All Books

• Entrepreneur Journeys Volume 1
  Great short stories about other entrepreneurs. Always inspirational and provides perspective on your journey.
• Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow
  Many of us have heard about Maslow's pyramid strategy from our days of studying psychology. But how does it apply to businesses trying to get to the top? Successful entrepreneur Chip Conley …
• Blue Ocean Strategy
  A "Blue Ocean" represents a market that is not crowded with competitors. In this highly readable book by two men from one of the leading business schools, located in France, the authors point out …
• Fool's Gold?: The Truth Behind Angel Investing in America
  The tile seems a bit provocative, and one thinks that the book will debunk Angel Investing. However, the table of contents shows that there is a serious look at the subject.
• Entrepreneurial Finance
  While this is quite pricey, it is less than taking the university course that uses this book as a text. The a-z of finance for the start-up.
• Bootstrapping Your Business
  When should you take investor money to grow your business, and when do you go it alone for a while? This book lays out some of the ways to grow yourself first, before going out to investors.
• The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
  Recommended by entrepreneur and founder of WebVanta (the software which powers this site), Michael Slater.
• Term Sheets & Valuations
  The holy grail of term sheets.
• Founders at Work
  One great way to learn about startups is to hear from other great founders.
• Managing with Aloha
  We dream of living in Hawaii, surrounded by the Aloha spirit of welcome and friendliness. Imagine if you could create the same spirit in the midst of your hard-working company, and still get a …
• Open Innovation
  A resource from Harvard Business School
• Business Plans that Work
  People try and skip the business plan step, which is a sure path to confusion. Here’s a way to make it work.
• New Venture Creation
  What does it take to start a business, and have it succeed? Here’s an up to date look.
• The Tipping Point
  A new look at the impact that small changes can have on business and the world.
• The Four Steps to the Epiphany
  The essential “how to” book for anyone bringing a product to market, writing a business plan, marketing plan or sales plan.
• Engineering Your Start-Up
  Covers the fundamentals of launching and growing an on-line business.
• Lead Like an Entrepreneur
  Here’s a look at the qualities of being an entrepreneur, whether you are on your own or in a large business.
• Mountains Beyond Mountains
  Another inspiring example of what one man, with a passion and vision, can do to change the lives of people for the better, and leave behind a lasting legacy.
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace
  If you think one person can’t make a difference in the world, you must read this book. What one man and no money did is amazing. Imagine what people with resources can do.
• The Giving Tree
  If you haven’t read this as a kid, read it now as an entrepreneur, and you’ll understand philanthropy. If you have read it, get it for your kids and staff, so everyone is on board. An …
• Web Analytics: An Hour a Day
  
• 42 Rules of Marketing
  
• High Tech Start Up, Revised and Updated
  Classic book that covers legal, financial and personal issues surrounding start-ups.
• Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation
  While this is more for the investor, rather than the entrepreneur, it is always helpful to understand the point of view of the investors, if you are hoping to get them to invest in your company.
• Entrepreneur Power Plays
  Here’s a recent (2008) book giving the inside scoop on 100 of the top entrepreneurs, names that you will soon come to respect and follow.
• Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
  What better reading for entrepreneurs than the true story of someone just like you: who worked the technology field and then found a way to give back.
• Managing to Stay Out of Court
  
• The Coaching Organization
  Here’s a different kind of business model: supporting people to grow by coaching them.
• The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding
  
• Managing to Stay Out of Court: How to Avoid the 8 Deadly Sins of Mismanagement
  
• The Wall Street Journal. Complete Personal Finance Guidebook (The Wall Street Journal Guidebooks)
  
• The Imperfect Board Member: Discovering the Seven Disciplines of Governance Excellence
  
• Startup
  Entrepreneur Kaplan describes the tribulations he faced while forming his own company in the computer industry.
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
  This classic book on leadership will never be outdated, as Covey calls upon basic human principles to apply to leading business and life.
• Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box
  This will radically change your management style… for the better. Learn how to really stop the buck from passing elsewhere.
• Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind
  The classic on positioning, which is a make-or-break part of your marketing strategy.
• Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
  The true test of a great company is one that out last its founder. This book offers great insight into building a winning company culture.
• Harold and the Purple Crayon
  What better way to begin to understand creative product development than with a classic children’s story.
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• Lifecycle of a Technology Company: Step-by-Step Legal Background and Practical Guide from Startup to Sale
  
• True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership (J-B Warren Bennis Series)
  One of the books that can change your entire approach to leading your company, and leading your life.