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Ask HN: must read books for startup founders
I just finished founders at work which is really inspiring and Im looking for other book ideas.
Here are some of my favorites
General: emyth revisited
leadership: 5 dysfunctions of a team
marketing: blue ocean strategy, purple cow
sales: spin selling, getting to yes
hiring: you arent the person I hired, top grading
accounting: accounting for dummies
- mindcrime 16y agoThe Four Steps to the Epiphany - @sgblank Built To Last - Jim Collins The Purple Cow - Seth Godin The Art of the Start - Guy Kawasaki
- start123 16y ago"Founders At Work" and "So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur"
- dglassan 16y agoI agree with "Founders At Work" It really gives you an insight into the ups and downs and events that lead to the beginning of some well known companies.
- kruegerb 16y ago"REWORK" by 37Signals is a good, quick read. It is also useful to refer back to some of the bite-size chunks of advice in the book as reminders.
- kirpekar 16y agoWhen you're slugging it out at your startup, it's important to read something fun at night: Catcher in the Rye Three Men in a Boat Cold Comfort Farm In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash And my personal favorite: English August
- stevenj 16y agoI haven't read it yet, but I've heard good things about "Do More Faster": http://www.amazon.com/Do-More-Faster-TechStars-Accelerate/dp/0470929839 http://www.amazon.com/Do-More-Faster-TechStars-Accelerate/dp...
- russjhammond 16y agoAny of the books by the IDEO folks is great. Masters of Innovation The Art of Innovation I find also though that books are harder to fit in lately and podcasts work better. 1) they can be listened to on the commute to work, at the gym, etc 2) they are more incremental 3) they keep going - so when you find one that is good you can take a really deep dive with it for a while