital is packed with invaluable advice about how to raise angel and venture capital funding, how to build value in a startup, and how to exit a company with maximum value for both founders and investors. It guides entrepreneurs through every step in an entrep

33

The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win

Steve Blank

4.2

The bestselling classic that launched 10,000 startups and new corporate ventures - The Four Steps to the Epiphany is one of the most influential and practical business books of all time. The Four Steps to the Epiphany launched the Lean Startup approach to new ventures. It was the first book to offer that startups are not smaller versions of large companies and that new ventures are different than

Recommended by Andrew Chen, Ron Conway, Azeem Azhar, and 5 others.

Ryan Hoover

Too much (good) info but thankfully there's a summary in the Appendix. [source]

Antonio Eram

This book was recommended by Antonio when asked for titles he would recommend to young people interested in his career path. [source]

Craig Pearce

If you are reading to learn skills that can be implemented in your startup, I’d recommend The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful by Eric Reis and actually avoid its predecessor The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win by Steve Blank until later in your career. [source]

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The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything

Guy Kawasaki

4.2

A new product, a new service, a new company, a new division, a new organization, a new anything—where there’s a will, here’s the way. It begins with a dream that just won’t quit, the once-in-a-lifetime thunderbolt of pure inspiration, the obsession, the world-beater, the killer app, the next big thing. Everyone who wants to make the world a better place becomes possessed by a grand idea.
But what d

Recommended by Ev Williams and Deepak Hariharan.

Deepak Hariharan

Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki was my bible when I started up. If you plan to become an entrepreneur – this is an absolute must-read. [source]

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The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs

William H. Draper III, Eric Schmidt

4.2

Entrepreneurs drive the future, and the last several decades have been a thrilling ride of astounding, far-reaching innovation. Behind this transformative progress are also the venture capitalists - who are at once the investors, coaches and allies of the entrepreneurs. William H. Draper III knows this story first-hand, because as a venture capitalist, he helped write it. For more than 40 years, B

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Venture Capitalists At Work: How VCs Identify And Build Billion Dollar Successes

Tarang Shah and Shital Shah

4.2

"This is probably the single most valuable resource for the entrepreneurs aspiring to build successful companies" Ron Conway, Special Adviser, SV Angel, and investor in Facebook, Google, Twitter, Foursquare, PayPal, Zappos "I highly recommend Venture Capitalists at Work. This book captures the personalities and approaches of a number of leading VC practitioners and displays the heart and soul of the venture capital process, by offering an exclusive window into the voice of the practitioners." Gus Tai, Trinity Ventures? "Venture Capitalists at Work is a foundational pillar in an entrepreneur's understanding and resources. This is a first in terms of the level of detail, quality of discussion, and value to the entrepreneur." George Zachary, Charles River Ventures and Investor in Twitter Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes offers unparalleled insights into the funding and management of companies like YouTube, Zappos, Twitter, Starent, Facebook, and Groupon. The venture capitalists profiled?among the best in the business?also reveal how they identify promising markets, products, and entrepreneurs. Author Tarang Shah, a venture capital?professional?himself, interviews rising VC stars, Internet and software investment pioneers, and venture investment thought leaders. You?ll learn firsthand what criteria venture capitalists use to make investments, how they structure deals, the many ways they help the companies they fund, avoidable mistakes they see all too often, the role of luck in a success, and why so many startups fail. Venture Capitalists at Work also contains interviews with those on the receiving end of venture money?entrepreneurs in high-profile startups that went on to achieve great success. Whether you?re an entrepreneur, an aspiring VC, an M&A professional, or an ambitious student, the knowledge you will gain from Venture Capitalists at Work could provide a significant shortcut to success. Other books in the Apress At Work Series: Coders at Work, Seibel, 978-1-4302-1948-4 CIOs at Work, Yourdon, 978-1-4302-3554-5 CTOs at Work, Donaldson, Seigel, & Donaldson, 978-1-4302-3593-4 Founders at Work, Livingston, 978-1-4302-1078-8 European Founders at Work, Santos, 978-1-4302-3906-2 Women Leaders at Work, Ghaffari, 978-1-4302-3729-7 Advertisers at Work, Tuten, 978-1-4302-3828-7 Gamers at Work, Ramsay. 978-1-4302-3351-0 What you?ll learn How venture capitalists identify promising markets, entrepreneurs, and companies What venture capitalists?are looking for in entrepreneurs and business plans How to build an ?A? team and a culture of success Successful relationship dynamics between entrepreneur and investors When to slow down, ramp up, and scale companies Knowing when to sell a business, keep growing, or shut it down Why startups fail Common entrepreneurial mistakes you can avoid Who this book is forThis book is a must-read for entrepreneurs and venture capital/private equity investors. It's also for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs in emerging markets who want to apply to homegrown ventures the Silicon Valley model of building billion-dollar startups. Corporate executives focused on innovation or mergers and acquisitions will find the book's insights priceless. Finally, business students and aspiring entrepreneurs will find this book a great reference guide and how-to manual for starting companies, building new products and services, and helping move the 21st century economy forward. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Roelof Botha, Sequoia Capital Chapter 2: Mike Maples, FLOODGATE Fund Chapter 3: George Zachary, Charles River Ventures Chapter 4: Sean Dalton, Highland Capital Partners Chapter 5: Alex Mehr, Zoosk Chapter 6: Howard Morgan, First Round Capital and Idealab Chapter 7: Tim Draper, DFJ Chapter 8: Osman Rashid, Chegg Chapter 9: Harry Weller, NEA Chapter 10: David Cowan, Bessemer Venture Partners Chapter 11: Michael Birch, Bebo and Birthday Alarm Chapter 12: Mitchell Kertzman, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners Chapter 13: Scott Sandell, NEA Chapter 14: Gus Tai, Trinity Ventures Chapter 15: Steven Dietz, GRP Partners Chapter 16: Paul Scanlan, MobiTV Chapter 17: Ann Winblad, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners Chapter 18: Jim Goetz, Sequoia Capital Chapter 19: Roger Lee, Battery Ventures Chapter 20: Ken Howery, Founders Fund Chapter 21: Alfred Lin, Sequoia Capital and Zappos Chapter 22: Kevin Hartz, Xoom and Eventbrite Chapter 23: Eric Hippeau, Lerer Ventures and SoftBank Capital Chapter 24: David Lee, SV Angels Chapter 25: Ted Alexander, Mission Ventures Chapter 26: Robert Kibble, Mission Ventures Chapter 27: Rajiv Laroia, Flarion Chapter 28: Jim Boettcher and Kevin McQuillan, Focus Ventures Chapter 29: Mike Hodges, ATA Ventures Chapter 30: Alan Patricof, Greycroft Partners Chapter 31: Ben Elowitz, Blue Nile and Wet Paint Chapter 32: Vish Mishra, Clearstone Venture Partners Chapter 33: Richard Wong, Accel Partners Chapter 34: Randy Komisar, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Chapter 35: Peter Wagner, Accel Partners

