50 Books like Startup Boards

Secrets of Sand Hill Road

by Scott Kupor • 2019

What VCs won't tell you about term sheets, board dynamics, and the exit math that runs everything.

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💼 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Funding 📄 Term Sheets 🎤 Pitching Investors 🏛️ Board Governance

Secrets of Sand Hill Road 97%

What VCs won't tell you about term sheets, board dynamics, and the exit math that runs everything.

by Scott Kupor 2019

4.23

4k+ ratings

💼 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Funding 📄 Term Sheets 🎤 Pitching Investors 🏛️ Board Governance

Mastering the VC Game

by Jeffrey Bussgang • 2010

A VC's unvarnished playbook: how deals get done, from the first pitch to the final exit.

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2k+

🏦 Venture Capital 🎤 Pitching Investors 📄 Term Sheets 👥 Startup Boards 🚪 Exit Strategies

Mastering the VC Game 97%

A VC's unvarnished playbook: how deals get done, from the first pitch to the final exit.

by Jeffrey Bussgang 2010

3.90

2k+ ratings

🏦 Venture Capital 🎤 Pitching Investors 📄 Term Sheets 👥 Startup Boards 🚪 Exit Strategies

Startup CEO

by Matt Blumberg • 2013

Scale your startup without losing the board, the bank, or your mind.

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🚀 Startup Scaling 👥 Board Management 💰 Fundraising Strategies 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Company Culture 🧘 Founder Self-Care

Startup CEO 96%

Scale your startup without losing the board, the bank, or your mind.

by Matt Blumberg 2013

4.16

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Scaling 👥 Board Management 💰 Fundraising Strategies 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Company Culture 🧘 Founder Self-Care

High Growth Handbook

by Elad Gil • 2018

The playbook for scaling from ten to ten thousand without the usual breakdowns.

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3k+

📈 Startup Scaling 🤝 Hiring Playbooks 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Culture Building 💰 Venture Capital

High Growth Handbook 96%

The playbook for scaling from ten to ten thousand without the usual breakdowns.

by Elad Gil 2018

4.08

3k+ ratings

📈 Startup Scaling 🤝 Hiring Playbooks 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Culture Building 💰 Venture Capital

Dear Founder

by Maynard Webb • 2018

Founder letters for the moments no one warns you about: from co-founder fights to cash crises.

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250

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💌 Founder Advice 🤝 Co-Founder Dynamics 🧑‍💼 Hiring And Culture 💰 Fundraising Strategy

Dear Founder 96%

Founder letters for the moments no one warns you about: from co-founder fights to cash crises.

by Maynard Webb 2018

3.76

250 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💌 Founder Advice 🤝 Co-Founder Dynamics 🧑‍💼 Hiring And Culture 💰 Fundraising Strategy

Zero to IPO

by Frederic Kerrest • 2022

A founder's guide from idea to IPO: funding, teams, sales, surviving the crisis.

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282

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Venture Capital 🏢 Company Culture 📈 Sales Techniques 🤝 Team Building

Zero to IPO 96%

A founder's guide from idea to IPO: funding, teams, sales, surviving the crisis.

by Frederic Kerrest 2022

4.10

282 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Venture Capital 🏢 Company Culture 📈 Sales Techniques 🤝 Team Building

The Startup Playbook

by David S. Kidder • 2012

Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.

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584

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 🎯 Product Market Fit 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌉 Silicon Valley Wisdom

The Startup Playbook 96%

Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.

by David S. Kidder 2012

3.78

584 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 🎯 Product Market Fit 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌉 Silicon Valley Wisdom

The Art of Startup Fundraising

by Alejandro Cremades • 2016

Raise startup capital without losing control. The playbook from pitch to close.

4.02

818

🏦 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Financing 🎤 Investor Pitching 🌐 Equity Crowdfunding 🚀 Early Stage Founders

The Art of Startup Fundraising 96%

Raise startup capital without losing control. The playbook from pitch to close.

by Alejandro Cremades 2016

4.02

818 ratings

🏦 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Financing 🎤 Investor Pitching 🌐 Equity Crowdfunding 🚀 Early Stage Founders

Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.

by Colin C. Campbell • 2023

Build a business, sell it high, and do it again: the serial entrepreneur's repeatable system.

