BOOK SUMMARY

The 9 best SaaS books

Books about SaaS.

1. Product-Led Growth

2019Pages: 238 My rating: 5Goodreads: 4.1
The handbook on product-led-growth (PLG). In short - how to build a product that sells itself.
Wes Bush

2. The $150M Secret

Pages: 222 My rating: 5Goodreads: 4.3
How to bootstrap and sell a $150M company in 3.5 years. Practical tips - for example: screenshots of cold outreach templates to use, LinkedIn content plays, and learning from big startup failures. Finally, a hands-on guide on startup acquisition.
Guillaume Moubeche

3. Getting Acquired: How I Built and Sold My SaaS Startup

Pages: 214 My rating: 4Goodreads: 4.03
How to grow a SaaS company, build a compelling brand story to scale, and optimize likelihood of a great exit for the founder.
Andrew Gazdecki

4. The SaaS Playbook

2023Pages: 201 My rating: 4Goodreads: 4.7
How to build a lean million-dollar SaaS, market against large competitors, and use your position as underdog as an unfair advantage.
Rob Walling

5. Growth Hacking Reddit

2025
How to get customers and grow your startup using Reddit. The playbook to growth hacking on Reddit. Focused on B2B SaaS.
Jonathan Rintala

6. Hacking Growth

2017Pages: 320 Goodreads: 4.11
How to grow your startup - using 100s of proven tips to hack growth - from the most successful startups of all time like Facebook, Uber, and Airbnb.
Sean Ellis

7. Hooked: How to build habit-forming products

2013Pages: 256 Goodreads: 4.1
How to Build Habit-Forming Products.
Nir Eyal

8. The Minimalist Entrepreneur

2021Pages: 256 Goodreads: 4.22
Sahil Lavingia

9. Exit Strategy

2024
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling Your Business Without Regret.
Rob Walling, Sherry Walling