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Raising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People's Money

Matt Faircloth

4.2

This book is intended to be a roadmap for real estate investors who are looking to raise their game by injecting more private capital into their business. In the word of real estate, there is more than one way to obtain the money you need: Traditional lending may work for some investors, but going to a bank is simply not an option. Matt will provide the step by step process to acquiring, securing

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The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups

Randall Stross

4.2

Number of teams that applied to Y Combinator’s summer 2011 batch: 2,089Teams interviewed: 170

Minutes per interview: 10

Teams accepted and funded: 64

Months to build a viable startup: 3

Possibilities: BOUNDLESS

Investment firm Y Combinator is the most sought-after home for startups in Silicon Valley. Twice a year, it funds dozens of just-founded startups and provides three months of guidance from Paul

Recommended by Garry Tan and Scott Johnson.

Scott Johnson

If you're interested in high tech as a career path then I'd recommend a series of case studies around the development of products / founding of companies. Here are four examples: Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder (1981) Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure by Jerry Kaplan (1996) Show Stopper by G Pascal Zachary (1994) The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by Randall Stross (2013) The Everything Store by Brad Stone (2014) These books all tell the tale of starting a company or building a product and despite covering a time span of 30+ years and multiple generations of technology the remarkable thing is just how very, very similar they are. While the technology changes, the process of creating something from whole cloth doesn't. That's a great lesson for people to learn. [source]

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Masters of Corporate Venture Capital: Collective Wisdom from 50 Vcs Best Practices for Corporate Venturing How to Access Startup Innovation & How to Get Funded

Andrew Romans, Ty Nowicki, et al.

4.2

Andrew Romans captured wisdom from interviews with 100+ Corporate Venture Capitalists (CVCs), independent VCs, CEOs of startups, bankers and lawyers to write the definitive book on the topic of CVC. Masters of Corporate Venture Capital is packed with invaluable advice about how to best raise capital from CVCs, unlock synergies of partnering startups with large corporations for rapid international

Recommended by Cynthia Johnson.

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The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

Josh Kaufman

4.2

Preview Summary

Master the fundamentals, hone your business instincts, and save a fortune in tuition.

The consensus is clear: MBA programs are a waste of time and money. Even the elite schools offer outdated assembly-line educations about profit-and-loss statements and PowerPoint presentations. After two years poring over sanitized case studies, students are shuffled off into middle management to find out how bus

Recommended by Brian Burkhart, Ola Olusoga, and 1 others.

Brian Burkhart

It’s jam-packed with little digestible bites of wisdom—from finance to marketing to organizational development. It’s the guru bible of business. [source]

Ola Olusoga

For business, I've read Influence by Robert Cialdini 3 times, and Traction by Gabriel Weinberg twice, so if number of times read indicates favor, then those are it. There are a whole bunch of others, like The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman, Confession of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy, The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, and Running Lean by Ash Maurya, that I've also enjoyed and recommend to people. [source]

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That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea

Marc Randolph

4.2

In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company-all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.
Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king. Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard was of, and widespread DVD adoption seemed about as imminent as flying cars. Indeed, these were the widely accepte

Recommended by Dharmesh Shah and The CEO Library Community (through anonymous form).

Dharmesh Shah

Really enjoying the book "That Will Never Work" from one of the founders of Netflix. Really insightful and interesting read on the life of an idea. By @mbrandolph Recommended: https://t.co/KB4xoquzBd https://t.co/mPBIMARFNo [source]

The CEO Library Community (through anonymous form)

One of the best 3 books I've read in 2019 [source]

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Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You

John Warrillow

4.2

Preview Summary

According to John Warrillow, the number one mistake entrepreneurs make is to build a business that relies too heavily on them. Thus, when the time comes to sell, buyers aren't confident that the company-even if it's profitable-can stand on its own. To illustrate this, Warrillow introduces us to a fictional small business owner named Alex who is struggling to sell his advertising agency. Alex turns

Recommended by Turgay Birand.

Turgay Birand

"Built to Sell" is great for entrepreneurs to start thinking about how to have a business that can run without them from the get go, which should be the aim! [source]

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Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell

Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Alan Eagle

4.2

Preview Summary

The team behind How Google Works returns with management lessons from legendary coach and business executive, Bill Campbell, whose mentoring of some of our most successful modern entrepreneurs has helped create well over a trillion dollars in market value.

