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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 365,066 ratings — published 2011
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.15 — 399,972 ratings — published 2014
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.20 — 109,811 ratings — published 2014
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The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.89 — 70,939 ratings — published 2012
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The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.04 — 60,780 ratings — published 1997
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Rework Rework (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.98 — 175,707 ratings — published 2010
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The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 12,835 ratings — published 2012
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Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.03 — 38,102 ratings — published 2001
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 50,117 ratings — published 2013
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The E-myth Revisited The E-myth Revisited (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 26 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.07 — 97,097 ratings — published 1985
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The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.90 — 29,343 ratings — published 2004
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The 4-Hour Workweek The 4-Hour Workweek (ebook)
by (shelved 23 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.91 — 334,349 ratings — published 2007
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The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.96 — 16,732 ratings — published 2003
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Business Model Generation Business Model Generation (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.21 — 59,145 ratings — published 2010
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.40 — 282,107 ratings — published 2018
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 294,369 ratings — published 2001
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Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.02 — 31,447 ratings — published 2002
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Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 9,817 ratings — published 2014
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The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.37 — 13,713 ratings — published 2013
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Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.01 — 88,018 ratings — published 2005
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Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series) Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series)
by (shelved 15 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.10 — 20,779 ratings — published 2012
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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 445,843 ratings — published 2015
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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.06 — 84,964 ratings — published 1994
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Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.12 — 17,318 ratings — published 2011
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.10 — 269,557 ratings — published 2009
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.21 — 102,933 ratings — published 2014
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Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup (Disciplined Entrepreneurship Series) Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup (Disciplined Entrepreneurship Series)
by (shelved 12 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,421 ratings — published 2013
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.98 — 99,522 ratings — published 2006
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Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.04 — 76,657 ratings — published 2000
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Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,470 ratings — published 2016
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The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.82 — 10,630 ratings — published 2012
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Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 8,219 ratings — published 2013
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The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.09 — 47,902 ratings — published 2010
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Explosive Growth: A Few Things I Learned While Growing To 100 Million Users - And Losing $78 Million Explosive Growth: A Few Things I Learned While Growing To 100 Million Users - And Losing $78 Million (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.16 — 938 ratings — published 2017
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.46 — 369,583 ratings — published 2016
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Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.91 — 17,123 ratings — published 2016
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Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want
by (shelved 10 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,173 ratings — published 2013
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Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.23 — 25,626 ratings — published 2008
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Hacking Growth: How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success Hacking Growth: How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,472 ratings — published 2017
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Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,600 ratings — published 2016
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.17 — 589,763 ratings — published 2011
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Startup CEO: How to Build a Company to Success Startup CEO: How to Build a Company to Success (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,411 ratings — published 2013
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Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.95 — 6,944 ratings — published 2018
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Think and Grow Rich Think and Grow Rich (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.16 — 382,464 ratings — published 2014
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Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.11 — 12,616 ratings — published 2009
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Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't (Rockefeller Habits 2.0 Revised Edition) Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't (Rockefeller Habits 2.0 Revised Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,097 ratings — published 2014
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Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,583 ratings — published 2004
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Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as start-up)
avg rating 4.31 — 9,441 ratings — published
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Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence—and How You Can, Too Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence—and How You Can, Too (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as start-up)
avg rating 3.96 — 11,485 ratings — published 2018
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“Being the first to start or leave does not necessarily mean that you will be the first to finish or arrive. Or that you will finish or arrive.”
Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Roy T. Bennett
“Real change is difficult at the beginning, but gorgeous at the end. Change begins the moment you get the courage and step outside your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
Roy T. Bennett

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