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173

🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🚀 Startup Scaling 💸 Bootstrapping 📉 Lean Operations 💼 Business Exits

Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. 96%

Build a business, sell it high, and do it again: the serial entrepreneur's repeatable system.

by Colin C. Campbell 2023

4.31

173 ratings

🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🚀 Startup Scaling 💸 Bootstrapping 📉 Lean Operations 💼 Business Exits

The Startup Checklist

by David S. Rose • 2016

From business model to boardroom: a stepwise path to a funded, scalable company.

4.12

326

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔄 Lean Startup 💰 Venture Funding 🍰 Equity Splits 🎤 Investor Pitching

The Startup Checklist 96%

From business model to boardroom: a stepwise path to a funded, scalable company.

by David S. Rose 2016

4.12

326 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔄 Lean Startup 💰 Venture Funding 🍰 Equity Splits 🎤 Investor Pitching

The High-Performance Entrepreneur

by Subroto Bagchi • 2006

A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.

3.91

711

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌱 First-Time Founders 👥 Founding Teams 📋 Business Planning

The High-Performance Entrepreneur Summary

The High-Performance Entrepreneur 96%

A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.

by Subroto Bagchi 2006

3.91

711 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌱 First-Time Founders 👥 Founding Teams 📋 Business Planning

The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital

by Finkel • 2009

In private equity, the top investors don't chase the best deals; they build the best incentives.

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642

💼 Private Equity 💸 Venture Capital 🧠 Investor Wisdom 🔍 Due Diligence 🏛️ Board Governance

The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital Summary

The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital 95%

In private equity, the top investors don't chase the best deals; they build the best incentives.

by Finkel 2009

3.81

642 ratings

💼 Private Equity 💸 Venture Capital 🧠 Investor Wisdom 🔍 Due Diligence 🏛️ Board Governance

The Founder's Dilemmas

by Noam Wasserman • 2011

Not the market. Not the product. The data points to founder decisions as the real startup killer.

4.02

5k+

🚀 Early Stage Startups 👥 Founding Teams 💰 Equity Structure 🧑‍💼 Startup Hiring 💼 Investor Dynamics

The Founder's Dilemmas 95%

Not the market. Not the product. The data points to founder decisions as the real startup killer.

by Noam Wasserman 2011

4.02

5k+ ratings

🚀 Early Stage Startups 👥 Founding Teams 💰 Equity Structure 🧑‍💼 Startup Hiring 💼 Investor Dynamics

The Startup Playbook

by Rajat Bhargava • 2020

Two veteran founders on the cofounder, culture, and hiring decisions that matter more than the idea.

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264

🚀 Startup Guides 💡 Founder Advice 🔍 Customer Validation 🎯 Product-Market Fit 🔄 Lean Methodology

The Startup Playbook 95%

Two veteran founders on the cofounder, culture, and hiring decisions that matter more than the idea.

by Rajat Bhargava 2020

3.94

264 ratings

🚀 Startup Guides 💡 Founder Advice 🔍 Customer Validation 🎯 Product-Market Fit 🔄 Lean Methodology

Starting a Business QuickStart Guide

by Ken Colwell • 2019

The step-by-step launch road map: test your idea, build your team, get funded, and sell.

4.07

298

🚀 Startup Guides 👶 First-Time Founders 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📊 Market Validation 📋 Business Planning

Starting a Business QuickStart Guide Summary

Starting a Business QuickStart Guide 95%

The step-by-step launch road map: test your idea, build your team, get funded, and sell.

by Ken Colwell 2019

4.07

298 ratings

🚀 Startup Guides 👶 First-Time Founders 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📊 Market Validation 📋 Business Planning

Predictable Success

by Les McKeown • 2010

Growth creates complexity, complexity kills growth. Seven stages, one sweet spot.

4.03

707

👥 Corporate Lifecycles 📉 Corporate Decline 🏗️ Scaling Companies ⚖️ Entrepreneurial Balance 🔄 Leadership Transitions

Predictable Success 95%

Growth creates complexity, complexity kills growth. Seven stages, one sweet spot.

by Les McKeown 2010

4.03

707 ratings

👥 Corporate Lifecycles 📉 Corporate Decline 🏗️ Scaling Companies ⚖️ Entrepreneurial Balance 🔄 Leadership Transitions

Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution

by Uri Levine • 2023

Startup survival: obsess over the problem, not your first solution. From the co-founder of Waze.