Bill Campbell played an instrumental role in the growth of several prominent companies, such as Google, Apple, and Intuit, fostering deep relati

Recommended by Sheryl Sandberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, and 5 others.

Sheryl Sandberg

COO/Facebook

Bill shared his wisdom generously, expecting nothing back but the joy he got from teaching others. I was privileged to have him as my coach for several years. Many times since then, when asked for advice by others, I think of Bill and try to live up to the example he set. [source]

Tim Cook

CEO/Apple

Bill's passion for innovation and teamwork was a gift to Apple and the world. Trillion Dollar Coach has captured his tireless spirit so future generations can learn from one of our industry's greatest leaders. [source]

Sundar Pichai

CEO/Google

Whenever I saw Bill, he gave me great perspective about what really matters. At the end of the day, it's the people in your life. Bill had such strong principles around community and how to bring people together. We used those principles - detailed in Trillion Dollar Coach - to form the foundation of Google's leadership training, so all of our leaders can continue to learn from Bill. [source]

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Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City

Brad Feld

4.2

An essential guide to building supportive entrepreneurial communities"Startup communities" are popping up everywhere, from cities like Boulder to Boston and even in countries such as Iceland. These types of entrepreneurial ecosystems are driving innovation and small business energy. "Startup Communities" documents the buzz, strategy, long-term perspective, and dynamics of building communities of e

Recommended by Rand Fishkin.

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Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth

Gabriel Weinberg, Justin Mares

4.2

Two successful startup founders offer a comprehensive overview of the various ways startups can achieve strong, sustainable growth, and a guide to choosing the ones that will make the differencce.

Why do so many startups fail? According to entrepreneurs Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares, most failed startups don’t get off the ground not because of a bad product, but because they don’t have enough c

Recommended by Nir Eyal, Cory Zue, Dave Child, and 13 others.

Cory Zue

The business book I find myself recommending the most often is Traction, which is an excellent practical and high-level take on strategies for getting traction for your products. I found it particularly helpful because it prevents a framework and strategies you can actually execute and follow yourself instead of just pontificating about ideas. [source]

Dave Child

Recently, I've been reading Traction by Gabriel Weinberg. Readable.io has been growing well, and we've been exploring new marketing avenues and ideas. Traction is a really useful book to read in that regard - it explores a variety of different approaches to marketing, each paired with some direct experiences from someone who has achieved success with that approach. We're a small team, with limited resources, and the approach of Traction is working well for us so far. Seeing ideas explored and balanced with some real-world experiences is a nice way to get yourself to think about marketing possibilities, and less dry than some of the other books I've tried. [source]

Gunhee Park

This book lays out a framework to help any startup brainstorm ways to gain more customer traction. [source]

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Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor's Guide to Blockchain Assets

Chris Burniske, Jack Tatar

4.2

The innovative investor's guide to an entirely new asset class--from two experts on the cutting edge

One of the fastest growing investment opportunities in the world today, blockchain assets such as bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are changing the way investors think, use, and grow their money. This clear, concise, and accessible guide from two industry experts is the first book of its kind to e

Recommended by Marvin Liao and 1 others.

Marvin Liao

Partner/500 Startups

I tend to jump from book to book and may switch if I am interested in some new topic. This is a pleasure for me (which I also do benefit work wise from too). It’s quite a random list because I have eclectic interests (or just scatterbrained most likely) on tech business, AI, general global economy, geopolitics, rising Biotech economy & history. I'm basically 15% to 50% into all these books. [source]

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The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field

Mike Michalowicz

4.2

Preview Summary

Each year Americans start one million new businesses, nearly 80 percent of which fail within the first five years. Under such pressure to stay alive—let alone grow—it’s easy for entrepreneurs to get caught up in a never-ending cycle of “sell it—do it, sell it—do it” that leaves them exhausted, frustrated, and unable to get ahead no matter how hard they try.

This is the exact situation Mike Michalow

Recommended by Seth Godin and Jacqui Pretty.

Jacqui Pretty

Here are some that might help: (...) - The Pumpkin Plan for differentiation [source]

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In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives

Steven Levy

4.2

Written with full cooperation from top management, including cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, this is the inside story behind Google, the most successful and most admired technology company of our time, told by one of our best technology writers.

Few companies in history have ever been as successful and as admired as Google, the company that has transformed the Internet and become an indispen

Recommended by Charles T. Munger, Charlie Munger, Ken Norton, and 3 others.

Alan Pierce

I’m currently reading “In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works and Shapes Our Life" and am excited on gaining more insight into how google is changing the world and hopefully to get some valuable understanding I can use to maximize business decisions and read future trends while assessing investment opportunities for my company, ABM Investments. [source]

Bill Slawski

In The Plex is a great introduction to Google, and the many who work there. I knew many by the patents they file, so it was good to learn more about them as people. Some good insights to some algorithms in the book, too. https://t.co/TVz7GsD8nX [source]

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Venture Capital Strategy: How to Think Like a Venture Capitalist

Patrick Vernon

4.2

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She Means Business: Turn Your Ideas into Reality and Become a Wildly Successful Entrepreneur

Carrie Green

4.2

Are you ready to turn your ideas into reality and build a wildly successful business?

There has never been a better time to say yes! With a computer and an Internet connection you can get your ideas, messages, and business out there like never before and create so much success.In this book, Carrie Greenshows you how.

Carrie started her first online business at the age of 20—she knows what it’s like

Recommended by Stacey Minton.

Stacey Minton

I would say for sure, She Means Business. I found it very empowering and encouraging and it had a ton of fantastic ideas. [source]

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Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works

Ash Maurya

4.2

We live in an age of unparalleled opportunity for innovation. We’re building more products than ever before, but most of them fail—not because we can’t complete what we set out to build, but because we waste time, money, and effort building the wrong product.

