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What are the best startup books of all time?

Building businesses from scratch involves a lot of things falling into place: a team, timing, financing, research, experience and more. Good business books may help you avoid common pitfalls and take a smoother path to success. What books about starting businesses inspired or motivated you to create something that people want?

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Founders at Work
Founders at Work
  • Jessica Livingston
3.7625 reads
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
  • Jake Knapp
4.1776 reads
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
  • Ed Catmull
  • Amy Wallace
4.33183 reads
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
  • Peter Thiel
  • Blake Masters
3.89249 reads
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
  • Eric Ries
3.99199 reads
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
  • Simon Sinek
3.8200 reads
Disrupted
Disrupted
  • Dan Lyons
443 reads
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
  • Nir Eyal
3.9696 reads
Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World
Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World
  • Rand Fishkin
4.2316 reads
Alpha Girls
Alpha Girls
  • Julian Guthrie
31 read
How I Built This
How I Built This
  • Guy Raz
46 reads
The Mom Test
The Mom Test
  • Rob Fitzpatrick
4.3647 reads
The Innovation Stack
The Innovation Stack
  • Jim McKelvey
4.88 reads
Slicing Pie
Slicing Pie
  • Mike Moyer
4.55 reads