What books would you recommend to a growing startup?
Yenire leal
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We know the importance found in the texts, so I would like to hear your recommendations.
My recommendation is ... the lean startup method.
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Ivan Ralic@ralic
My top 5 for every startup founder and team member 😄
➜ E-myth - How to be an entrepreneur
➜ Lean startup - How to build products
➜ Mom test - How to talk to customers
➜ Zero to One - How to build a vision
➜ Predictable revenue - How to bring revenue
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➜ Predictably irrational - How to setup experiments and understand behavioral economy
➜ Never split the difference - How to negotiate
➜ 7 habits of highly successful people - How to stay sane while doing all this 😂
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@sonimadhuri thanks 😄
I mostly read books to solve a particular problem or improve what I'm doing at a concrete moment. I use workflowy for organizing my thoughts from books (and other mediums).
Only books that I've actually re-read are the books I've read 5-10 years ago. But I very often go through notes and books when I'm solving a particular challenge I'm facing 😄
When it comes to reading habit, I'm a really slow reader. And I like hefty books in a physical form, so a match made in hell 😂 That said, I'm often reading two books at a time. Let's call them:
➜ A roman - Ex. "Living with a seal" by Jesse Itzler - A few weeks
➜ A heavy weight - Ex. "Cancer code" by Jason Fung - A few months
And since I've mentioned workflowy and taking notes I'll add additional book to the list:
➜ "How to take smart notes" by Sönke Ahrens
I know the title sounds cheesy but it's an awesome book to read 😄
Hard things about hard things by Ben Horowitz. It’s my absolute favourite.
@varun_kodnani thanks for sharing your suggestion and favorite one. From where I will buy it because I want to study it as I have to grow my https://golfvela.com/ startup.
@varun_kodnani Great, I'll put it on my list.
@nicholas_parker1 I think you should be able to get it on Amazon! It’s quite a popular book
1. Zero to One by Peter Thiel
2. Traction by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares
I've found these two books very helpful to my entrepreneurial journey.
@imtiyaz922 If you could share with us what you learned from these two books, what would it be?
Launching soon!
I will recommend Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
Book by Jessica Livingston. It is one of my favorite books.
I think one thing to realize is its not all strategy - I would also read some books on mindset and confidence - you are a badass by jen sincero - here me out! Its funny and makes you realize how much your own thinking can hold you back from success.
@jasbanwait I share your thought. I try to vary the themes, whether they help me grow or learn something new.
The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick. THIS IS A MUST READ! It changed my perspective on how to talk potential customers. It's a very practical guide that you can use from day 1.
@austin_font Thanks for your contribution. This book will be one of my subsequent reads.
Now I read Peter Bregman - Leading with Emotional Courage
This book is not about startup and business. Its about leadership and emotional managment. To make a startup you need to be a leader, to deal with emotions and communicate with people well
@ksusha_golovchenko I totally agree, in this way we can build the culture of the organization, an Important focus of any startup.
@ksusha_golovchenko Adding to my list, thank you for the recommendation!!
Yes, Lean startup method is great!
These are the most amazing ones I read:
Book by Google Ventures - Sprint: Idea to design and prototype in 5 days: https://startupxperience.org/ser...
The second best: Trajectory Startup: Ideation to Product Market Fit by Dave Parker
https://startupxperience.org/ser...
Start with Why by Simon Sinek: https://startupxperience.org/ser...
@izholdings Thanks for sharing this information. This material is very useful for the startups.
Zero to one and The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
I would say Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman.