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15 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Books Like The Hard Thing About Hard Things: 9 Reads
If Horowitz's brutally honest guide to running a company resonated, these books on startups, management, and the realities of leadership are the next steps.
Books Like Zero to One: 9 Reads for Founders
If Peter Thiel's contrarian guide to building something new and monopolistic sharpened your thinking, these books on startups, strategy, and innovation are the next steps.
Where to Start with Andrew Chen: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Andrew Chen — how to approach The Cold Start Problem, his comprehensive framework for network effects and building platform businesses. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with April Dunford: A Reading Guide
Where to start with April Dunford — how to approach Obviously Awesome, her definitive framework for product positioning. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Chris Guillebeau: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Chris Guillebeau — how to approach The $100 Startup, his practical guide to building a profitable small business with minimal startup capital. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Eric Ries: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Eric Ries — how to approach The Lean Startup, the book that introduced Build-Measure-Learn and the minimum viable product to mainstream business thinking. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Marty Cagan: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Marty Cagan — how to approach Inspired, the canonical guide to technology product management covering team structure, product discovery, and how to build products customers love. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Peter Thiel: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Peter Thiel — how to approach Zero to One, his contrarian framework for building startups that create genuine value rather than copying what already works. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Rob Fitzpatrick: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Rob Fitzpatrick — how to approach The Mom Test, his practical guide to customer interviews that generate genuine insight rather than false validation. A complete reading guide.
Best Books About Technology: Essential Reading on the Digital Age
The best books about technology — from The Innovators and Zero to One to The Age of Surveillance Capitalism and The Shallows. How technology shapes our world.
Best Founder and Startup Memoirs: Essential Business Books
The best founder and startup memoirs — from Shoe Dog and Steve Jobs to Zero to One and The Hard Thing About Hard Things. Essential business reading.
Best Startup Books: Essential Reading for Founders and Builders
The best startup books — from Zero to One and The Lean Startup to Shoe Dog and The Hard Thing About Hard Things. What founders actually need to read to build something.
The Lean Startup vs Zero to One: Which First?
Two books dominate every founder's reading list. The Lean Startup and Zero to One agree that most businesses fail — and disagree about everything else. Here is how their philosophies compare, where each goes wrong, and which to read first.
Naval Ravikant's Book Recommendations: The Essential Reading List
The books Naval Ravikant recommends most — from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and Poor Charlie's Almanack to Antifragile, Skin in the Game, and the philosophy books he returns to repeatedly.
15 Best Books for Entrepreneurs (Ranked by Founders)
The definitive reading list for startup founders and entrepreneurs. We surveyed successful founders and combined expert reviews to rank the 15 most impactful business books.
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