12 Best Startup Books

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• Andrew Ng

  "A bit dark but it does cover a lot of useful territory on what building an organization is like." - Andrew Ng

• Drew Houston

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

• Keith Rabois

  "Reflects 2000-2003." - Keith Rabois

• Dustin Moskovitz

  Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.

• Max Levchin

  One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"

• Luis von Ahn

  "I like this one, but it’s not for very new entrepreneurs." - Luis von Ahn

• Kathryn Minshew

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• Andrew Wilkinson

  "One of the best business books I've picked up in years." - Andrew Wilkinson

• Tim Ferriss

  "A great book." - Tim Ferriss

• Blake Scholl

  "Good." - Blake Scholl

• Chris Dixon

  Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.

• Fred Wilson

  "Chapter five in [this book] is possibly the best thing I've read about leading a tech company." - Fred Wilson

• Raoul Pal

  "By far, the best, most brutally honest and incredibly useful book about the realities of starting and running a company." - Raoul Pal

• Jodie Cook

  "Reframes your mind: hard doesn’t mean bad. Seeking the easy route is a trap." - Jodie Cook

• Michael Dell

  "Candidly talks about the very real thrills and perils of starting a business."- Michael Dell

• Marty Cagan

  "Trust me: if you're a leader in tech, the best thing you can do in 2014 for your company is to read [this book]." - Marty Cagan

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• Eric Weinstein

  "If you really understand something that the rest of the world is confused about, and it’s an important truth, [this book] says here are all the ways you might want to make that work." - Eric Weinstein

• Keith Rabois

  Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

• Kishore Biyani

  "Captures some interesting perspectives and insights on the way the world and the business organisations are changing and challenging the status quo." - Kishore Biyani

• Lee Stranahan

  "A great business book." - Lee Stranahan

• Luis von Ahn

  "I love [this book]." - Luis von Ahn

• Marc Andreessen

  "The first book any working or aspiring entrepreneur must read—period." - Marc Andreessen

• Mark Zuckerberg

  "This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world." - Mark Zuckerberg

• Matt Mullenweg

  "[This book] was excellent." - Matt Mullenweg

• Max Levchin

  One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"

• Nassim Taleb

  "When a risk taker writes a book, read it. In the case of [this author], read it twice. Or, to be safe, three times. This is a classic." - Nassim Taleb

• Sam Altman

  This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

• Patrick O'Shaughnessy

  "An obvious suggestion, because [this book] is the talk of the town and sits at the top of bestseller lists everywhere." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

• Tom Bilyeu

  Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

• Ryan Petersen

  "[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen

• Brian Dean

  "Business classic that lives up to the hype. Completely reframes what a startup should do with their product and positioning." - Brian Dean

• Rupert Murdoch

  "Brilliant, often provocative." - Rupert Murdoch

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• Mark Cuban

  One of the 7 books Mark Cuban credits his success to.

• Mike Maples, Jr.

  "[I was] lucky enough to have a front-row seat at the birth of these ideas." - Mike Maples, Jr.

• Tim O’Reilly

  "[This book] isn't just about how to create a more successful entrepreneurial business, it's about what we can learn from those businesses to improve virtually everything we do." - Tim O’Reilly

• Chris Dixon

  Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.

• Raoul Pal

  Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.

• Sheryl Sandberg

  "Provides a great inside look at how the tech industry approaches building products and businesses." - Sheryl Sandberg

• Steve Blank

  "A 'must have' for your shelf." - Steve Blank

• Marty Cagan

  "Buy it." - Marty Cagan

• Patrick Bet-David

  Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

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• Patrick O'Shaughnessy

  "One of the most entertaining and useful business books I’ve ever read." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

• Trung Phan

  "About the Animation industry." - Trung Phan

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• Patrick Bet-David

  Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.