Comments on: Three Entrepreneurial Books To Read Before You Turn 21

By: Zen and the Art of Motor Cycle Maintenance: The Metaphysics of Quality :: learnsigma

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:50:32 +0000

[...] Three Entrepreneurial Books To Read Before You Turn 21 (feld.com) [...]

By: Andrew E. Scott » Comic but not funny

Andrew E. Scott » Comic but not funny — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:44:13 +0000

[...] Three Entrepreneurial Books To Read Before You Turn 21 (feld.com) [...]

By: Planner Reads » Blog Archive » Books For Entrepreneurs

Planner Reads » Blog Archive » Books For Entrepreneurs — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:51:17 +0000

[...] led to this post by Brad where he lists his top three book suggestions for entrepreneurs. Go read that post. It’s [...]

By: Paramendra Kumar Bhagat

Paramendra Kumar Bhagat — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:08:52 +0000

How can "all three" become "five of them?"

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:20:07 +0000

Thanks – I haven’t read that one yet. Grabbing in on Amazon right now.

By: Matt S.

Matt S. — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:18:48 +0000

As the Crow Flies by Jeffrey Archer…entertaining fiction about the entrepreneurial spirit

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:54:08 +0000

E Myth is a great book – thanks for the suggestions.

By: kyjenkyle

kyjenkyle — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:52:48 +0000

I'd sugest these classics: 22 Immutable Laws of Mareting, The E Myth, Word Of Mouth Marketing.

By: Books for Entrepreneurs (and VCs) — Tech Capital Partners Blog

Books for Entrepreneurs (and VCs) — Tech Capital Partners Blog — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:12:28 +0000

[...] Brad Feld and Fred Wilson have both written blog posts over the past few days on “Books for Entrepreneurs” (and I would add VCs), and Zachary Burt has started a Wiki that consolidates all of the great recommendations in one spot. [...]

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:47:05 +0000

MouseDriver is excellent. See my review of it at http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2004/07/young-jac... Pete Warden also just wrote a post about it and two other great entrepreneur stories at http://petewarden.typepad.com/searchbrowser/2009/... />

By: John Dean

John Dean — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:00:54 +0000

I have some moral qualms with Ayn Rand but I do remember loving that book (and the Fountainhead) back in college. Looking for something under the radar? I really liked "The Mouse Driver Chronicles"-about two guys who decided to start a business right after getting their MBAs (instead of working for a company). They made a mouse shaped like a golf club (hence the name). Just a nice account of the ups and downs of figuring out how to make a go of it.

By: Books and More Books » Miles Lasater Blog

Books and More Books » Miles Lasater Blog — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:49:20 +0000

[...] Brad Feld and Fred Wilson were have both recently blogged about books. It inspired me to repost my old list of books and start a Shelfari account. [...]

By: Lincoln Nguyen

Lincoln Nguyen — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:50:38 +0000

Letters from a Stoic – Seneca

By: day_dree

day_dree — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:29:33 +0000

If you're boot strapping something or are in the early days, you may find Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz interesting … It's probably 10 years old but has more than a few inspiring sections for the dog days of getting something launched.

2 more 10 year old books worth the read are Geoffrey Moore's Crossing the Chasm and Inside the Tornado if you're launched but anywhere short of the market domination. Some people may find Business Lessons from the Edge, a new book on intelligent risk taking from Jim McCormick, useful in defining personal limits and approaches. It pulls lessons from tough athletic pursuits.

If you've got a staff of strong VPs in place, good time to pick up Peter Drucker on management again — especially if you're a founder.

Launching/growing a business can be lonely, even isolating … the difference between driver's seat and passenger seat is vast, starting with the inability to talk completely openly with the other passengers. A good book can help.

Day_dree

By: Justyn Howard

Justyn Howard — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:55:48 +0000

I enjoy hearing about books that weren't intended to be entrepreneurial, but have great lessons. That said, I really wish there were more great books intended for this audience! Every few weeks I return to Amazon or Borders hoping to see something under-the-radar read from the trenches. Brad Feld, Ron Conway, Jason Calacanis. The information possessed by the leaders in our space is pure gold (This Week in Startups is a great example).

Unfortunately world-domination takes a lot of work and I'm guessing sitting in front of a word processor for a few months isn't high on the priority list.

Thanks for the recommendations! Needed more to read.