What we need is a systematic process for quickly vetting product ideas and raising our odds of success. That’s the promise of Running Lean.

In

Recommended by Ash Maurya, Garrett Moon, and Ola Olusoga.

Garrett Moon

Running Lean by Ash Maurya: Learn to build products the lean way! [source]

Ola Olusoga

For business, I've read Influence by Robert Cialdini 3 times, and Traction by Gabriel Weinberg twice, so if number of times read indicates favor, then those are it. There are a whole bunch of others, like The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman, Confession of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy, The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, and Running Lean by Ash Maurya, that I've also enjoyed and recommend to people. [source]

52

Private Equity Investing in Direct Selling: Identifying Risks & Rewards

Brett A Blake

4.2

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The Monk and the Riddle: The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur

Randy Komisar

4.2

This book describes how one Silicon Valley insider has blazed a path of professional - and personal - success playing the game by his own rules. Silicon Valley is filled with garage-to-riches stories and hot young entrepreneurs with big ideas. Yet even in this place where the exceptional is common, Randy Komisar is a breed apart. Currently a "Virtual CEO" who provides "leadership on demand" for se

Recommended by Ev Williams, Simon Sinek, Marvin Liao, and 1 others.

Marvin Liao

Partner/500 Startups

The Joy of Not Working (Zelinkski), Flash Foresight (Burrus), The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Gracian), Sapiens (Yuval), The End of Jobs (Pearson), Deep Work (Newport), Sovereign Individual (Davidson), The Fourth Economy (Davison) & The Monk & the Riddle (Komisar). Every single one of these books completely changed how I looked at everything in the world & literally pushed my life in a new direction. They were Paradigm Shifting as they say. (hate that word but it really was a Paradigm Shift for me). [source]

Joel Gascoigne

I first heard the term 'deferred life plan' in this fantastic book by Randy Komisar. It has been especially relevant for me, since it is a story about a silicon valley entrepreneur and teaches the idea that there are many things more important than money. The book poses the question "what would you be willing to do for the rest of your life?" and persuasively argues that if you will do that, the money will follow. [source]

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Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United

Alex Ferguson

4.1

From the winningest soccer coach ever, best known for 27 triumphant years with Manchester United, comes the book that decodes the key tools he used to deliver sustained success on and off the field.

After an astonishing career-first in Scotland, and then over 27 years with Manchester United Football Club, Sir Alex Ferguson analyzes the pivotal leadership decisions of his 38 years as a manager and,

Recommended by Daniel Ek.

Daniel Ek

I struggled with whether or not to include this one, as I’m a Gooner (that means Arsenal fan, by the way), but the fact is that the author grew Manchester United into one of the best known brands today, and that’s what fascinates me about him. [source]

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The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

Scott Galloway

4.1

Preview Summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
USA TODAY BESTSELLER

Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are the four most influential companies on the planet. Just about everyone thinks they know how they got there. Just about everyone is wrong.

For all that's been written about the Four over the last two decades, no one has captured their power and staggering success as insightfully as Scott Galloway.

Instead of buyin

Recommended by Angela Pham, Cat Williams-Treloar, Craig Pearce, and 1 others.

Angela Pham

I’m in the middle of The Four, which takes an awestruck-but-critical look at the four largest tech companies. [source]

Cat Williams-Treloar

Scott Galloway "The four" - because that's where the Marketing world is. I like the book for its honesty. [source]

Craig Pearce

I am currently reading The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. I was introduced to the author, Scott Galloway during his appearance on the aforementioned Recode Decode podcast, specifically episode released on September 14. His opinion and thoughts on the big 4 (Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google) lead me to research him. I put a hold on his book from my local library and waited a few weeks. A great thing about this book is its recency, for example, it includes Amazon’s recent acquisition of WholeFoods. So far, it has covered, in entertaining detail, Amazon and Apple. The author writes with great knowledge, mixed with the right amount of wit. The author argues that Apple is sex, Google is God, Facebook is love and Amazon is our gut. By aligning with these roles in our lives, they have become wildly successful. I hope to hear an expansion of his positions he discussed on the podcast, and hope to apply some of strategies into my own startup. [source]

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King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone

David Carey, John E. Morris

4.1

Strippers and Flippers . . . or a New Positive Force Helping to Drive the Economy . . .

The untold story of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone, the financier and his financial powerhouse that avoided the self-destructive tendencies of Wall Street. David Carey and John Morris show how Blackstone (and other private equity firms) transformed themselves from gamblers, hostile-takeover artists, and ‘barb

Recommended by Bogdan Iordache.

Bogdan Iordache

There are quite a few good business books on technology, and I'll list below some I find to be a good starting point. Personally, I like biographies a lot and I mostly read biographies of dead people, because those are the most honest ones. So because the computer age is still very young, there won't be a lot of biographies in my list. [source]

57

Venture Deals, 4th Edition: Be Smarter than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist

Brad Feld

4.1

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The Fundraising Rules

Mark Peter Davis

4.1

59

Meant for More: The Proven Formula to Turn Your Knowledge Into Profits

Lisa Sasevich

4.1

An award-winning entrepreneur and business coach outlines an easy-to-follow formula that helps you own your unique value, make more money, have more impact, and get more out of life--all without being pushy or sales-y.

Meant for More is a How to Win Friends and Influence People for the modern age. It shows you how to stand out in an increasingly noisy world by simply offering your unique skills and

60

The Innovation Blind Spot: Why We Back the Wrong Ideas And What to Do about It

Ross Baird, Steve Case

4.1

Our innovation economy is broken. But there's good news: The ideas that will solve our problems are hiding in plain sight.

