Ask HN: What books an Entrepreneur should read?

Posted by sathishmanohar on Friday January 13, 2012 @03:19PM
from the ask-hn dept.

This topic is purposely too general. Because, I don't want to miss out books like "Guerrilla Marketing", which gave an overview of marketing in 3 days for me. There were books about Behavioral economics I finished, which were so helpful, eventhough it doesn't have immediate effect on my business.

So, the general question is, what books were useful to you in building your business.

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Re:Ask HN: What books an Entrepreneur should read? by mindcrime on Friday January 13, 2012 @03:57PM (#3462370)

In no particular order:

The Art of the Start - Guy Kawasaki

The Four Steps to the Epiphany - Steve Blank

The Lean Startup - Eric Ries

Blue Ocean Strategy - W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne

Crossing the Chasm - Geoffrey Moore

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing - Al Ries & Jack Trout

Positioning - Al Ries & Jack Trout

Repositioning - Jack Trout (with Steve Rivkin)

Differentiate or Die - Jack Trout (with Steve Rivkin)

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Re:Ask HN: What books an Entrepreneur should read? by aespinoza on Friday January 13, 2012 @03:26PM (#3462251)

I don't think there is an specific list that fits all entrepreneurs, but this is the list that has helped me a lot on getting things up and running:

* The Lean Startup

* Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup.

* Startup@Cloud: 33 tips for running your company using cloud-based software.

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Re:Ask HN: What books an Entrepreneur should read? by misterhaywood on Friday January 13, 2012 @03:24PM (#3462240)

http://hustletips.tumblr.com - Not a book, but sound advice and a quick read.

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Re:Ask HN: What books an Entrepreneur should read? by dutchbrit on Friday January 13, 2012 @05:16PM (#3462638)

The Magic of Thinking Big - Dr. David J. Schwartz

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Re:Ask HN: What books an Entrepreneur should read? by carlsednaoui on Friday January 13, 2012 @04:31PM (#3462492)

I would also add:

Rework

It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be

Thank You Economy

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Re:Ask HN: What books an Entrepreneur should read? by binthinking on Saturday January 21, 2012 @06:35PM (#3495032)

The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business - Josh Kaufman

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