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Best Books For a Startup?
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Re: Best Books For a Startup?
#121) Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell (very interesting ideas)
2) Innovator's Dilemma (for understanding what can work well)
3) Inside Intuit (for a great business story)
4) Eric Sink on the Business of Software
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#13For the German readership: "Cash Code" by Tritsch and Kohlhammer. It has a focus on the legal and administrative stuff around a startup. http://www.cashcodeportal.de/
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#141) Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell (very interesting ideas) 2) Innovator's Dilemma (for understanding what can work well) 3) Inside Intuit (for a great business story) 4) Eric Sink on the Business of Software
heres the google books full version of inside intuit. this book looks awesome:
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#15If They Say No Just Say Next by John Fuhrma
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#16The New New Thing
Founders at Work
Hackers and Painters
How To Get Rich
Competitive Strategies
The Intelligent Investor (or Security Analysis)
Liar's Poker
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#17Founders at Work (of course) "Best Practices"-type books that cover the tools and technology the startup is using, whether its Textmate, Unix, Subversion, whatever. Becoming more efficient is never a bad thing. I'd also add books on management and dealing with people: - The Art of Speedreading People - Tieger - Behind Closed Doors - Rothman, Derby - The Mythical Man Month - Brooks - Most if not all the books on Joel…
Joel's list is indeed awesome. I think nearly every book I would recommend is already on it.
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#18This might be only tangentially related, but I dig "How To Be Rich" by J. Paul Getty. He talks a lot about how he built Getty Oil, and about what's important in business and in life.
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#19The New New Thing Founders at Work Hackers and Painters How To Get Rich Competitive Strategies The Intelligent Investor (or Security Analysis) Liar's Poker
Steven Levy is great, I would add his Crypto book as well.
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#20I think news.yc needs a search.
Heres some we added 3 days ago :p