Recommended Books for Startups
1. 
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by:
Peter Thiel
4.15 avg rating — 381,683 ratings 
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
by:
Ben Horowitz
4.21 avg rating — 105,249 ratings 
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
by:
Simon Sinek
4.10 avg rating — 257,726 ratings 7. 
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
by:
Seth Godin
3.78 avg rating — 55,202 ratings 8. 
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by:
Chip Heath
3.98 avg rating — 97,579 ratings 
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The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business 4.04 avg rating — 58,897 ratings
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How to F*ck Up Your Startup: The Science Behind Why 90% of Companies Fail--and How You Can Avoid It
by:
Kim Hvidkjaer
4.62 avg rating — 425 ratings 14. 
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
by:
Charles Duhigg
4.13 avg rating — 549,123 ratings 
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Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers (The Strategyzer series) 4.21 avg rating — 58,263 ratings
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Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series)
by:
Ash Maurya
4.09 avg rating — 20,357 ratings 22. 
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
by:
Chris Guillebeau
3.89 avg rating — 69,645 ratings 
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My First 1000 Dollars: A practical workbook for acquiring early startup customers
by:
Yogi Raj
3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings 26. 
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
by:
Daniel H. Pink
3.95 avg rating — 123,663 ratings 27. 
Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup
by:
Bill Aulet
4.28 avg rating — 2,376 ratings 
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The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
by:
Reid Hoffman
3.82 avg rating — 10,474 ratings 
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Hidden Treasures Or Why Some Succeed While Others Fail (Illustrated) And Updated With Practical Success Tools
by:
H.A. Lewis
3.37 avg rating — 27 ratings 
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The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
by:
Rob Fitzpatrick
4.37 avg rating — 12,843 ratings 36. 
The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure
by:
Grant Cardone
3.93 avg rating — 29,208 ratings 37. 
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by:
Jared Diamond
4.04 avg rating — 445,038 ratings 38. 
Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want (The Strategyzer Series) 4.21 avg rating — 7,072 ratings
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Equating the Equations of Insanity: A Journey from Grief to Victory
by:
Durgesh Satpathy
3.83 avg rating — 185 ratings 
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The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
by:
Guy Kawasaki
3.90 avg rating — 29,087 ratings 
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Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers 4.02 avg rating — 30,704 ratings
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Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster
by:
Alistair Croll
4.10 avg rating — 8,169 ratings 
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Brand Identity Breakthrough: How to Craft Your Company's Unique Story to Make Your Products Irresistible
by:
Gregory V. Diehl
3.88 avg rating — 307 ratings 48. 
Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy
by:
Parth Detroja
4.22 avg rating — 3,341 ratings 
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17 Reasons Why Businesses Fail :Unscrew Yourself From Business Failure
by:
Pooja Agnihotri
4.46 avg rating — 78 ratings 52. 
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More
by:
Chris Anderson
3.82 avg rating — 29,932 ratings 53. 
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by:
Ashlee Vance
4.13 avg rating — 434,868 ratings 
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Loyal: Listen or You Always Lose: A Leader's Guide to Winning Customer and Employee Loyalty
by:
Aaron Painter
4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings 56. 
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
by:
Ed Catmull
4.21 avg rating — 100,170 ratings 56. 
Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
by:
Brent Schlender
4.14 avg rating — 16,886 ratings 
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
by:
Daniel H. Pink
3.92 avg rating — 29,508 ratings 60. 
Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
by:
Paul Graham
4.05 avg rating — 9,490 ratings 61. 
The Funding Is Out There! Access the Cash You Need to Impact Your Business 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Culture Is The Bass: 7 Principles For Developing A Culture That Works!
by:
Gerald Leonard
3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings 
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Mindful Self-Discipline: Living with Purpose and Achieving Your Goals in a World of Distractions 4.31 avg rating — 280 ratings
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The Power of KM: Harnessing the Extraordinary Value of Knowledge Management
by:
Brent N. Hunter
3.60 avg rating — 30 ratings 65. 
Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less - and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
by:
Scott Sonenshein
3.65 avg rating — 1,483 ratings 65. 
High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People
by:
Elad Gil
4.07 avg rating — 2,734 ratings 65. 
IMPULSA TU PYME: Ideas claves para lograr el éxito de la pequeña y mediana empresa 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You
by:
John Warrillow
4.24 avg rating — 7,321 ratings 69. 
Valley Speak: Deciphering the Jargon of Silicon Valley
by:
Rochelle Kopp
3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings 69. 
Spark: Take Your Business From Struggle to Significance
by:
David A. Hilton
4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings 69. 
The Rugged Entrepreneur: What Every Disruptive Business Leader Should Know
by:
Scott Andrew
3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings 73. 
How To Attract Customers To Your Business And Keep Them Coming Back
by:
Theo John Paul
4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings 73. 
Don't Hire a Software Developer Until You Read this Book: The software survival guide for tech startups & entrepreneurs
by:
K.N. Kukoyi
4.12 avg rating — 77 ratings 75. 
Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently
by:
Gregory Berns
3.71 avg rating — 902 ratings 
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Entrepreneur Revolution: How to develop your entrepreneurial mindset and start a business that works
by:
Daniel Priestley
4.05 avg rating — 1,388 ratings 78. 
The Middleman Economy: How Brokers, Agents, Dealers, and Everyday Matchmakers Create Value and Profit
by:
Marina Krakovsky
4.10 avg rating — 70 ratings 78. 
Flurfunk 3.0 - Ihr Erfolgsgeheimnis dauerhafter Kundenbindung
by:
Oliver Ratajczak
4.74 avg rating — 19 ratings 78. 
A Summary of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Master in 15 Minutes
by:
Bern Bolo
4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings 78. 
Innovation Workout, The: The 10 Tried-And-Tested Steps That Will Build Your Creativity And Innovation Skills
by:
Lucy Gower
4.17 avg rating — 30 ratings 78. 
The Right-Brain Business Plan: A Creative, Visual Map for Success
by:
Jennifer Lee
4.03 avg rating — 679 ratings 78. 
Inner Disruption: Startup Founder Psychology 101
by:
Vasco Patrício
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 78. 
U.S. Taxes for Worldly Americans: The Traveling Expat's Guide to Living, Working, and Staying Tax Compliant Abroad
by:
Olivier Wagner
4.21 avg rating — 132 ratings 78. 
Equity Crowdfunding: The Complete Guide For Startups And Growing Companies (Alternative Finance Series)
by:
Nathan Rose
4.07 avg rating — 60 ratings 78. 
Think Like A Winner - Act Like You Won: Unleashing POWER, PURPOSE, and VICTORY in Your Life
by:
Carl Mathis
4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings 78. 
Secure Your Success!: A Guide To Planning Events Like A Boss!
by:
Twanita Dozier
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 78. 
Big Things Have Small Beginnings: Learn to Play in the Great Game
by:
Wes Berry
3.93 avg rating — 193 ratings 
78. 
Dear Founder: Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to Start a Business
by:
Maynard Webb
3.76 avg rating — 242 ratings 
78. 
Top Sellers Dropshipping Suppliers Revealed!!: 2019 Top Notch- No Fee Dropshipping Wholesale Suppliers List 4.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Blockchain Bubble or Revolution: The Present and Future of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
by:
Neel Mehta
4.32 avg rating — 1,614 ratings 
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Freelancing: Making Money Online With Freelancing Jobs: How To Succeed with Freeelancing
by:
Robert Kempster
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings