A Stolen Reading List
I stole this list from someone I respect on the socials. But since he doesn’t know I respect him, I’m sure it’s fine to stick on the blog for future reference.
Top 42 Books for Startup Founders
Startup Fundamentals and Strategy
- The GTM Handbook for B2B SaaS Leaders by Richard Blundell, Paul Watson, and Chris Tottman
- The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
- Zero to One by Peter Thiel
- The Startup Owner’s Manual by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
- The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank
- The Art of Start 2.0 by Guy Kawasaki
- The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
- The Startup Playbook by David Kidder
- GTM Strategist by Maja Voje
Leadership and Management
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
- The Founder’s Survival Guide by Rachel Turner
- Good to Great by Jim Collins
- Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
- Radical Candor by Kim Scott
- Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dali
Innovation and Growth
- The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
- Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh
- Hacking Growth by Sean Ellis and Morgan Brown
- The Innovator’s Solution by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor
Business Models and Strategy
- Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
- The Business Model Navigator by Oliver Gassmann, Karolin Frankenberger, and Michaela Csik
Founder Stories and Experiences
- Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston
- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
- Lost and Founder by Rand Fishkin
- Startupland by Mikkel Svane
- The Everything Store by Brad Stone
Personal Development and Habits
- Start with Why by Simon Sinek
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
- The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz
Goal Setting and Achievement
- Measure What Matters by John Doerr
- The $1 Million, 1-Year Challenge by Brian Scudamore
- Essentialism by Greg McKeown
- The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Creative Entrepreneurship
- The Creative’s Guide to Starting a Business by Sarah K. Peck
- The Soul-Sourced Entrepreneur by Christine Kane
- The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
Miscellaneous
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Thanks Chris.