The Best Startup Books

We have picked out the best of the modern startup business books so you don't waste valuable time.

We read many startup and business books. These are the books we lend out and recommend most frequently.

The Lean Startup:

How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
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The Founder's Dilemmas:

Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup (Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
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Mastering the VC Game:

A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms
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Venture Deals:

Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
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Significant Mentions

The Best Startup Books: Our Vetted List topstartupbooks.com
— Brad Feld (@bfeld) May 29, 2012
I'm in good company on this list of "the best modern startup business books"topstartupbooks.com
— Eric Ries (@ericries) May 29, 2012

Created By: Joshua Cyr (@jcyr) of Alpha Loft | 2012 Edition