Book References

There is no specific textbook for the course, but below are 18 books that you can read through and glean more insights into the entrepreneurship process:

  • “How I Built This” by Guy Raz
  • “Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't” by Jim Collins
  • “Disciplined Entrepreneurship” by Bill Aulet
  • “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries
  • “Zero To One” by Peter Thiel
  • “The Founder’s Dilemmas” by Noam Wasserman
  • “The 1-Page Marketing Plan” by Allan Dib
  • “Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising" by Ryan Holiday
  • “Contagious: Why Things Catch On" by Jonah Berger
  • “Crossing the Chasm” by Geoffrey A. Moore
  • “How Google Works” by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg
  • “Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead” by Laszlo Bock
  • “Business Model Generation” by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur
  • “Venture Deals” by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
  • “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies” by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras
  • "The Innovator's Dilemma" by Clayton Christensen
  • “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change” by Stephen R. Covey
  • "The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations" by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

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