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🚀 Startup Playbooks 🎯 Product-Market Fit 🔄 Failure And Iteration 🔍 User Research 💰 Fundraising

Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution Summary

Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution 95%

Startup survival: obsess over the problem, not your first solution. From the co-founder of Waze.

by Uri Levine 2023

4.36

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🎯 Product-Market Fit 🔄 Failure And Iteration 🔍 User Research 💰 Fundraising

Masters of Scale

by Reid Hoffman • 2021

Why the best founders chase rejection, kill their own habits, and let actions overrule words.

4.07

1k+

📈 Startup Scaling 🧠 Founder Mindset 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🔄 Pivoting 🔍 Customer Discovery

Masters of Scale 95%

Why the best founders chase rejection, kill their own habits, and let actions overrule words.

by Reid Hoffman 2021

4.07

1k+ ratings

📈 Startup Scaling 🧠 Founder Mindset 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🔄 Pivoting 🔍 Customer Discovery

Super Founders

by Ali Tamaseb • 2021

Most startup advice is folklore. The data from hundreds of unicorns tells a different story.

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🚀 Startup Playbooks 📊 Data-Driven Business 💰 Venture Capital ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🦄 Unicorn Companies

Super Founders 95%

Most startup advice is folklore. The data from hundreds of unicorns tells a different story.

by Ali Tamaseb 2021

4.22

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 📊 Data-Driven Business 💰 Venture Capital ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🦄 Unicorn Companies

The Little Book of Venture Capital Investing

by Louis C. Gerken • 2013

From first check to final exit: how venture capital finds startups, builds value, and cashes out.

3.25

💰 Venture Capital 🧱 Portfolio Construction 🛡️ Risk Management 🌱 Innovation Ecosystems 💵 Founder Fundraising

The Little Book of Venture Capital Investing Summary

The Little Book of Venture Capital Investing 95%

From first check to final exit: how venture capital finds startups, builds value, and cashes out.

by Louis C. Gerken 2013

3.25

53 ratings

💰 Venture Capital 🧱 Portfolio Construction 🛡️ Risk Management 🌱 Innovation Ecosystems 💵 Founder Fundraising

Think Bigger

by Michael W. Sonnenfeldt • 2017

Forty founders, forty lessons. Entrepreneurship starts where self-delusion stops.

3.29

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 💪 Grit And Resilience 🤝 Mentorship ⚖️ Risk Management

Think Bigger 95%

Forty founders, forty lessons. Entrepreneurship starts where self-delusion stops.

by Michael W. Sonnenfeldt 2017

3.29

14 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 💪 Grit And Resilience 🤝 Mentorship ⚖️ Risk Management

The Entrepreneur Mind

by Kevin D. Johnson • 2013

The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.

3.98

987

🚀 Startup Mindset 💼 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Strategy 👥 Team Building 🤝 Sales Skills

The Entrepreneur Mind 95%

The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.

by Kevin D. Johnson 2013

3.98

987 ratings

🚀 Startup Mindset 💼 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Strategy 👥 Team Building 🤝 Sales Skills

The Start-Up J Curve

by Howard Love • 2016

Your startup will dip before it climbs. Six phases for navigating every stage without breaking.

4.23

466

🚀 Startup Lifecycles 🔄 Business Pivots ⚡ Execution Over Ideas 📋 Business Model Design 🏗️ Lean Startup Methodology

The Start-Up J Curve 95%

Your startup will dip before it climbs. Six phases for navigating every stage without breaking.

by Howard Love 2016

4.23

466 ratings

🚀 Startup Lifecycles 🔄 Business Pivots ⚡ Execution Over Ideas 📋 Business Model Design 🏗️ Lean Startup Methodology

Venture Deals

by Brad Feld • 2011

What the board seat, liquidation preference, and option pool really cost you, before you sign.

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17k+

🏦 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Funding 📋 Deal Structuring 🤝 Deal Negotiation 📊 Equity Dilution

Venture Deals 95%

What the board seat, liquidation preference, and option pool really cost you, before you sign.

by Brad Feld 2011

4.12

17k+ ratings

🏦 Venture Capital 💰 Startup Funding 📋 Deal Structuring 🤝 Deal Negotiation 📊 Equity Dilution

Beyond Entrepreneurship

by Jim Collins • 1992

Twelve principles for building a lasting company, starting with who you let on the team.

