17 Books That Every Aspiring Founder And CEO Should Read

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17 Books That Every Aspiring Founder And CEO Should Read David Cancel 5x Founder 2x CEO @dcancel

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17 Books That Every Aspiring Founder And CEO Should Read

David Cancel5x Founder

2x CEO@dcancel

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1 The Hard Thing About Hard ThingsBy Ben Horowitz

The only “real” business book. This book captures what it is like leading a startup.

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2 Made In AmericaBy Sam Walton

The story of how Sam Walton created Wal-Mart and became the richest man in the world. I have stolen many concepts from this book including the concept of Servant Leadership. Read 3x.

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3 Seeking WisdomBy Peter Bevelin

I can’t remember how I first found this book years ago, but it’s been on my nightstand ever since. I continuously read this book finding new gems each time.

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4 Zingerman’s Guide To Giving Great ServiceBy Ari Weinzeig

If you care about creating a great customer experience read this book.

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5 Managing OneselfBy Peter Drucker

Buy this tiny book by Peter Drucker and re-read it every five years.

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6 Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an IndustryBy Marc Benioff & Carlye Adler

The story of Salesforce from its founder & CEO, Marc Benioff. The title says it all.

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7 Let My People Go SurfingBy Yvon Chouinard

The story of the founding of Patagonia and more importantly how to build a company with strong values.

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8 Positioning: The Battle For Your MindBy Al Ries & Jack Trout

This and Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion are the best books on Marketing. These books will teach you why you buy the things you do.

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9 MeditationsBy Marcus Aurelius

So deep you need to re-read this book every few years.

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10 Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises From The Power of NowBy Eckhart Tolle

The best way I’ve found to deal with the daily anxiety of running a business is to focus on the “Now.” Start practicing with Tolle’s book.

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11 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised EditionBy Robert Cialdini

I just read this book for the 3rd time. It’s the best book there is to understand the cognitive biases we all use to make decisions.

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12 EntreLeadershipBy Dave Ramsey

If you want to learn how to work on your business, not in it, read this.

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13 Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in BusinessBy Danny Meyer

I’m obsessed with great customer service. Nobody knows delivering great service better than Danny Meyer, one of America’s leading restauranteurs.

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14 The Big MooBy Seth Godin

 So many great Seth Godin books to read, I’ve read all of them. I always come back to two books, Purple Cow and The Big Moo, a companion book to the Purple Cow.

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15 Re-Imagine! Business Excellence in a Disruptive AgeBy Tom Peters

 Too many great Tom Peters books, start with this one.

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16 High Output ManagementBy Andy Grove

 The book that started the recent OKR trend used by Google and many other companies to manage priorities.

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17 Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine with the $100 Million Best Practices of Salesforce.comBy Aaron Ross

 This book is a great guide to running a sales team from an early Salesforce.com sales leader. I had a hard time choosing between this book and The Sales Acceleration Formula (read both).

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