Business Books
Beginner
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki shares his lessons on wealth and financial independence.
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries introduces a methodology for developing businesses and products.
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Simon Sinek explores the importance of identifying the "why" behind your actions.
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
Chris Guillebeau offers advice on launching a startup with minimal capital.
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel provides insights on how to build companies that create new things.
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
Michael E. Gerber dispels myths about starting your own business.
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't
Jim Collins analyzes the factors that distinguish great companies from merely good ones and provides actionable insights for achieving greatness.
The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business
Josh Kaufman distills essential business concepts and principles into a comprehensive guide for self-directed business education.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman explores the psychology of decision-making and offers insights into how cognitive biases influence our choices in business and life.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic approach to personal and professional effectiveness through timeless principles and habits.
Intermediate
Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell explores the factors that contribute to high levels of success and examines the stories of outliers in various fields.
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
Donella H. Meadows introduces systems thinking and provides practical insights for understanding complex systems and making effective decisions.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie offers timeless advice on building meaningful relationships, influencing others, and achieving success in both personal and professional life.
Principles: Life and Work
Ray Dalio shares his principles for success in life and business, offering insights into decision-making, leadership, and personal development.
The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Clayton M. Christensen explores the challenges that established companies face when disruptive technologies emerge and offers strategies for navigating innovation.
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne present a framework for creating innovative business strategies that focus on creating new market spaces rather than competing in existing ones.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Ben Horowitz shares his experiences and lessons learned from building and leading successful companies, offering practical advice for entrepreneurs facing challenges.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel H. Pink explores the science of motivation and offers insights into what truly drives human behavior, both in the workplace and in everyday life.
The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
Dan Olsen provides a comprehensive guide to product management and innovation, focusing on lean principles and customer-centric approaches.
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely explores the irrationality of human decision-making and the psychological factors that influence our choices, offering insights for businesses and individuals.
Advanced
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman explores the psychology of decision-making and offers insights into how cognitive biases influence our choices in business and life.
The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Clayton M. Christensen explores the challenges that established companies face when disruptive technologies emerge and offers strategies for navigating innovation.
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't
Jim Collins analyzes the factors that distinguish great companies from merely good ones and provides actionable insights for achieving greatness.
Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors
Michael E. Porter presents frameworks and tools for analyzing competitive forces and developing effective business strategies.
Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life
Avanish K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff explore game theory and strategic thinking principles and apply them to various domains, including business.
The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life
Avanish K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff offer practical advice on applying game theory concepts to strategic decision-making in business and beyond.
The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor provide insights into disruptive innovation and offer strategies for sustaining growth in dynamic markets.
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
Simon Sinek explores the dynamics of effective leadership and team building, emphasizing trust, empathy, and purpose.
Blue Ocean Shift: Beyond Competing - Proven Steps to Inspire Confidence and Seize New Growth
W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne provide actionable strategies for creating blue ocean opportunities and driving business growth through innovation.
Measure What Matters: Online Tools for Understanding Customers, Social Media, Engagement, and Key Relationships
Katie Delahaye Paine offers insights into measuring the effectiveness of business strategies, focusing on customer engagement, social media, and key relationships.