Looking for the best books for entrepreneurs? From Ayuda T Pymes we are going to do what we do best, advise you (wink, wink). Reading, especially if we have books as good as these in our hands, can make an entrepreneur become a true superhero, like GesTron, but of entrepreneurship.
There is a big difference between the one who arrives and starts “without a clue” and the one who does it with the theoretical and practical basis of good books for entrepreneurs.
I have undertaken, I have been successful and I have even managed to become a superhero thanks to these books. In fact, I am sad that I can only include this list since there are dozens of good books to start an entrepreneur.
If you want to do things well, you want to learn from people who have succeeded and you want to know what is behind this whole world of entrepreneurship, stay tuned and write down each of the books that I am going to comment on.
Personal MBA (Josh Kaufman)
A somewhat dense book in which the author dumps the most relevant content of the different disciplines that are taught in an MBA master’s degree. Strategy, marketing, team management, personal organization… The only thing you won’t find in it, at least not extensively developed, is the financial issue. Still, I found Josh Kaufman’s Personal MBA to be quite useful and highly recommended reading. If you click here you can download Josh Kaufman’s personal MBA in pdf.
Rich Dad Poor Dad (Robert Kiyosaki)
I don’t think there is a more popular book than this one about entrepreneurship. His millions and millions of sales make it very clear.
The main objective of the book is to make you find, develop and take advantage of many skills that you have and provide a basis for a financial education that makes you know how to make money. Come on, try to make you discover your inner superpowers
Kiyosaki teaches how to deal with people, know how to criticize, and how to be liked, and emphasizes over and over again the importance of financial education. Topics such as savings, investment, business creation, and “putting money to work for you and not you for it” will help you know how to focus investments and the perspective of your future business.
Let’s Go Forward: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Sheryl Sandberg)
Don’t let the title fool you, I recommend this book 100%, whether you’re a man or a woman.
Sheryl Sandberg is the current chief operating officer of Facebook and was the first woman to be part of the executive committee of this company. She is one of the most relevant people in Silicon Valley and her book is very informative.
It is very interesting if you are in the process of reconciling your personal life with your professional life because that is what it is all about. Inside this book, you will find reflections, social studies, gender bias, and inspiring examples.
I am sure that many women entrepreneurs can identify with the author’s personal anecdotes and, in short, “Let’s Go Forward” teaches us all to overcome challenges and build a fairer working future.
The Art of Starting 2nd (Guy Kawasaki)
Guy Kawasaki is one of the best-known entrepreneurs in the world. As a motivator, he has few rivals and his writing style will captivate you from the start. The Art of Getting Started was a bestseller and after a decade, in 2016, he released this new edition: “The Art of Getting Started 2.0: The Definitive Guide to Starting Any Business in the 2.0 World”.
If you are thinking of setting up a start-up or digital company, this book can be your great ally. It has invaluable tips for shaping your ideas and starting and expanding your business.
A book for entrepreneurs light, fast to read, and is consumed better than ice cream in summer. If after reading it you are not clear about what you have to take into account when starting your project, are you sure you have read it correctly?
The Hero’s Plan (Daniel Vecino)
The Hero’s Plan is a Spanish book and is less known than the rest of those in this compilation. That does not mean that it is worse than the rest, far from it, in fact, it is more original and practical than many others on this list.
As Daniel Vecino himself describes on his website, this book is a battle manual to finding a winning strategy for your future business. Based on gamification and the lean startup world, it guides you step by step to shape your company from top to bottom.
You will have a lot of fun fighting on the battle board that the book itself includes and fighting against the villains and heroes of this peculiar story. Really, it is a book that is worthwhile and that will make you seem that undertaking is “a game”.
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
A classic. A book that speaks of the undertaking, without wanting to, and to which the 2,600 years of antiquity do not pass even the slightest bill.
In The Art of War, you will learn, through 100% military strategies but applicable to entrepreneurship, to face conflicts and act to maximize the chances of winning that conflict.
If you are going to undertake this, you will have to face hundreds of conflicts. Better to know how to deal with them before starting, right?
If you know others and yourself, not even in a hundred battles will you be in danger; if you don’t know others, but you know yourself, you will lose one battle and win another; If you don’t know others and yourself, you will be in danger in every battle.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
If you want to be effective and productive in the business world, this is your book. With this bestseller by Stephen Covey, you will be able to discover 32 principles that, once you manage to make them habitual in your life, will help you to be a highly effective person (as the book says).
It is an off-road book, which adapts to any profession and place, and whose principles are more ethical and mental than practical. You will not find the magic formula to be effective, but you will have to cook it yourself through the principles that are seen in the book.
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