While big companies in the American economy have never been more successful, entrepreneurial activity is near a 30-year low. More businesses are dying than starting every day. Investors continue to dump billions of dollars into photo-sharing apps and food-delivery services, so

Recommended by Victor Asemota.

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The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage

Daymond John, Daniel Paisner

4.1

Daymond John has been practicing the power of broke ever since he started selling his home-sewn t-shirts on the streets of Queens. With no funding and a $40 budget, Daymond had to come up with out-of-the box ways to promote his products. Luckily, desperation breeds innovation, and so he hatched an idea for a creative campaign that eventually launched the FUBU brand into a $6 billion dollar global

Recommended by Daymond John and Sujan Patel.

Sujan Patel

The Power of Broke is for anyone looking to crush those excuses for whatever is holding him or her back from success. Bootstrapping your way to success can be a viable and sustainable way to grow your empire. Author (and Shark Tank entreprepreneur) Daymond John built his own fashion label starting with home-sewn clothes and almost no money; he turned around his "broke" status with pure innovation. The book also explores how other everyday people took a similar approach. One entrepreneur, for instance, started a million-dollar cupcake business with the $33 balance in her checking account. [source]

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The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital: Management Lessons from the Pioneers of Private Investing

Robert Finkel

4.1

Ten Leading private investors share their secrets to maximum profitability

In The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital, the pioneers of the industry share the investing and management wisdom they have gained by investing in and transforming their portfolio companies.

Based on original interviews conducted by the authors, this book is filled with colorful stories on the subjects that most ma

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#GIRLBOSS

Sophia Amoruso

4.1

In the New York Times bestseller that the Washington Post called “Lean In for misfits,” Sophia Amoruso shares how she went from dumpster diving to founding one of the fastest-growing retailers in the world.

Amoruso spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and scrounging in dumpsters for leftover bagels. By age twenty-two she had dropped out of school, and was broke, directionless, and c

Recommended by Andrea Loubier, Chelsea Frank, and Vincenzo Ruggiero.

Andrea Loubier

The 10% Entrepreneur and Girlboss. Both empower people to create a strategic plan and risk-taking that are needed for considering entrepreneurship. A lot of it is experimenting, learning and just doing. [source]

Chelsea Frank

I read everything with an open mind, often challenging myself by choosing books with an odd perspective or religious/spiritual views. These books do not reflect my personal feelings but are books that helped shape my perspective on life, love, and happiness. [source]

Vincenzo Ruggiero

Question: What books would you recommend to young people interested in your career path? Answer: Rework, Getting real and Remote - The combo from Fried and DHH. Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso From Impossible To Inevitable by Aaron Ross & Jason Lemkin How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Predictable Revenue by Aaron Ross Content Machine by Dan Norris Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance Contagious by Jonah Berger [source]

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Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself

Mike Michalowicz

4.1

Do you worry that your business will collapse without your constant presence? Are you sacrificing your family, friendships, and freedom to keep your business alive? What if instead your business could run itself, freeing you to do what you love when you want, while it continues to grow and turn a profit?

It's possible. And it's easier than you think.

If you're like most entrepreneurs, you started y

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VC: An American History

Tom Nicholas

4.1

"In principle, venture capital is where the ordinarily conservative, cynical domain of big money touches dreamy, long-shot enterprise. In practice, it has become the distinguishing big-business engine of our time...[A] first-rate history."
--New Yorker

"An excellent and original economic history of venture capital."
--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution

"It is an article of faith that ready access to ven

Recommended by Anurag Ramdasan.

Anurag Ramdasan

A comprehensive history of the original of venture capital and what it has shaped up to today.

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Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days

Guillebeau Chris

4.1

The author of the New York Times Bestseller THE $100 STARTUP shows how to launch a profitable side hustle in just 27 days.

For some people, the thought of quitting their day job to pursue the entrepreneurial life is exhilarating. For many others, it's terrifying. After all, a stable job that delivers a regular paycheck is a blessing. And not everyone has the means or the desire to take on the risks

Recommended by Jane Friedman.

Jane Friedman

@michellemdutt great to meet you! and just to be sure, here’s a direct link to that book I recommended - https://t.co/ne91rOHoiU [source]

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Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took on Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime

Julian Guthrie

4.1

An unforgettable story of four women who, through grit and ingenuity, became stars in the cutthroat, high-stakes, male dominated world of venture capital in Silicon Valley, and helped build some of the foremost companies of our time.

In Alpha Girls, award-winning journalist Julian Guthrie takes readers behind the closed doors of venture capital, an industry that transforms economies and shapes h

Recommended by Reid Hoffman, Amber Atherton, Kerri Walsh Jennings, and 2 others.

Reid Hoffman

CEO/LinkedIn

Julian Guthrie, in her new book ALPHA GIRLS, tells the stories of how four extraordinary women navigated the tech industry and, in doing so, shaped the world we live in today. A must-read: https://t.co/DbXASXKPYy [source]

Amber Atherton

Talking to some other @ycombinator female founders about @JulianGuthrie's brilliant new book and we all admitted to making similar behaviour changes to compete in a male dominated environment. Suits over dresses. Short hair over long. https://t.co/KD3SezqWOR [source]

Kerri Walsh Jennings

🌎, Check out this inspiring & empowering book, #alphagirls It’s about kick 🍑#womenintech & how they’re positively disrupting the status quo. Those who challenge the status quo allow for so much ... expansion, inspiration, improvement & an expanded awareness of greater potential https://t.co/2RCa54Z9MA [source]

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The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career

Reid Hoffman

4.1

Preview Summary

From the co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn and author Ben Casnocha comes a revolutionary new book on how to apply the strategies of successful entrepreneurship to your career: in other words, how to run the 'start-up of you'.

