Ask YC: What are some the best business books?

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Post by wh » Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 11:00 PM UTC

I am looking to read some good business books. I would really appreciate any recommendations. Thanks!

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Post by qhoxie » Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 11:06 PM UTC

http://searchyc.com/business+book

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Post by pg » Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 11:45 PM UTC

I've found the best ones are books about the history of business and biographies of individual founders.

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 12:26 AM UTC

pg wrote: post #3

I've found the best ones are books about the history of business and biographies of individual founders.

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 12:27 AM UTC

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Post by wh » Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 12:27 AM UTC

pg wrote: post #3

I've found the best ones are books about the history of business and biographies of individual founders.

Thanks PG, Can you name some of the books which you found more useful ?

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Post by petervidani » Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 12:55 AM UTC

Thinking Strategically is one of my favorites. It spends each chapter analyzing techniques of competition, trend, and innovation. It reads quite easily and offers outside examples ranging from sports, large corporations, and world wars.

While you may find it challenging to read straight through, it works well, too, as something to pick up every so often or to read alongside other reading material. Even for those of you without a peaking interest in business, the advice presented in the book is undeniable logic that will definitely appeal to programmers and entrepreneurs alike.

http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Strategically-Competitive-Bus...

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Post by fusionman » Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 1:16 AM UTC

are you looking for business textbooks, books written by business leaders or Startup business books?

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Post by dmix » Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 1:17 AM UTC

For high-tech start-ups:

- Innovators Dilemma

- Finding Fertile Ground

- Myths of Entrepreneurship

- Blue Ocean Strategy

- Made to Stick

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Post by fusionman » Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 1:30 AM UTC

For startups,

-Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki -Blue Ocean Strategy -High Tech Startup by John Nesheim -The Power of Unfair Advantage by John Nesheim -Crossing the Chasm

These are all helpful for startups.