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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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Business586

Nonfiction478

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Management259

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Judy Robinett – Published February 5th 2019

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4.29 78 ratings

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Raising Capital: Get the Money You Need to Grow Your Business

Andrew J. Sherman – Published February 14th 2005

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3.55 60 ratings

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Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Entire Branding Team

Alina Wheeler – Published August 1st 2009

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4.13 2395 ratings

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The Entrepreneur`s Guide to Customer Development: A cheat sheet to The Four Steps to the Epiphany

Brant Cooper, Patrick Vlaskovits – Published July 29th 2010

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4.01 5371 ratings

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Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience

Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seiden – Published March 8th 2013

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3.99 5954 ratings

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Walter Isaacson – Published October 7th 2014

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4.09 34653 ratings

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The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture

Scott Belsky – Published October 2nd 2018

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4.06 1217 ratings

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The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done

Peter F. Drucker – Published January 3rd 2006

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4.07 33134 ratings

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Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook

Dan Shapiro – Published May 7th 2015

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4.24 255 ratings

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Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works

A.G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin – Published February 5th 2013

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3.97 6112 ratings

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Safi Bahcall – Published March 19th 2019

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4.02 7169 ratings

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The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time

Jim McKelvey – Published March 10th 2020

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4.23 1290 ratings

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Ask: The Counterintuitive Online Formula to Discover Exactly What Your Customers Want to Buy...Create a Mass of Raving Fans...and Take Any Business to the Next Level

Ryan Levesque – Published April 21st 2015

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3.64 2506 ratings

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Startup Seed Funding for the Rest of Us: How to Raise $1 Million for Your Startup - Even Outside of Silicon Valley

Mike Belsito, Lindsay Preston, Lynn-Ann Gries, Jay Donovan – Published March 5th 2015

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4.03 88 ratings

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The Bootstrapper`s Bible: How to Start and Build a Business with a Great Idea and (Almost) No Money

Seth Godin – Published October 1st 1998

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3.97 488 ratings

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Will it Fly?: How to Know If Your New Business Idea Has Wings...Before You Take the Leap

Thomas K. McKnight – Published September 4th 2003

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3.81 57 ratings

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Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming

Peter Seibel – Published September 1st 2009

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3.95 5162 ratings

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The Unicorn Project

Gene Kim – Published November 19th 2019

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4.11 6827 ratings

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We Are The Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet`s Culture Laboratory

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin – Published October 2nd 2018

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3.91 833 ratings

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Brian Tracy – Published July 16th 2006

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4.12 6357 ratings

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Getting Acquired: How I Built and Sold My SaaS Startup

Andrew Gazdecki – Published January 11th 2022

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4.01 122 ratings

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Wes Bush – Published May 28th 2019

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4.15 881 ratings

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Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price

Madhavan Ramanujam, Georg Tacke – Published May 2nd 2016

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4.18 710 ratings

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24-Hour Business Plan Template: How to Validate Your Startup Ideas and Plan Your Business Venture

Steven Fies – Published September 3rd 2015

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3.78 99 ratings

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The Opportunity Analysis Canvas

James V. Green – Published 2013 by Venture

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3.52 264 ratings

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Click Millionaires: Work Less, Live More with an Internet Business You Love

Scott Fox – Published May 31st 2012

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3.61 747 ratings

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The Moonshot Game: Adventures of an Indian Venture Capitalist

Rahul Chandra – Published September 23rd 2019

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3.88 131 ratings

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The Startup Wife

Tahmima Anam – Published July 13th 2021

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3.59 6417 ratings

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The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation

Matthew Dixon, Brent Adamson – Published November 10th 2011

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3.91 8106 ratings

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Traffic Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Filling Your Websites and Funnels with Your Dream Customers

Russell Brunson – Published May 5th 2020

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4.32 790 ratings

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They Ask You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today`s Digital Consumer

Marcus Sheridan – Published January 17th 2017

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4.29 1078 ratings

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Bootstrap: Lessons Learned Building a Successful Company from Scratch

Kenneth L. Hess – Published December 31st 2001

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3.42 19 ratings

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Entrepreneur`s Guide to the Lean Brand: How Brand Innovation Builds Passion, Transforms Organizations and Creates Value

Jeremiah Gardner, Brant Cooper – Published October 8th 2014

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3.83 40 ratings

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The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Jack Canfield, Janet Switzer – Published December 26th 2006

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4.24 32809 ratings

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The Entrepreneur`s Paradox

Curtis Morley – Published March 16th 2021

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3.78 23 ratings

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Buyer Personas: How to Gain Insight Into Your Customer`s Expectations, Align Your Marketing Strategies, and Win More Business

Adele Revella – Published March 9th 2015

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3.90 347 ratings

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Twitter Marketing: Proven Business Strategy with a Simple Social Media to Earn Passive Income. Step by Step Guide to Reach Thousands of Followers ( become an expert influencer, building your brand )

Christopher Gain – Published November 10th 2019

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3.50 8 ratings

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Test-Driven Development: By Example

Kent Beck – Published November 8th 2002

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4.09 4048 ratings

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Venture Capital Due Diligence: A Guide to Making Smart Investment Choices and Increasing Your Portfolio Returns

Justin J. Camp – Published February 21st 2002

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3.48 87 ratings

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Venture Capital Investing: The Complete Handbook for Investing in Private Businesses for Outstanding Profits

Laura Gladstone – Published August 13th 2003

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3.82 39 ratings

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Peter Sims – Published April 19th 2011

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3.76 3932 ratings

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Venture Capital Strategy: How to Think Like a Venture Capitalist

Patrick Vernon – Published August 15th 2018

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4.14 22 ratings

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Dan Lyons – Published April 5th 2016

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3.91 15958 ratings

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Brian McCullough – Published October 23rd 2018

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4.30 1567 ratings

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Founder’s Pocket Guide: Convertible Debt

Stephen R. Poland – Published September 26th 2014

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4.02 54 ratings

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Aaron Ross, Jason Lemkin – Published February 8th 2016

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4.20 1000 ratings

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Steve Blank, Bob Dorf – Published 2012 by K

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4.09 12082 ratings

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The Startup Playbook: Founder-To-Founder Advice from Two Startup Veterans

Rajat Bhargava, Will Herman, Brad Feld – Published July 8th 2020

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4.00 205 ratings

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Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur: A Business Dragon`s Guide to Success

Shaf Rasul – Published May 6th 2010

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3.33 3 ratings

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Essentials of Venture Capital

Alexander Haislip – Published November 2nd 2010

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4.00 17 ratings

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