In a world where wages are virtually stagnant, creative disruption is rocking every industry, global competition for jobs is fierce, and job security is a thing of the past,

Recommended by Sheryl Sandberg, Jack Dorsey, Jeff Weiner, and 6 others.

Sheryl Sandberg

COO/Facebook

Everyone, women and men alike, needs to think big to succeed. This is a practical book that shows you how to take control and build a career that will enable you to have real impact. [source]

Jack Dorsey

Co-Founder/Twitter

The Startup of You" describes how to take the Silicon Valley approach to building a life: start with an idea, and work over your entire career to turn it something remarkable. In the world today, I think that the startup approach to life is necessary. This book distills the key techniques needed to succeed. [source]

Jeff Weiner

CEO/Linkedin

The same extraordinary vision and timing that enabled Reid to found LinkedIn is once again on display with his book "the start-up of YOU." His central thesis, that every individual can benefit from acting as the entrepreneur of their own life and career, has never been more important than it is in today's increasingly globalized, competitive, and networked world. [source]

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Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul

Howard Schultz, Joanne Gordon

4.1

Preview Summary

In 2008, Howard Schultz, the president and chairman of Starbucks, made the unprecedented decision to return as the CEO eight years after he stepped down from daily oversight of the company and became chairman. Concerned that Starbucks had lost its way, Schultz was determined to help it return to its core values and restore not only its financial health, but also its soul. In Onward, he shares the

Recommended by Ron Conway.

Ron Conway

Story of his return to Starbucks, and the success of the company in a tumlutuous economic time in history. [source]

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Do More Faster: Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup

Brad Feld and David B. Cohen

4.1

Practical advice from some of today's top early stage investors and entrepreneurs TechStars is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator with operations in three U.S. cities. Once a year in each city, it funds about ten Internet startups with a small amount of capital and surrounds them with around fifty top Internet entrepreneurs and investors. Historically, about seventy-five percent of the compan

Recommended by Jilliene Helman, Joel Gascoigne, Magda Marcu, and 1 others.

Jilliene Helman

If you're truly really, really early stage and you're just getting started, there's different books than I think if you are growing a company or nearing 100 employees or like the challenges are different. I'd say like in the very, very early days my favorite book was Do More Faster, which is the tech star's book about how to get a company off the ground and pitfalls and all those kinds of things. Now, I really like reading books more about how people created the vision of their company and how people created the culture of their company, and how people grew exponentially, so it just depends on stage but those are some of my favorite books. [source]

Joel Gascoigne

There is so much great content packed into this book across all aspects of a start: ideas, execution, culture, hiring, firing, fundraising, product, metrics, incorporation, work-life balance. It is a book I can highly recommend if you're interested in or are getting started with a startup. Brad Feld and David Cohen are super smart and have a lot of experience, and it shows. I especially loved the chapter titled "If you want money, ask for advice". It's something I've tried to apply ever since reading the book. I've found that genuinely seeking advice is often more productive and leads to more opportunities than asking for money or a partnership or a sale. [source]

Magda Marcu

My career path took many turns over the years, and in the end I think that my core prevailed. As an entrepreneur, one must be a dreamer, a risk-taker, an agent of change and not be afraid of barriers. For young people interested in that, I recommend a few great books recommended to me by the Techstars incubator when my company Sailo went through their program: “Do more faster” “The Lean Startup” “Venture Deals” [source]

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Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure

Jerry Kaplan

4.1

Kaplan, a well-known figure in the computer industry, founded GO Corporation in 1987, and for several years it was one of the hottest new ventures in the Valley. Startup tells the story of Kaplan's wild ride: how he assembled a brilliant but fractious team of engineers, software designers, and investors; pioneered the emerging market for hand-held computers operated with a pen instead of a keyboar

Recommended by Scott Johnson.

Scott Johnson

If you're interested in high tech as a career path then I'd recommend a series of case studies around the development of products / founding of companies. Here are four examples: Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder (1981) Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure by Jerry Kaplan (1996) Show Stopper by G Pascal Zachary (1994) The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by Randall Stross (2013) The Everything Store by Brad Stone (2014) These books all tell the tale of starting a company or building a product and despite covering a time span of 30+ years and multiple generations of technology the remarkable thing is just how very, very similar they are. While the technology changes, the process of creating something from whole cloth doesn't. That's a great lesson for people to learn. [source]

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The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story

Michael Lewis

4.1

New York Times Bestseller. “A superb book. . . . [Lewis] makes Silicon Valley as thrilling and intelligible as he made Wall Street in his best-selling Liar’s Poker.”—TimeIn the weird glow of the dying millennium, Michael Lewis set out on a safari through Silicon Valley to find the world’s most important technology entrepreneur. He found this in Jim Clark, a man whose achievements include the found

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Startup Boards: Reinventing the Board of Directors to Better Support the Entrepreneur

Brad Feld, Mahendra Ramsinghani

4.1

An essential guide to understanding the dynamics of a startup's board of directorsLets face it, as founders and entrepreneurs, you have a lot on your plate--getting to your minimum viable product, developing customer interaction, hiring team members, and managing the accounts/books. Sooner or later, you have a board of directors, three to five (or even seven) Type A personalities who seek your att

Recommended by Eric Ries, Steve Case, David Cohen, and 1 others.

