Ronald Barba's votes on the list Essential Reading for Startup Founders

Listopia > Ronald Barba's votes on the list Essential Reading for Startup Founders (43 Books)

1	Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure by Tim Harford (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 4,264 ratings	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 the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 29,571 ratings	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	Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 61,353 ratings Ronald added it to to-read See Review	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	Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins 4.06 avg rating — 87,780 ratings Ronald added it to to-read See Review	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	The Crowdfunding Revolution: How to Raise Venture Capital Using Social Media by Kevin Lawton (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 29 ratings	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	Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh 4.04 avg rating — 77,978 ratings	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	Do More Faster: Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup by Brad Feld (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 4,381 ratings	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	Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 128,359 ratings Ronald added it to to-read See Review	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	Early Exits: Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors (But Maybe Not Venture Capitalists) by Basil Peters 3.94 avg rating — 143 ratings	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
10	The E-myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber 4.07 avg rating — 101,955 ratings	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	Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days by Jessica Livingston 4.04 avg rating — 39,850 ratings	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	The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship) by Noam Wasserman 4.02 avg rating — 5,384 ratings Ronald rated it 3 stars See Review	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	The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win by Steve Blank 3.96 avg rating — 16,815 ratings	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 Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? by Seth Godin 4.11 avg rating — 21,079 ratings	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
15	Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter F. Drucker 4.08 avg rating — 11,151 ratings	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 Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business by Clayton M. Christensen 4.04 avg rating — 63,595 ratings	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	The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators by Jeffrey H. Dyer 3.97 avg rating — 4,642 ratings	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 Innovator's Guide to Growth: Putting Disruptive Innovation to Work by Scott D. Anthony (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 100 ratings	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	Killing Giants: 10 Strategies to Topple the Goliath in Your Industry by Stephen Denny 3.67 avg rating — 104 ratings	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	The Lean Startup by Eric Ries (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 376,990 ratings	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	Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath 3.98 avg rating — 102,176 ratings Ronald added it to to-read See Review	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	Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms by Jeffrey Bussgang 3.90 avg rating — 1,721 ratings	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
23	The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation by Frans Johansson 3.92 avg rating — 2,814 ratings Ronald added it to to-read See Review	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
24	The Method Method: Seven Obsessions That Helped Our Scrappy Start-up Turn an Industry Upside Down by Eric Ryan 4.15 avg rating — 250 ratings	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
25	The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses by Amar V. Bhide 3.86 avg rating — 90 ratings	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
26	Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow by Chip Conley (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 2,131 ratings	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
27	Pleased, but Not Satisfied by David L. Sokol 4.20 avg rating — 70 ratings	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
28	The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike Michalowicz (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 3,870 ratings	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
29	Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin 3.78 avg rating — 57,305 ratings Ronald rated it 5 stars See Review	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
30	Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur by Berkery 4.18 avg rating — 285 ratings	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
31	The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself by John Jantsch (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 1,802 ratings	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	Rework by Jason Fried 3.98 avg rating — 179,851 ratings Ronald added it to to-read See Review	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
33	Rules For Revolutionaries: The Capitalist Manifesto for Creating and Marketing New Products and Services – Practical Innovation and Strategic Lessons for Entrepreneurs and Visionaries by Guy Kawasaki (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,280 ratings	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	Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series) by Ash Maurya (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 21,746 ratings	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	Slicing Pie - Funding Your Business Without Funds by Mike Moyer (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,018 ratings	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	Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 285,165 ratings Ronald rated it 3 stars See Review	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 Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs by William H. Draper III 3.90 avg rating — 700 ratings	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 Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company by Steve Blank 4.10 avg rating — 12,905 ratings	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	Transformative Entrepreneurs: How Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Muhammad Yunus, and Other Innovators Succeeded by Jeffrey A. Harris 4.07 avg rating — 29 ratings	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	Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 17,507 ratings Ronald added it to to-read See Review	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	Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson 3.87 avg rating — 523,423 ratings	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	What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know: An Insider Reveals How to Get Smart Funding for Your Billion Dollar Idea by Brian Cohen (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 164 ratings	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	Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking by Andy Sernovitz 3.96 avg rating — 1,926 ratings	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