4.11

403

💼 Venture Building 👥 Team Building 🎯 Vision And Purpose 🔀 Paradoxical Thinking 🔍 Strategic Focus

Beyond Entrepreneurship 95%

Twelve principles for building a lasting company, starting with who you let on the team.

by Jim Collins 1992

4.11

403 ratings

💼 Venture Building 👥 Team Building 🎯 Vision And Purpose 🔀 Paradoxical Thinking 🔍 Strategic Focus

How I Built This

by Guy Raz • 2020

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

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4k+

🚀 Startup Founding 📖 Founder Stories 💰 Bootstrapping 🧗 Learning From Failure 📣 Business Storytelling

How I Built This 95%

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

by Guy Raz 2020

4.17

4k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Founding 📖 Founder Stories 💰 Bootstrapping 🧗 Learning From Failure 📣 Business Storytelling

How to F*ck Up Your Startup

by Kim Hvidkjaer • 2022

Before your startup joins the 90 percent, check these fatal, fixable flaws hiding in plain sight.

4.58

447

💥 Startup Failure 🔄 Lean Methodology 🎯 Product-Market Fit 💵 Startup Funding 👥 Founding Teams

How to F*ck Up Your Startup 95%

Before your startup joins the 90 percent, check these fatal, fixable flaws hiding in plain sight.

by Kim Hvidkjaer 2022

4.58

447 ratings

💥 Startup Failure 🔄 Lean Methodology 🎯 Product-Market Fit 💵 Startup Funding 👥 Founding Teams

Boards That Deliver

by Ram Charan • 2005

Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.

3.80

147

🏢 Corporate Governance 👥 Group Dynamics 👤 CEO Succession 💰 Executive Compensation 🌱 Talent Pipeline

Boards That Deliver 95%

Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.

by Ram Charan 2005

3.80

147 ratings

🏢 Corporate Governance 👥 Group Dynamics 👤 CEO Succession 💰 Executive Compensation 🌱 Talent Pipeline

Failing Fast?

by Luv Tulsidas • 2024

Skip failing fast. Read market timing, build one standout feature, pick the customer who spreads it.

4.02

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Founder Mindset 🔄 Lean Startup 💎 Value Proposition 🗺️ Market Positioning

Failing Fast? 95%

Skip failing fast. Read market timing, build one standout feature, pick the customer who spreads it.

by Luv Tulsidas 2024

4.02

45 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Founder Mindset 🔄 Lean Startup 💎 Value Proposition 🗺️ Market Positioning

Why Startups Fail

by Tom Eisenmann • 2021

Why two-thirds of startups fail: six failure patterns and the early warnings every founder misses.

4.13

497

📉 Startup Failure Patterns 🧭 Startup Strategy 💰 Venture Capital Dynamics 📈 Scaling Challenges 🧩 Product Market Fit

Why Startups Fail 95%

Why two-thirds of startups fail: six failure patterns and the early warnings every founder misses.

by Tom Eisenmann 2021

4.13

497 ratings

📉 Startup Failure Patterns 🧭 Startup Strategy 💰 Venture Capital Dynamics 📈 Scaling Challenges 🧩 Product Market Fit

livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010

by Jere L. Calmes • 2010

Quit your day job ready: the soup-to-nuts manual for launching a business.

3.92

351

🏢 Small Business Guides 🚀 Startup Playbooks 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance ⚖️ Legal Structures

livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010 Summary

livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010 95%

Quit your day job ready: the soup-to-nuts manual for launching a business.

by Jere L. Calmes 2010

3.92

351 ratings

🏢 Small Business Guides 🚀 Startup Playbooks 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance ⚖️ Legal Structures

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars

by Brad Jacobs • 2024

Ride a megatrend, buy companies, and hire people smarter than you. A billionaire's formula.

3.93

2k+

🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🌟 Talent Strategy 🏢 Corporate Culture 📈 Megatrend Investing

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars Summary

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars 95%

Ride a megatrend, buy companies, and hire people smarter than you. A billionaire's formula.

by Brad Jacobs 2024

3.93

2k+ ratings

🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🌟 Talent Strategy 🏢 Corporate Culture 📈 Megatrend Investing

Disciplined Entrepreneurship

by Bill Aulet • 2013

Replace startup guesswork with a repeatable system for finding customers and proving they will pay.

