Anyone starting their entrepreneurship journey should be proud of themselves. It is a lot of risk to start a business and can be pretty nerve wrecking too. However if you have a little faith in yourself, dedication, and lots of knowledge of business then you can become a successful entrepreneur. However one may feel the need of some guidance, advice, or simply some motivation to get ahead with their business plans. This is where people should turn to the best business books written for entrepreneurs.
Don’t know which are the best books for entrepreneurs that you must read? Well, that is where my top favorite picks would help you out. Here, I have mentioned the top 5 books on business that might help the new and aspiring entrepreneur.
1. Rework
Author: Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
This is one of the most recommended business books for entrepreneurs written by the cofounder of a popular software company 37signals, Jason Fried. With this book, Jason has urged its readers to take a simple and direct approach to make their business successful rather than going with traditional approaches.
Fried argues that entrepreneurs should focus on changing with times and needs of the market rather than following outdated advice and approaches that might only lead to failure.
This books teaches its readers to focus on the product rather than marketing, hiring good people instead of going with the quantity of employees, and all entrepreneurs should work towards a sustainable and successful business.
2. The Lean Startup
Author: Eric Ries
As its name states, this book is a must read for those who have started a startup or are thinking about starting one in future. This book advises that the old business advice is not really something today’s entrepreneurs would benefit from. So the entrepreneurs should work on making a product that can stand the test of time and meet the needs of their customers.
Ries has urged the new entrepreneurs to follow the Build, Measure, and Learn rule where they create a quality product, then measure the data on it, and finally learn how to make the use of the data. If your product isn’t delivering a good reason, make haste and change it for good to make your business successful.
3. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Author: Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel is the one who co-founded PayPal and contributed to the revolution of how we make payments. With this book Peter has bought a guide for the aspiring entrepreneur who wants to build a successful empire. He argues that entrepreneurs should focus on building something entirely new instead of competing with other products that already exist in the market.
Keep your plans secret until you are ready to show the world your product or service to get the maximum advantages. This book also states that entrepreneurs should not see failure as the opposite of success but a learning experience.
4. The Execution Factor: The One Skill that Drives Success
Author: Kim Perell
The Execution Factor is a must read for anyone who aspires to be an entrepreneur one day. This book talks about the power of execution and how an idea alone won’t change your life until you will learn to execute it.
The author talks about having a vision, true passion, taking action, resilience, and finally building relationships are the 5 important stages of execution. It is quite a thought provoking book that inspires its readers to take action rather than making a list of ideas that they may never work on.
5. Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
Author: Geoff Colvin
It’s a quite moving book that shifts our narrative that people are born with talent. Colvin states that having talent is never enough and one can become talented with hard work, dedication, and perseverance. The author states that having mere talent won’t bring success but it’s the hard work that one does to achieve greatness and reach to the top.
This is a must read book to read to know the power of learning and growing with time and dedicating your time and energy mastering your existing skills to achieve excellence.
Conclusion
So these are some of the most recommended and best selling business books that every entrepreneur must read! Go ahead and buy all of these books and see if you can get some valuable lessons from these inspirational books. That will be all for now, stay tuned to know more about the best books for you!