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If you’re an entrepreneur or are looking to become one, reading is a habit that is key to your success. Books offer knowledge and advice from some of the world’s most successful people, so it makes sense for entrepreneurs to soak up as much of this information as possible. In this blog post, we will share 30 books that every entrepreneur should read.
These are the books that I found on my entrepreneurial journey. I still haven’t read some of them and am still on my reading list and plan to read all of them. I also plan to add more books recommended by entrepreneurs and bloggers I follow.
These books will help you learn about business, marketing, finance, and more. So if you’re ready to start your work-at-home journey on the right foot, be sure to check out these must-read books!
Books for entrepreneurs
The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
by Eric Ries
The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
by Clayton M. Christensen
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters
The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company
by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
by David Allen
The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime
by M.J. DeMarco
The Millionaire Mindset: How Ordinary People Can Create Extraordinary Income
by Jen Sincero
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It
by Michael E. Gerber
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
by Chris Guillebeau
The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life
by Rosamund Zander and Benjamin Zander
The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-create Your World Your Way
by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream
by Paulo Coelho
Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century!
by Napoleon Hill
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (Leadership Gold)
by John C. Maxwell
How to Win Friends & Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea
by Bob Burg and John David Mann
The Magic of Thinking Big
by David J. Schwartz
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas
Getting Things Done for Teens: The Complete Guide to Taking Control of Your Life!
by Angela Watson and Mike Song
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
by Robert T. Kiyosaki
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
by Dave Ramsey
The Wealthy Barber Returns: Dramatically Older and Marginally Wiser, Our Hero Takes Another Crack at Helping You Achieve Financial Success
by David Chilton
The Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad’s Guide to Financial Freedom
by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
by Simon Sinek
Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
by Seth Godin
The Lean Entrepreneur: How to Accomplish More by Doing Less
by Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits
The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
by William N. Thorndike
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t
by Jim Collins
Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!
by Anthony Robbins
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
by Charles Duhigg
Conclusion
Becoming an entrepreneur is no easy task. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and knowledge to be successful. That’s why it’s important for entrepreneurs to read as many books as possible about business and other related topics.
The 30 books we’ve shared in this blog post are a great place to start, but there are countless others out there that can help you too.
What book has helped you the most in your entrepreneurial journey? Let us know in the comments below!
