Top 10 Books About Entrepreneurship You Should Read

Entrepreneurship is all about making the right decisions at the right time, and for that, wisdom is the key. Most wise people are habitual of reading books because it is never too late to learn. In this article, there are 10 books that are suggested by famous and successful businessmen that somehow altered their vision or thought process. These books are great for adopting entrepreneurs’ skills if you plan on owning your own business one day.
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This book was suggested by Gavin Armstrong, the CEO and President of a renown iron supplementing company called Lucky Iron Fish. Armstrong was inspired by the mentioned book to ensure that all his business activities have a positive impact on the society. This book deals with important aspects of mindful spending and meaningful earning in the private sector.
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This is not a specifically business-related book, but a rather motivational and inspirational book that really helped Ryan Holmes, the founder and CEO of a social media management tool called Hoot suite. The book is about the journey of a Polish soldier and his struggle through life, through prison, and through various difficult situations. The beauty of this book is the message that we always make it through if we have the will to.
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One of the most empowered women in the business world, Julia Hartz, the founder and CEO of a technology and ticketing business called Eventbrite, is very successful at keeping a balance between her work and personal life – something most of us struggle with. The book focuses on loving one self and balancing their career by managing time and priorities efficiently, based on ‘worth’ – both financial and personal.
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As someone with keen interest in developing solutions to problems faced by the human race, Jeff Chapin is the co-founder at Casper Sleep Inc., a world renown mattress company. According to him, this book had such a huge impact on his life that he switched his major to engineering, finding beauty in studying structures. This book focuses on how aesthetic literally anything can be, and how seeing the beauty in everything can make your life more beautiful, too.
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A woman whose net worth is $135 million as the owner of Stella & Dot, a jewelry company, Jessica DiLullo Herrin is a very optimistic person. She emphasizes that this book taught her that staying positive and having a healthy mindset is like maintaining ‘personal hygiene’ every day.
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Weebly, a famous e-commerce web hosting service, was founded by David Rusenko. David confessed that even though his favorite book’s author was a controversial person, he had some very wise, smart techniques for efficient management of businesses and people alike.
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Josh Reeves, the CEO of a popular payroll and HR services business called Gusto, is very inspired by Randy Komisar’s The Monk and the Riddle, a book that helped him understand how to get the best out of life. His summary of the book stated its closeness to reality that people focus on tomorrow so much that they forget living today, for which the book suggests to focus on the journey – the destination will come when and how it is supposed to.
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The book focuses on human psychology and human nature. It explains the weird ways that people react to certain beliefs or concepts. While the content of the book is possibly a list of methods that someone can manipulate a customer into buying a product, Jack Groetzinger, founder of SeatGeek, focuses on using it to encourage people to buy tickets to fun things rather than manipulating them.
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This beautiful novel by Stein is written from a dog’s narrative, but focuses on the relation between animals and humans. It shows how no one is perfect, but perfection and beauty are rather in the eyes of the beholder. This dog-loving billionaire, Aaron Hirschorn, runs a dog care centre called DogVacay, and books that portray humanity and its bond with animals so aesthetically are motivational to him and his business.
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A trusted business woman, Angie Hicks, co-founder of Angie’s List, suggests the above mentioned book for people who feel uncomfortable being introverts like herself, and re-assures that you don’t have to be a big talker to achieve something big in life.
Inspirational book by all these inspiring entrepreneurs are guides for anyone who wishes to outgrow their current state and achieve more success in life, whether it is for business purposes or for setting their life on track.