11 Best Venture Capital Books
Goal: Find the best Venture Capital books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best venture capital books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
11 Best Venture Capital Books
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you).
Venture Deals
Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
by Brad Feld
Also recommended by:
The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital
Inside Secrets From the Leaders in the Startup Game
by Andrew Romans
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel
Also recommended by:
Kishore Biyani, Luis von Ahn, Marc Andreessen, Mark Zuckerberg, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Ryan Petersen, Keith Rabois, Sam Altman, Lee Stranahan, Nassim Taleb, Chris Dixon, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Tom Bilyeu, Brian Dean, Rupert Murdoch, Eric Weinstein, Andrew Ng, Ben Horowitz, Bryan Johnson, Dustin Moskovitz, Elon Musk
Secrets of Sand Hill Road
Venture Capital and How to Get It
by Scott Kupor
Also recommended by:
Eric Schmidt, Ryan Hoover, Elad Gil, Sam Altman, Michael Mauboussin
Mastering the VC Game
A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms
by Jeffrey Bussgang
The Business of Venture Capital
The Art of Raising a Fund, Structuring Investments, Portfolio Management, and Exits
by Mahendra Ramsinghani
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
by Ben Horowitz
Also recommended by:
Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Attia, Marc Andreessen, Larry Page, Matt Mullenweg, Andrew Ng, Drew Houston, Keith Rabois, Dustin Moskovitz, Max Levchin, Luis von Ahn, Kathryn Minshew, Marty Cagan, Tim Ferriss, Andrew Wilkinson, Blake Scholl, Chris Dixon, Fred Wilson, Raoul Pal, Jodie Cook, Michael Dell
eBoys
The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work
by Randall E. Stross
Also recommended by:
Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur
by Dermot Berkery
VC
An American History
by Tom Nicholas
Venture Capital For Dummies
by Nicole Gravagna
Sources
- 1
The Top 9 Books on Venture Capital | by Sergio Marrero | Rebel One — RBL1 | Medium
medium.com
- 2
Best books on venture capital
biggerinvesting.com
- 3
Concept Ventures | The Home of UK Pre-Seed
rlc.ventures
- 4
Final Draft: Seven books we recommend for venture capital
blog.dormroomfund.com
- 5
Venture Capital Books - 10 Best VC Investing Books [2023]
wallstreetmojo.com
Edited by
Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.
Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.
Did we miss a book?
Spot a missing title or bad link on this list?