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1	Explosive Growth: A Few Things I Learned While Growing To 100 Million Users - And Losing $78 Million by Cliff Lerner (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 943 ratings score: 1,674, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Art of Startup Fundraising by Alejandro Cremades (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 818 ratings score: 1,400, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Lean Startup by Eric Ries (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 367,583 ratings score: 991, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 337,546 ratings score: 873, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel 4.15 avg rating — 406,127 ratings score: 861, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Elegant Entrepreneur: The Female Founders Guide to Starting & Growing Your First Company by Danielle Tate (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 800, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Rework by Jason Fried 3.97 avg rating — 176,584 ratings score: 780, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days by Jessica Livingston 4.03 avg rating — 38,605 ratings score: 779, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	How to Write Persuasive Emails: The 5-Step Blueprint for Writing Promotional Emails that Sell Your Products and Services by Tammi Metzler 4.24 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 600, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Zero To Infinite: How Visionaries Turned Ideas into Empires by Shivam Shukla (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 600, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 59,540 ratings score: 494, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success by Shane Snow 3.88 avg rating — 6,563 ratings score: 473, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 449,223 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Funding Is Out There! Access the Cash You Need to Impact Your Business by Tiffany C. Wright (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Cars, Coffee, and a Badass Ninja Toilet (Julia Karr, #1) by K.C. Hilton (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 30,082 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Start-up! by Chris Guillebeau (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 71,336 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? by Seth Godin 4.08 avg rating — 19,645 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell 4.01 avg rating — 860,343 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Make Your Mark: The Creative’s Guide to Building a Business With Impact by Jocelyn K. Glei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.97 avg rating — 1,327 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Getting There: A Book of Mentors by Gillian Zoe Segal (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 1,583 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company by Steve Blank 4.11 avg rating — 12,859 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	So You Want to Vlog?: How to start from scratch, find your voice & share your stories by Andrea Valeria (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Dear Founder: Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to Start a Business by Maynard Webb (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 251 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	How to Raise a Founder With Heart: A Guide for Parents to Develop Your Child’s Problem-Solving Abilities by Jim Marggraff (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Before I Won by Tomas Veres (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Blow It Up: 21 Ways Your Startup Can Shake Up An Industry And Change The World by David Lowe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	George Washington, Entrepreneur: How Our Founding Father's Private Business Pursuits Changed America and the World by John Berlau 3.69 avg rating — 147 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company That Changed the World by Chris Lowney (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 1,116 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Making It in Real Estate: Starting Out as a Developer by John McNellis, Urban Land Institute by John McNellis 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Think it. Pitch it. Sell it.: Choose to sell your own vision. by Pierre Coombes (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Disciplined Entrepreneurship by Bill Aulet 4.27 avg rating — 2,431 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Think it. Pitch it. Sell it. by Pierre Coombes (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want by Alexander Osterwalder (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 7,195 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Manieren by Asfa-Wossen Asserate 3.71 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Kopf schlägt Kapital: Die ganz andere Art, ein Unternehmen zu gründen; von der Lust, ein Entrepreneur zu sein by Günter Faltin 4.07 avg rating — 721 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 3.85 avg rating — 41,861 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 11,144 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 479,401 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 341,936 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Die Kunst des klugen Handelns. 52 Irrwege, die Sie besser anderen überlassen by Rolf Dobelli 3.99 avg rating — 1,537 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 4.17 avg rating — 599,341 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Lean Branding by Laura Busche (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World by Lewis Hyde (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 3,227 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered by Austin Kleon (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 62,320 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind by Jocelyn K. Glei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.99 avg rating — 28,459 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath 3.98 avg rating — 100,253 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks & Build an Incredible Career by Jocelyn K. Glei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.97 avg rating — 2,831 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 21,340 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques by Michael Michalko 3.98 avg rating — 4,186 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Startup Playbook: Secrets of the Fastest-Growing Startups from Their Founding Entrepreneurs by David S. Kidder 3.78 avg rating — 585 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms by Danielle LaPorte (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 4,683 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney 3.86 avg rating — 36,305 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising by Ryan Holiday (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 11,150 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.31 avg rating — 6,257 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 4.06 avg rating — 5,978 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Gracian's Orakel der Weltklugheit by Baltasar Gracián 4.17 avg rating — 4,950 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 36,542 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World by Lawrence Lessig 3.98 avg rating — 1,383 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler 3.98 avg rating — 28,348 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	It's Not All About Me: The Top Ten Techniques for Building Quick Rapport with Anyone by Robin Dreeke (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 1,953 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Shift: A Leader's Guide to the Platform Economy by Haydn Shaughnessy (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Decisive Moments in History: Twelve Historical Miniatures by Stefan Zweig 4.24 avg rating — 18,003 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life by Avinash K. Dixit 3.79 avg rating — 4,452 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers by Gabriel Weinberg (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 9,848 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Mindsharing: The Art of Crowdsourcing Everything by Lior Zoref (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Do Cool Sh*t: Quit Your Day Job, Start Your Own Business, and Live Happily Ever After by Miki Agrawal 3.42 avg rating — 1,483 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck 4.09 avg rating — 178,448 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars