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40 High Impact Books For Entrepreneurs

161 books — This list was created and voted on by Goodreads members.

List compiled by Dan Wang on Shopify's Blog:
http://www.shopify.com/blog/12797125-...

1.

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
4.20 109,803 ratings 4,497 reviews

2.

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
4.15 399,961 ratings 10,316 reviews

3.

Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
4.16 1,360,838 ratings 23,640 reviews

4.

How to F*ck Up Your Startup: The Science Behind Why 90% of Companies Fail--and How You Can Avoid It
How to F*ck Up Your Startup: The Science Behind Why 90% of Companies Fail--and How You Can Avoid It
4.58 445 ratings 24 reviews

5.

The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup
4.11 365,055 ratings 5,071 reviews

6.

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
4.12 294,354 ratings 6,996 reviews

7.

Contagious: Why Things Catch On
Contagious: Why Things Catch On
3.98 33,190 ratings 2,527 reviews

8.

The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, with Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content
The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, with Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content
3.91 334,341 ratings 10,119 reviews

9.

Zero To Infinite: How Visionaries Turned Ideas into Empires
Zero To Infinite: How Visionaries Turned Ideas into Empires
4.50 111 ratings 33 reviews

10.

Steve Jobs: The Unauthorized Autobiography
Steve Jobs: The Unauthorized Autobiography
3.74 1,034 ratings 13 reviews