What are the best startup books of all time?Answer

Building businesses from scratch involves a lot of things falling into place: a team, timing, financing, research, experience and more. Good business books may help you avoid common pitfalls and take a smoother path to success. What books about starting businesses inspired or motivated you to create something that people want?

Founders at Work

Founders at Work
ByJessica Livingston

2001 • 90 Readers • 456 pages 3.9

Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble

2016 • 114 Readers • 272 pages 4

Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action

2009 • 553 Readers • 256 pages 3.8

How I Built This

2020 • 26 Readers • 320 pages 3.8

Slicing Pie

Slicing Pie
ByMike Moyer

2012 • 10 Readers • 216 pages 4.1

Alpha Girls

Alpha Girls
ByJulian Guthrie

2019 • 10 Readers • 304 pages 4

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

2001 • 673 Readers • 225 pages 3.9

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

2001 • 337 Readers 3.9

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

2001 • 556 Readers • 368 pages 4.3

The Mom Test

The Mom Test
ByRob Fitzpatrick

2013 • 156 Readers • 134 pages 4.4

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

2016 • 211 Readers • 288 pages 4.1