Single Founder: Top 13 Books Every New Entrepreneur and Startup Founder Should Read

There are so many incredibly good books, but there are some that every new and seasoned entrepreneur should read. Many of them were the talk in Silicon Valley, others were written by elite university professors, but all of them will make you a better entrepreneur.

“The Hard Thing About Hard Things,” written by Ben Horowitz, the co-founder of leading venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

This book will share with you the perspective of the founder that took the company from the idea to a unicorn, and then had it acquired. On that hard journey, he had many challenging decisions to make, sacrificing family time, laying off employees, pivoting the idea, and many more. When you read this book, you should think if you are ready to make those hard decisions and still have the empathy that he has. Incredible book and incredible entrepreneur that we all inspire to be like.

“Zero to One,” written by another famous founder and venture investor, Peter Thiel.

In this book, Peter Thiel shares his ideas on how to take startups from the idea to a successful exit, and he has a few of those companies to prove that his ideas work. From PayPal to Palantir, he is a very successful entrepreneur, and as an early investor in Facebook, among…