8 Best Books that Every Entrepreneur Must Read

In the times of technology and Social Media, it is becoming relatively complicated to select the most on-point and effective books. Text messages, tweets, FB statuses and other open forums dominate our everyday activities. A lot of times, inspiration comes from very interesting places, but as an entrepreneur you can count on a book to provide solid solution and advice to prepare you for all the challenges of entrepreneurship and minimize the risks of failure.


So, in this series we present you with 8 Books that have proven to work for many successful entrepreneurs and we are trying to leverage their knowledge and experience to help you:

8. The Entrepreneur Equation: Evaluating the Realities, Risks, and Rewards of Having Your Own Business by Carol Roth. With over 90% of business failing in their first few years of existence, this book helps you do the math before you invest your money, time and energy on the path to entrepreneurial success.

7. Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein. Risk management is the primary focus of this outstanding book, which delivers clear analysis of probability and risk. Risk management is a key component of successful entrepreneurship, and this book is a must-read for every aspiring entrepreneur.

6. The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk. Renowned Social Media successful entrepreneur, Vaynerchuk provides a resourceful outlook on how companies can scale personal attention to their customers, no matter how large, using Social Media platforms that carry the consumer word of mouth.

5. Rise: How to be Really Successful at Work AND Like Your Life by Patty Azzarello. Azzarello was the youngest GM at HP at age 33, and ran $1B software business at 35 without compromising her principles and turning into a “corporate monkey.” “Rise” is like getting all the answers upfront to the career exam upfront. This book provides extremely valuable and practical strategies for increasing your career value and success, with Do Better, Look Better, and Connect Better approach.

4. Linchpin by Seth Godin. Godin delivers rather practical metaphors on why we do what we do in this book. Breaking old habits is the toughest task and this book provides fresh and realistic approach on how to eliminate self-doubt.

3. Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki. In his 10^th book, Kawasaki transforms the otherwise exhausted principles of how to win friends and influence people with modern-day effective approach. Very insightful and easy read, Enchantment offers explanations on how to exert the most influence in this social media digital world.

2. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell. Simply put, Gladwell is a genius having produced such bestsellers as “Outliers” and “What a Dog Saw.” The Tipping Point provides an insightful look into how the social phenomena happens providing us with 3 theories that are required for an idea to be born.

1. 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Tim teaches the readers how to outsource your life and business efforts to overseas virtual assistants and do whatever you want.

Reading all of the aforementioned books will take time, but starting is the key. So go ahead, buy your first one, read it and you will realize that these books are #1 Best-sellers for specific reason.