4.27

2k+

🚀 Startup Methodology 👤 Customer Development 📋 Business Model Design ✅ Market Validation 📈 Customer Acquisition

Disciplined Entrepreneurship 95%

Replace startup guesswork with a repeatable system for finding customers and proving they will pay.

by Bill Aulet 2013

4.27

2k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Methodology 👤 Customer Development 📋 Business Model Design ✅ Market Validation 📈 Customer Acquisition

Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business

by Michael Parrish DuDell • 2013

Launch a business that survives, wins customers, and gets investors, guided by Shark Tank lessons.

3.62

600

🏢 Startup Playbooks 💰 Small Business Finance 🎤 Investor Pitching 🏷️ Brand Strategy 🌱 Company Culture

Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business Summary

Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business 95%

Launch a business that survives, wins customers, and gets investors, guided by Shark Tank lessons.

by Michael Parrish DuDell 2013

3.62

600 ratings

🏢 Startup Playbooks 💰 Small Business Finance 🎤 Investor Pitching 🏷️ Brand Strategy 🌱 Company Culture

Lost and Founder

by Rand Fishkin • 2018

Moz turned down a $25M offer. Its founder kept the company but lost his way, then rebuilt both.

4.30

2k+

🗣️ Startup Memoir 💰 Bootstrapped Startups ♻️ Customer Retention 🛞 Marketing Flywheel 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Lost and Founder 95%

Moz turned down a $25M offer. Its founder kept the company but lost his way, then rebuilt both.

by Rand Fishkin 2018

4.30

2k+ ratings

🗣️ Startup Memoir 💰 Bootstrapped Startups ♻️ Customer Retention 🛞 Marketing Flywheel 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Startup Weekend

by Marc Nager • 2011

An idea, a weekend, and the right strangers: how 54 hours launches a startup.

3.58

272

🛠️ Lean Startup 🧪 Experiential Learning 🎤 Pitching Skills 🔍 Customer Validation 🚀 Startup Formation

Startup Weekend 95%

An idea, a weekend, and the right strangers: how 54 hours launches a startup.

by Marc Nager 2011

3.58

272 ratings

🛠️ Lean Startup 🧪 Experiential Learning 🎤 Pitching Skills 🔍 Customer Validation 🚀 Startup Formation

Slicing Pie - Funding Your Business Without Funds

by Mike Moyer • 2012

A dynamic equity model that replaces fixed splits, so your stake matches your actual contribution.

4.16

1k+

💰 Startup Equity 🥾 Bootstrapping 🤝 Cofounder Relationships 📜 Partnership Structures 🚀 Early Stage Startups

Slicing Pie - Funding Your Business Without Funds Summary

Slicing Pie - Funding Your Business Without Funds 95%

A dynamic equity model that replaces fixed splits, so your stake matches your actual contribution.

by Mike Moyer 2012

4.16

1k+ ratings

💰 Startup Equity 🥾 Bootstrapping 🤝 Cofounder Relationships 📜 Partnership Structures 🚀 Early Stage Startups

Venture Capital Deal Terms

by Harm De Vries • 2017

The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.

3.93

123

💰 Venture Capital 📋 Deal Structuring 📄 Term Sheets 🚀 Startup Financing 🏦 Corporate Finance

Venture Capital Deal Terms 94%

The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.

by Harm De Vries 2017

3.93

123 ratings

💰 Venture Capital 📋 Deal Structuring 📄 Term Sheets 🚀 Startup Financing 🏦 Corporate Finance

Startup Nation

by Jeff Sloan • 2005

A startup guide that begins where most don't: with the life you actually want to live.

3.76

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🌱 First-Time Founders ⚖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 💰 Bootstrapping 💵 Startup Funding

Startup Nation 94%

A startup guide that begins where most don't: with the life you actually want to live.

by Jeff Sloan 2005

3.76

96 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🌱 First-Time Founders ⚖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 💰 Bootstrapping 💵 Startup Funding

Think Like Zuck

by Ekaterina Walter • 2012

Five rules behind Facebook's unlikely rise: why passion beats planning, and decades beat quarters.

3.83

449

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🏗️ Company Building 🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Hiring And Talent 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

Think Like Zuck 94%

Five rules behind Facebook's unlikely rise: why passion beats planning, and decades beat quarters.

by Ekaterina Walter 2012

3.83

449 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🏗️ Company Building 🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Hiring And Talent 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

What It Takes

by Stephen A. Schwarzman • 2019

The Blackstone playbook: think bigger, hire sharper, lose less, and treat every failure as tuition.