Eric Ries

Founder/Long-Term Stock Exchange

In addition to walking you through, in great detail, how a board functions, Brad has adopted many of the Lean Startup approaches to building, operating, and managing your board in a way that resembles continuous deployments. Any practitioner of Lean Startup would do well to use this approach to building their board. [source]

Steve Case

CEO/Revolution, Co-founder/AOL

I've had the opportunity to serve on a range of boards for companies at various stages in their lifecycle—so I know firsthand that building an effective board, and leveraging it wisely, is both a challenge and an opportunity. This new Brad Feld book will help you get it right. [source]

David Cohen

co-CEO/Techstars

I've been fortunate enough to sit on a few startup boards with Brad. His 'less is more' approach to board meetings keeps the process efficient and focused on strategy. If you have any role on a board of directors, stop messing with PowerPoint and read this book right now. I guarantee that you'll get far more satisfaction from your future interactions. [source]

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The Business Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

DK

4.1

Packed with innovative graphics and simple explanations of business concepts, from managing risk and alternative business models to effective leadership and thinking outside the box, The Business Book covers every facet of business management. Big ideas make great business thinkers and leaders. From Adam Smith and Andrew Carnegie to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, The Business Book is perfect for c

75

Startup CEO: How to Build a Company to Success

Matt Blumberg

4.1

A definitive book for any CEO--first time or otherwise--of a high-growth companyWhile big company CEOs are usually groomed for the job for years, startup CEOs aren't--and they're often young and relatively inexperienced in business in general. Author Matt Blumberg, a technology and marketing entrepreneur, knows this all too well. Back in 1999, he started a company called Return Path, which later b

76

Venture Capital Due Diligence: A Guide to Making Smart Investment Choices and Increasing Your Portfolio Returns

Justin J. Camp

4.1

The first book to offer a comprehensive framework for conducting the venture capital due diligence process
Venture capitalists and other professional investors use due diligence to uncover all of the critical aspects of a company in which they are considering investing in an attempt to estimate the ROI of this decision. The state of the market, management expertise within the firm, legal concerns,

77

Influencer: Building Your Personal Brand in the Age of Social Media

Brittany Hennessy

4.1

If you’ve ever scrolled through your Instagram feed and thought, I wear clothes, eat avocado toast and like sunsets, why can’t someone pay me to live my best life? this book is for you . Every one of your favorite influencers started with zero followers and had to make a lot of mistakes to get where they are today—earning more money each year than their parents made in the last decade. But to beco

78

Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: Markets, Speculation and the State

William H. Janeway

4.1

Combining insights from a lifetime's career in venture capitalism and a sophisticated understanding of the most up-to-date scholarship, William H. Janeway provides an accessible pathway for readers to appreciate the dynamics of the interaction between the state, financiers and entrepreneurs in the innovation economy.

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The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business

David S. Rose, Bill Gross

4.1

25 Steps to Found and Scale a High-Growth BusinessThe Startup Checklist is the entrepreneur's essential companion. While most entrepreneurship books focus on strategy, this invaluable guide provides the concrete steps that will get your new business off to a strong start. You'll learn the ins and outs of startup execution, management, legal issues, and practical processes throughout the launch and

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The 3-Minute Rule: Say Less to Get More from Any Pitch or Presentation

Brant Pinvidic

4.1

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81

The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time

Jim McKelvey

4.1

From the cofounder of Square, an inspiring and entertaining account of what it means to be a true entrepreneur and what it takes to build a resilient, world-changing company

In 2009, a St. Louis glassblowing artist and recovering computer scientist named Jim McKelvey lost a sale because he couldn't accept American Express cards. Frustrated by the high costs and difficulty of accepting credit card p

82

Billion Dollar Brand Club: The Rebel Startups Disrupting Industry Empires

Lawrence Ingrassia

4.0

A leading business journalist takes us inside a business revolution: the upstart brands taking on the empires that long dominated the trillion-dollar consumer economy.

Dollar Shave Club and its hilarious marketing. Casper mattresses popping out of a box. Third Love’s lingerie designed specifically for each woman’s body. Warby Parker mailing you five pairs of glasses to choose from. You’ve seen thei

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Structuring Venture Capital, Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Transactions: 2018 Edition

Jack S. Levin and Donald E. Rocap

4.0

The cornerstone resource from two of the industry's leading authorities is now available with analysis of e xtensive changes resulting from the Tax Act and Proposed Regulations including

Code Section 199A - Reduces the tax rate for certain qualified owners of flow through business entities Reduction of the corporate income tax rate to 21% Imposition of greater than 4 year holding period for carrie

84

Investment Banking + Dg, 2nd Edition, University Edition

Joshua Pearl and Joshua Rosenbaum

4.0

World-class valuation and transaction models to complement the global best-selling guide to investment banking

Five valuation models templates along with completed versions are accessible for purchase and use--downloadable in electronic format on the book's website, www.wiley.com/go/investmentbanking2e. Each model comes complete with a user's guide.

The models includeComparable Companies AnalysisPre

85

The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths

Mariana Mazzucat

4.0

This book debunks the myth of the State as a large bureaucratic organization that can at best facilitate the creative innovation which happens in the dynamic private sector. Analysing various case studies of innovation-led growth, it describes the opposite situation, whereby the private sector only becomes bold enough to invest after the courageous State has made the high-risk investments.

The volu

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Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business

Paul Jarvis

4.0

Preview Summary

What if the real key to a richer and more fulfilling career was not to create and scale a new start-up, but rather, to be able to work for yourself, determine your own hours, and become a (highly profitable) and sustainable company of one? Suppose the better—and smarter—solution is simply to remain small? This book explains how to do just that.

Company of One is a refreshingly new approach centered

Recommended by Cal Newport, Ben Chestnut, Chris Guillebeau, and 1 others.

