Are you thinking about or in the early stages of starting your own business? These books are a must read for all early-stage entrepreneurs, with valuables tips, best practices, motivation and inspiration to help push you towards success.
Crush It!: Why Now Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion
Authors: Gary Vaynerchuk,
If you are passionate about something and you can spend hours working on it because that’s what you love, Crush It! is the book for you. Gary, with his remarkable advice on modern day businesses, teaches you how you can take that passion and make a living out of it. He guides you on how to use the Internet and social media to your benefit, just like he did.
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
Authors: Chris Guillebeau,
Sometimes, you’re just looking for a magic lamp that can turn your life around, take you out of your boring job and open doors for you to make money from your passion. Chris Guillebeau knows this — that’s what he does. In The $100 Start-Up he shares his expertise with you, real-life case studies of successes and challenges people faced in monetizing their passions and how you can get people to pay you for doing what you love.
The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company
Authors: Steve Blank,Bob Dorf
A complete tried and tested guide on starting your own company in 608 pages by the Silicon Valley expert — Steve Blank. This book is used in Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia and other universities around the world because of its easy-to-understand style and easily implementable strategies that guarantee success in the future.
Rich Dad’s Before You Quit Your Job: 10 Real-Life Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Building a Multimillion-Dollar Business (Rich Dad’s (Paperback))
Authors: Robert T. Kiyosaki,Sharon L. Lechter
Robert Kiyosaki shares his personal insight into the successes and failures he experienced in his life and the lessons he learned from them. Rich Dad’s Before You Quit Your Job is the perfect guide for anyone who is looking to start a business venture of their own.
The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
Authors: Guy Kawasaki,
An idea — that’s where everything begins. With the right strategy, any idea can be put into fruition, but it isn’t that easy. Guy Kawasaki gives you all the information you need to know regarding starting your own business. From establishing a brand to creating a team that becomes family, The Art of the Start will guide you through your start-up journey.
Start Something That Matters
Authors: Blake Mycoskie,
Are you’re a passionate person with a dream and a purpose for your life? Do you want to do something you love and serve the world through it? If you want to become an entrepreneur and a humanitarian at the same time — Start Something that Matters is the right book for you. The owner of TOMS or as he is often called, the Chief Shoe Giver shares how he integrated profit and social good while having fun.
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days
Authors: Jessica Livingston,
Jessica Livingston gives you unprecedented access to every giant in Silicon Valley — how did they start? What were their challenges? How did they overcome these challenges? Discover the story of Hotmail, Yahoo, Flickr, PayPal and many more through Founders at work. This isn’t just a book of their story, it’s an inspiration for every individual who has an idea.
Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat
Authors: Michael Masterson,
A multimillionaire, Michael Masterson, gives you a handbook of entrepreneurial growth. Using his skill and expertise, he draws out four strategic stages that any business — big or small — will need to follow to become successful in today’s market.
6 Months to 6 Figures
Authors: Peter Voogd,
By the age of 27, he had coached over 4000 entrepreneurs. His strategies were featured on Forbes, Huffington Post, Business Insider, etc. His techniques are simple and practical — not filled with theoretical jargon that don’t work in reality. Discover the best of Peter Voogd’s strategies and techniques compiled all into a No. 1 bestselling book — 6 Months to 6 Figures.
The 7 Day Startup: You Don’t Learn Until You Launch
Authors: Dan Norris,Rob Walling
If you want to start your venture but you’re tired of repeated failures, Dan Norris’s The 7 Day Start Up was made just for you. This isn’t an ordinary book repeating the extraordinary success stories of the likes of Jobs and Gates. Instead it is a practical, real guide on launching a product that will become a market hit in 7 days.
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