4.14

9k+

📈 Private Equity 👔 CEO Memoirs 🧠 Learning From Failure ⚖️ Risk Management 🏛️ Corporate Culture

What It Takes 94%

The Blackstone playbook: think bigger, hire sharper, lose less, and treat every failure as tuition.

by Stephen A. Schwarzman 2019

4.14

9k+ ratings

📈 Private Equity 👔 CEO Memoirs 🧠 Learning From Failure ⚖️ Risk Management 🏛️ Corporate Culture

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

by Ben Horowitz • 2014

The advice you need when your startup is on fire: no formulas, just hard-won survival tactics.

4.20

111k+

🚀 Startup Leadership 🧘 Emotional Resilience 🚨 Crisis Management 📈 Scaling Startups 💬 Candid Leadership

The Hard Thing About Hard Things Summary

The Hard Thing About Hard Things 94%

The advice you need when your startup is on fire: no formulas, just hard-won survival tactics.

by Ben Horowitz 2014

4.20

111k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Leadership 🧘 Emotional Resilience 🚨 Crisis Management 📈 Scaling Startups 💬 Candid Leadership

Inside Private Equity

by Bill Ferris • 2013

A private equity veteran on why good deals fail, when to walk away, and what the numbers miss.

3.60

💼 Private Equity 🚀 Venture Capital 🔄 Company Turnarounds 📖 Investment Memoirs 🏁 Exit Strategies

Inside Private Equity 94%

A private equity veteran on why good deals fail, when to walk away, and what the numbers miss.

by Bill Ferris 2013

3.60

47 ratings

💼 Private Equity 🚀 Venture Capital 🔄 Company Turnarounds 📖 Investment Memoirs 🏁 Exit Strategies

Scale or Fail

by Allison Maslan • 2018

A scaling business outgrows its founder first. Here is how to outpace it.

3.93

148

🚀 Entrepreneurial Scaling 💰 Cash Flow Management 👥 Team Building ⚙️ Business Systems 🧠 Founder Mindset

Scale or Fail 94%

A scaling business outgrows its founder first. Here is how to outpace it.

by Allison Maslan 2018

3.93

148 ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Scaling 💰 Cash Flow Management 👥 Team Building ⚙️ Business Systems 🧠 Founder Mindset

Winning Now, Winning Later

by David M. Cote • 2020

Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.

4.03

560

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Ceo Memoirs ⏳ Short-Termism ⚙️ Process Improvement 🏢 Corporate Culture

Winning Now, Winning Later 94%

Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.

by David M. Cote 2020

4.03

560 ratings

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Ceo Memoirs ⏳ Short-Termism ⚙️ Process Improvement 🏢 Corporate Culture

The Minimalist Entrepreneur

by Sahil Lavingia • 2021

Community first, product second: the art of building a profitable startup without venture capital.

4.20

2k+

🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology 🗣️ Customer Development 🫂 Community-First Business 🌱 Sustainable Business

The Minimalist Entrepreneur 94%

Community first, product second: the art of building a profitable startup without venture capital.

by Sahil Lavingia 2021

4.20

2k+ ratings

🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology 🗣️ Customer Development 🫂 Community-First Business 🌱 Sustainable Business

Let's Not Screw It, Let's Just Do It

by Richard Branson • 2012

Fun before spreadsheets: the Virgin founder on why most business rules are for breaking.

3.90

16k+

🚀 Startup Advice 📖 Founder Stories 🏷️ Brand Building ⚖️ Business Ethics 💡 Creative Disruption

Let's Not Screw It, Let's Just Do It Summary

Let's Not Screw It, Let's Just Do It 94%

Fun before spreadsheets: the Virgin founder on why most business rules are for breaking.

by Richard Branson 2012

3.90

16k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Advice 📖 Founder Stories 🏷️ Brand Building ⚖️ Business Ethics 💡 Creative Disruption

The Star Principle

by Richard Koch • 2008

Five percent of businesses create ninety-five percent of value. The blueprint for building one.

4.18

378

📊 Business Strategy 🚀 High-Growth Ventures 🥇 Market Leadership 🎯 Niche Domination 💰 Wealth Creation

The Star Principle 94%

Five percent of businesses create ninety-five percent of value. The blueprint for building one.

by Richard Koch 2008

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