Cal Newport

Author

Jarvis makes a compelling case for making your business better instead of bigger. Company of One is a must-read for any entrepreneur who prioritizes a rich life over riches. [source]

Ben Chestnut

Founder & CEO/MailChimp

Ever since starting MailChimp 18 years ago, I’ve always been told that my way was wrong. My way has never been to “be big.” My way was always to “be useful.” My company has become a global brand with millions of customers, over $525 million in annual revenue, and almost 1000 employees united by a single mission to help companies of one and entrepreneurs. Go figure. There’s not one, right way. Only your way. Paul’s book, Company of One, can help you find your way. [source]

Chris Guillebeau

You’re not a machine, so why would you run your business like one? Company of One shows you another way. If you’ve ever wondered how to have a business that works for you—instead of the other way around—you need this book. [source]

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Nuts!

Kevin Freiberg

4.0

Twenty-five years ago, Herb Kelleher reinvented air travel when he founded Southwest Airlines, where the planes are painted like killer whales, a typical company maxim is "Hire people with a sense of humor," and in-flight meals are never served--just sixty million bags of peanuts a year. By sidestepping "reengineering," "total quality management," and other management philosophies and employing it

88

Restaurant Success by the Numbers, Second Edition: A Money-Guy's Guide to Opening the Next New Hot Spot

Roger Fields

4.0

This one-stop guide to opening a restaurant from an accountant-turned-restaurateur shows aspiring proprietors how to succeed in the crucial first year and beyond.

Ninety percent of all restaurants fail, and those that succeed happened upon that mysterious X factor, right? Wrong! A man of many hats—money-guy, restaurant owner, and restaurant consultant—Roger Fields shows how a restaurant can survive

Recommended by Gregoire Jacquet.

Gregoire Jacquet

After being in the business for many years, I thought I knew everything, but working with Roger showed me how much more there is to know. Restaurant Success by the Numbers contains the know-how you’ll need to open and run a thriving restaurant. If you want to succeed in the restaurant business, read it! [source]

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Magnetic Capital: Raise All the Money for Any Worthy Venture

Victor J Menasce

4.0

This book describes the criteria and systems to successfully raise all the capital you need for any worthy venture.

90

Startup Success: Funding the Early Stages of Your Venture

Gordon Daugherty

4.0

91

Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries

Peter Sims

4.0

What do Apple CEO Steve Jobs, comedian Chris Rock, prize-winning architect Frank Gehry, the story developers at Pixar films, and the Army Chief of Strategic Plans all have in common? Bestselling author Peter Sims found that all of them have achieved breakthrough results by methodically taking small, experimental steps in order to discover and develop new ideas. Rather than believing they have to s

92

Deal Terms: The Finer Points of Venture Capital Deal Structures, Valuations, Term Sheets, Stock Options and Getting Deals Done

Alex Wilmerding

4.0

Deal Terms is the first ever in-depth look at valuations, preferred stock, stock options and other variables that affect deal structure, written by Alex Wilmerding (a venture capitalist at Boston Capital Ventures and best selling author of Term Sheets & Valuations). Written from a venture capital perspective, however applicable for all types of financings, Deal Terms includes actual term sheets, v

93

Rich Dad Advisors: Writing Winning Business Plans: How to Prepare a Business Plan that Investors will Want to Read - and Invest In

Garrett Sutton

4.0

To win in business requires a winning business plan. To write a winning business plan requires listening to Garrett Sutton's dynamic audiobook on the topic. Writing Winning Business Plans provides the insights and the direction on how to do it well and do it right.

Rich Dad/Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says, "The first step in business is a great business plan. It must be a page turner that hook

94

The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth

Paul A. Gompers, Josh Lerner

4.0

This volume provides a meaningful framework for understanding the relationship between venture capital and entrepreneurial success. It helps readers spot the real limitations of and challenges facing venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and individuals or institutions who want to play either role in the venture game. The authors give the background to why venture capital has exploded as an industry

95

Private Equity Defined: Venture, Growth, and Buyouts

Claudia Zeisberger

4.0

The definitive guide to private equity for investors, finance professionals managers and business owners.Private Equity Defined: Venture, Growth and Buyouts presents a unique handbook and valuable on-demand tool for investors, (finance) professionals, managers and business owners looking to engage with private equity or venture funds.

The book systematically distills the essence of private equity a

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Writing Winning Business Plans: How to Prepare a Business Plan That Investors Will Want to Read and Invest in (Revised)

Garrett Sutton

4.0

To win in business requires a winning business plan. To write a winning business plan requires reading Garrett Sutton s dynamic book on the topic. Writing Winning Business Plans provides the insights and the direction on how to do it well and do it right.
Rich Dad/Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says, The first step in business is a great business plan. It must be a page turner that hooks and hold

97

Done Deals: Venture Capitalists Tell Their Stories

Udayan Gupta

4.0

This work provides a revealing history of the venture capital industry as told through first-person accounts. It chronicles the industry's beginnings and highlights the differences between America's West and East coast firms. More than thirty leading venture capitalists - from early pioneers such as Eugene Kleiner and Arthur Rock to current top players like Geoff Yang and John Dorrer - reveal insi

98

Venture Capital Fund Management: A Comprehensive Approach to Investment Practices & the Entire Operations of a VC Firm

Lin Hong Wong

4.0

Written by a seasoned practitioner, Venture Capital Fund Management arguably provides the most comprehensive coverage of the entire professional practice of a venture capital firm. Offering in-depth explanations of concepts, practical advice on methodologies, and suggestions of best practices, this book covers topics such as venture capital fund-raising, deal sourcing and screening, due diligence,

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Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship

Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, Felda Hardymon

4.0

Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship explores the exciting world of active investing and lays out in a clear and readily accessible way their key features, ways of doing business and likely evolution. The book follows the cycle of active investing. Raising funds, considering transactions, structuring and overseeing transactions, and exiting investments are conside

100

Corporate Venturing: A Survival Guide

Heidi Mason, Elizabeth Arrington, et al.

4.0