Many books for entrepreneurs are packed with advice and hold all the keys to success in the business world. 'Risk', 'a cohesive work team', 'don't be afraid of failure' are platitudes that regularly find their way into such books. Well, books for entrepreneurs that are truly worth reading avoid such hollow phrases and share guidance through instructive anecdotes. We have searched for you the 8 best books for entrepreneurs, written by successful people, with which you will "rule" the world.
Although there is no universal formula, how to become a successful entrepreneur, but we can learn a lot from business-successful people. And anyone who wants to succeed will have to take some time to educate themselves sooner or later. But because we know that your time is valuable, we have collected only 8 Best Books for Entrepreneurs, books that stand out from the average and in which successful people gathered from all over the world offer you useful tips for a successful business.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Difficult things are difficult because they have no easy answer or recipe. They are difficult because our emotions conflict with our logic. They are hard because we don't know the answer and because we can't ask for help without coming off as weak. These are the words of Ben Horowitz, an investment guru who was once the CEO of Opsware before it was acquired by HP for $1.6 billion.
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My Years with General Motors
Alfred Sloan was the CEO of General Motors a long time ago (1923-1946), at a time when this American car company was probably the most important organization in the world. And the book is more than just a memoir. It's the essence of Sloan's experience and thoughts on how to run a massively large company. Discusses decentralization and the structure of the modern corporation.
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Rework
Rework is co-authored by Jason Fried, co-founder and CEO of Basecamp. Maybe because of the specifics of everything in the book, you won't be able to apply it to your company - Fried's company remained very small (37) - but reading it is useful because it offers a much different perspective.
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Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
Yvon Chouinard, head of Patagonia, starts his book like this. No child ever dreams of becoming a businessman. He wants to be a firefighter, an athlete or an astronaut. The Donald Trumps of the business world are heroes only to other entrepreneurs with similar values. Chouinard uses rather unusual methods in running his company. Among other things, he allows employees to go surfing when they feel like it.
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Winning: The Ultimate Business How-To Book
Jack Welch was the head of General Electric from 1981 to 2001. Winning is a sequel to Jack: Straight From the Gut and goes far beyond it in practical terms, revealing his approach to management and careers, dealing with bad bosses, promotion and leadership decisions.
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#GIRLBOSS
Sophie Amoruso founded the online store Nasty Gal and only after it became a 100 million dollar business did she sit in the director's chair. In the book, Amorusova, who started her career by selling clothes on eBay, gives a very vivid view of building a career. "What all these jobs have taught me is that you have to be willing to tolerate some shit you don't like - at least for a while," we read. "My parents' generation would call that 'character building,' but I prefer to call it #GIRLBOSS schooling." Check out why.
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Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy
Bill Gates' book Doing Business @ the Speed of Thought: Using the Digital Nervous System is packed to the brim with practical advice. It reveals to us what awaits the company in the years we live. It is a true visionary work, namely the book was published in 1999, but is still very relevant today. It reveals what a business leader must do to enable the business to survive.
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Pour Your Heart into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
Howard Schultz, who today is worth $2.2 billion, changed the world with Starbucks. Today, it has 21,000 bars in more than 65 countries. "People want guidance, not rhetoric. They want to know what the plan is and how it will be implemented. The rabbis would take responsibility, help solve the problem, and have the authority to act.”
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