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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.11 — 376,881 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 3 times as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.14 — 423,922 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 2 times as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.89 — 72,660 ratings — published 2012
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Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.87 — 16,588 ratings — published 2016
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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 2 times as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.10 — 285,005 ratings — published 2009
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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 2 times as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.03 — 32,485 ratings — published 2002
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Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.08 — 68,618 ratings — published 2014
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The Last Good Day on the Internet: Finding Hope and Humanity in a Superhuman World The Last Good Day on the Internet: Finding Hope and Humanity in a Superhuman World (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.19 — 21 ratings — published
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The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,447 ratings — published
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High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,836 ratings — published 2018
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Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.12 — 19,348 ratings — published 2011
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Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,769 ratings — published
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The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched Their Careers The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched Their Careers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,522 ratings — published 2018
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No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.26 — 34,960 ratings — published 2020
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.12 — 162,144 ratings — published 2025
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Entering StartUpLand: An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job Entering StartUpLand: An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.13 — 191 ratings — published
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The Experimentation Machine: Finding Product-Market Fit in the Age of AI The Experimentation Machine: Finding Product-Market Fit in the Age of AI (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.25 — 102 ratings — published
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Home For Christmas (Copper Mountain Christmas #2; Bar V5 Dude Ranch #1) Home For Christmas (Copper Mountain Christmas #2; Bar V5 Dude Ranch #1)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,231 ratings — published 2013
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Starting A Small Business The Real Deal Starting A Small Business The Real Deal (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.80 — 5 ratings — published 2010
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Anything You Want Anything You Want (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.11 — 24,597 ratings — published 2011
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Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,673 ratings — published 2002
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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 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,904 ratings — published 2016
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Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.08 — 420 ratings — published
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Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,312 ratings — published 2019
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Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.57 — 1,243 ratings — published
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The Strangest Secret The Strangest Secret (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.42 — 7,980 ratings — published 1956
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Customers Included: How to Transform Products, Companies, and the World—With a Single Step Customers Included: How to Transform Products, Companies, and the World—With a Single Step (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.92 — 146 ratings — published 2013
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The Hacker Mindset: A 5-Step Methodology for Cracking the System and Achieving Your Dreams The Hacker Mindset: A 5-Step Methodology for Cracking the System and Achieving Your Dreams (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.87 — 64 ratings — published
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The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.95 — 8,351 ratings — published 2001
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The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,814 ratings — published 2004
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Burn Book: A Tech Love Story Burn Book: A Tech Love Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.94 — 16,354 ratings — published 2024
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Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,182 ratings — published
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Moonshot Thinking: Transforma la innovación disruptiva en una oportunidad (Spanish Edition) Moonshot Thinking: Transforma la innovación disruptiva en una oportunidad (Spanish Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.92 — 51 ratings — published
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.33 — 230,946 ratings — published 2016
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The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.14 — 17,559 ratings — published
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Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,292 ratings — published
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Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.96 — 22,085 ratings — published 2023
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Elon Musk Elon Musk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.31 — 82,937 ratings — published 2023
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Curation: The Power of Selection in a World of Excess Curation: The Power of Selection in a World of Excess (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.61 — 301 ratings — published 2016
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STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,123 ratings — published 2023
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The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 3.80 — 510 ratings — published
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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.06 — 52,518 ratings — published 2012
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How to Be a Founder: How Entrepreneurs can Identify, Fund and Launch their Best Ideas How to Be a Founder: How Entrepreneurs can Identify, Fund and Launch their Best Ideas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.11 — 273 ratings — published
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Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,341 ratings — published 2018
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The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy (Audiobook)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,147 ratings — published 2020
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Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.22 — 26,462 ratings — published 2008
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Big Money Energy: How to Rule at Work, Dominate at Life, and Make Millions Big Money Energy: How to Rule at Work, Dominate at Life, and Make Millions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,400 ratings — published
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Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as start-up-business)
avg rating 4.11 — 9,914 ratings — published 2014
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“Don't underestimate Small Humble Beginnings, because sometimes they can turn out to be the Greatest Success Stories.”
― Jeanette Coron