While I agree with your general sentiment (a lot of the readings on this list strike me as being startup porn), there are some readings -- and these could be in

While I agree with your general sentiment (a lot of the readings on this list strike me as being startup porn), there are some readings -- and these could be in a list -- that are good for an early startup founder to read in moderation. Topics would include "fundamentals" like different ways to talk to customers or different ways to test product-market fit (possibly in a very efficient way). These may seem very obvious to people who have done them or know someone who has, but they are not obvious to a lot of people. I will also add that once product-market fit is achieved and the business is officially a thing, there are a wide range of readings that would be useful for a (relatively) new founder. Topics would include things like sales, fundamentals of management (this topic is really not obvious or widely known to a lot of young, gifted people who are often founders of decent startups), and basics of business operations. Granted most of these things can be found on one's own, but a tight, curated list (this one does not seem to be one) would certainly have some value. Note to the budding startup founders out there: Reading in moderation is fine. Always read for a purpose. Stay away from the startup porn -- it will take you down a path of failure.