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600+ Best Startup Books

The largest curated collection of must-read startup books on internet. Startup books are categorized by genres, topics and authors so you can pick the best books for your reading list in minutes.

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Entrepreneurship321

Startup Growth145

Startup Guidebook102

Venture Capital91

Startup Fundraising88

Startup Success75

Startup73

Building Startup57

Innovation51

Marketing47

BOOK GENRES

Business586

Nonfiction478

Entrepreneurship427

Management259

Leadership240

Self Help220

Technology179

Personal Development155

Audiobook139

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AUTHORS

Thomas E. Copeland1

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Sam Kamani1

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Rohit Prasad1

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Funding Your Startup and Other Nightmares

Dhruv Nath – Published September 1, 2020

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4.6 342 ratings

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The Holloway Guide to Raising Venture Capital: The Comprehensive Fundraising Handbook for Startup Founders

Andy Sparks – Published August 1, 2019

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4.6 37 ratings

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Paul Graham: The Art of Funding a Startup

Andrew Warner, Hyperink eBook Publishing for Experts – Published (first published September

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3.44 174 ratings

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Startup Metrics: Making Sense of the Numbers in Your Startup

– Published March 2nd 2015

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4.50 6 ratings

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Contagious: Why Things Catch On

Jonah Berger – Published March 5th 2013

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3.97 26868 ratings

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Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want

Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Patricia Papadakos, Gregory Bernarda, Alan Smith, Nguyễn Thụy Khánh Chương – Published January 28th 2015

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4.20 6170 ratings

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James C. Collins, Jerry I. Porras – Published November 2nd 2004

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4.04 70804 ratings

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Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson – Published October 24th 2011

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4.16 1145832 ratings

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Hello, Startup: A Programmer`s Guide to Building Products, Technologies, and Teams

Yevgeniy Brikman – Published November 9th 2015

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4.48 363 ratings

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Talking to Humans

Giff Constable – Published September 21st 2014

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4.08 1474 ratings

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Testing Business Ideas

David J. Bland, Alexander Osterwalder – Published November 6th 2019

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4.33 538 ratings

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Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy--and How to Make Them Work for You

Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul Choudary – Published March 28th 2016

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4.03 4149 ratings

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Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors

Michael E. Porter – Published June 1st 1998

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4.16 15803 ratings

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The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

Julie Zhuo – Published March 19th 2019

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4.24 12223 ratings

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Leaders Eat Last

Simon Sinek – Published January 7th 2014

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4.11 42906 ratings

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The Invincible Company: How to Constantly Reinvent Your Organization with Inspiration From the World`s Best Business Models

Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Frederic Etiemble, Alan Smith – Published April 14th 2020

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4.48 321 ratings

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Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products

Marty Cagan, Chris Jones – Published December 3rd 2020

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4.35 1908 ratings

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48-Hour Start-up: From idea to launch in 1 weekend

Fraser Doherty MBE – Published August 25th 2016

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3.88 401 ratings

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Make Your Mark: The Creative’s Guide to Building a Business With Impact

Jocelyn K. Glei – Published November 18th 2014

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3.96 1101 ratings

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The Startup Owner`s Manual for Web/Mobile Channel Startups (Book 3)

Steve Blank, Bob Dorf – Published September 27th 2012

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4.38 34 ratings

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Eric Ries – Published by Lulu.com

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4.14 1004 ratings

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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals

Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling – Published April 24th 2012

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4.08 7976 ratings

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Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive

Dorie Clark – Published October 3rd 2017

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3.96 640 ratings

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Early Exits: Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors (But Maybe Not Venture Capitalists)

Basil Peters – Published March 2009 by

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3.96 119 ratings

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Lean Startup Marketing

Sean Ellis –

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3.78 136 ratings

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Choose: The Single Most Important Decision Before Starting Your Business

Ryan Levesque – Published April 30th 2019

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3.98 287 ratings

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Visual Meetings: How Graphics, Sticky Notes & Idea Mapping Can Transform Group Productivity

David Sibbet – Published August 9th 2010

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3.87 1394 ratings

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The Entrepreneur`s Manual: Business Start-ups, Spin Offs and Innovative Management

Richard M. White – Published December 1st 1977

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3.86 29 ratings

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The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact

Edmond Lau – Published March 19th 2015

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4.27 1477 ratings

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Start at the End: How to Build Products That Create Change

Matt Wallaert – Published June 11th 2019

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3.85 289 ratings

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Self Made: The definitive guide to business startup success

Bianca Miller-Cole, Byron Cole – Published October 5th 2017

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3.81 94 ratings

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Outside In: The Power of Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business

Harley Manning, Kerry Bodine – Published August 28th 2012

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3.92 723 ratings

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Unscalable

Charlie Guo – Published January 19th 2016

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3.93 55 ratings

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Levers: The Framework for Building Repeatability into Your Business

Amos Schwartzfarb, Trevor Boehm –

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4.21 109 ratings

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Mind Your Business: Plan Your Business and Turn Your Creative Passion Into Your Full-Time Gig

Ilana Griffo, Paige Tate Select – Published January 15th 2019

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4.26 110 ratings

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New Wellness Revolution

Paul Zane Pilzer – Published February 1st 2007

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3.95 207 ratings

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Venture Capital Deal Terms: A guide to negotiating and structuring venture capital transactions

Harm De Vries, Menno Van Loon, Sjoerd Mol – Published January 24th 2017

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3.93 81 ratings

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Brad Feld – Published October 9th 2012

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4.00 1675 ratings

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The Startup Playbook: Secrets of the Fastest-Growing Startups from Their Founding Entrepreneurs

David S. Kidder – Published January 2nd 2013

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3.77 545 ratings

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The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth

Paul A. Gompers, Josh Lerner – Published December 1st 2001

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3.54 52 ratings

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The Art of the Start 2.0

Guy Kawasaki – Published March 3, 2015

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3.87 27155 ratings

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The Power of Passive Income: Make Your Money Work for You

Nightingale-Conant, Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Robert W. Bly – Published February 19th 2019

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3.28 57 ratings

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Total Alignment: Real-World Management Strategies for Today`s Entrepreneur

Linda Khadem – Published May 16th 2017

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3.93 15 ratings

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The Start-Up J Curve: The Six Steps to Entrepreneurial Success

Howard Love – Published August 30th 2016

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4.25 410 ratings

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Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead, Kevin Maney – Published June 14th 2016

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3.89 1720 ratings

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The Big Enough Company: Creating a Business That Works for You

Adelaide Lancaster, Amy Abrams – Published September 15th 2011

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3.66 32 ratings

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Lawrence Levy – Published November 1st 2016

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4.22 6283 ratings

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The Crowdfunding Revolution: How to Raise Venture Capital Using Social Media

Kevin Lawton, Dan Marom – Published December 4th 2012

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3.52 29 ratings

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On Startups: Advice and Insights for Entrepreneurs

Dharmesh Shah – Published 2012 by Hyperink

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4.00 17 ratings

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Do Even More Faster: Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup

David Cohen, Brad Feld – Published May 18th 2015

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4.00 4 ratings

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