The 8 best Startup story books
Books about startup stories.
1. Lost and Founder
2018Pages: 320 My rating: 4Goodreads: 4.3
A painfully honest field guide to the startup world - from a founder who did it himself; growing a SaaS startup to $45M in yearly revenue. Hard-earned lessons on fundraising, building culture, and the emotional rollercoaster of being an entrepreneur.
Rand Fishkin
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. Rework
2010Pages: 279 My rating: 4Goodreads: 3.98
How to become a founder that works smarter, not harder. And build a profitable business while your at it. You need less than you think.
Jason Fried
4. 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
5. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Pages: 400 My rating: 4Goodreads: 4.47
The transparent story of how one of the world’s most famous and profitable companies, Nike, was formed - told from the founder's perspective.
Phil Knight
8. The Cold Start Problem
2021Pages: 386 My rating: 5Goodreads: 4.2
How to ignite a network from zero, and use network effects in a product to scale a startup rapidly.
Andrew Chen
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