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

  1. The GTM Handbook for B2B SaaS Leaders by Richard Blundell, Paul Watson, and Chris Tottman
  2. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
  3. Zero to One by Peter Thiel
  4. The Startup Owner’s Manual by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
  5. The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank
  6. The Art of Start 2.0 by Guy Kawasaki
  7. The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
  8. The Startup Playbook by David Kidder
  9. GTM Strategist by Maja Voje

Leadership and Management

  1. The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
  2. The Founder’s Survival Guide by Rachel Turner
  3. Good to Great by Jim Collins
  4. Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
  5. Radical Candor by Kim Scott
  6. Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dali

Innovation and Growth

  1. The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
  2. Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh
  3. Hacking Growth by Sean Ellis and Morgan Brown
  4. The Innovator’s Solution by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor

Business Models and Strategy

  1. Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
  2. The Business Model Navigator by Oliver Gassmann, Karolin Frankenberger, and Michaela Csik

Founder Stories and Experiences

  1. Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston
  2. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
  3. Lost and Founder by Rand Fishkin
  4. Startupland by Mikkel Svane
  5. The Everything Store by Brad Stone

Personal Development and Habits

  1. Start with Why by Simon Sinek
  2. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
  3. Atomic Habits by James Clear
  4. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  5. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
  6. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
  7. The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz

Goal Setting and Achievement

  1. Measure What Matters by John Doerr
  2. The $1 Million, 1-Year Challenge by Brian Scudamore
  3. Essentialism by Greg McKeown
  4. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

Creative Entrepreneurship

  1. The Creative’s Guide to Starting a Business by Sarah K. Peck
  2. The Soul-Sourced Entrepreneur by Christine Kane
  3. The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

Miscellaneous

  1. The Art of War by Sun Tzu
  2. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Thanks Chris.