BooksLivres editorial collection

Books Every Startup Team Should Read

Essential reading for product thinking, experimentation, strategy, goals, communication, and resilient startup execution.

18 carefully selected books

#3The Lean Startup cover

The Lean Startup

Eric Ries

★★★★★5.0(5)

Read our in-depth The Lean Startup review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Ben Horowitz

★★★★★5.0(6)

Read our in-depth The Hard Thing About Hard Things review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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Shoe Dog

Phil Knight

★★★★★5.0(4)

Read our in-depth Shoe Dog review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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Measure What Matters

John Doerr

★★★★★5.0(5)

Read our in-depth Measure What Matters review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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Blue Ocean Strategy

W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne

★★★★★4.9(7)

Read our in-depth Blue Ocean Strategy review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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Deep Work

Cal Newport

★★★★★4.8(6)

Read our in-depth Deep Work review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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The 4-Hour Workweek

Timothy Ferriss

★★★★★4.8(6)

Read our in-depth The 4-Hour Workweek review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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Think and Grow Rich

Napoleon Hill

★★★★★4.8(6)

Read our in-depth Think and Grow Rich review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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Good to Great

Jim Collins

★★★★★4.8(3)

Read our in-depth Good to Great review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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Start with Why

Simon Sinek

★★★★★4.8(5)

Read our in-depth Start with Why review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

★★★★★4.8(5)

Read our in-depth How to Win Friends and Influence People review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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Rich Dad Poor Dad

Robert T. Kiyosaki

★★★★★4.7(7)

Read our in-depth Rich Dad Poor Dad review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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Zero to One

Peter Thiel and Blake Masters

★★★★★4.6(5)

Read our in-depth Zero to One review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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Rework

Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

★★★★★4.6(3)

Read our in-depth Rework review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

Foundation cover

Foundation

Isaac Asimov

★★★★★4.5(4)

Read our in-depth Foundation review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Eric Jorgenson

★★★★★4.5(4)

Read our in-depth The Almanack of Naval Ravikant review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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The Millionaire Fastlane

M. J. DeMarco

★★★★★4.5(4)

Read our in-depth The Millionaire Fastlane review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.

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The War of Art

Steven Pressfield

★★★★★4.5(5)

Read our in-depth The War of Art review: detailed analysis, what works, what could be better, who should read it, and a clear final verdict.