Comments on: Noah Kagan’s Top 11 Must Reads for Young Entrepreneurs & College Students

By: TKirschke

TKirschke — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:35:09 +0000

For personal development, a cautionary tale for all college students preparing to find their way in the word: WALDEN by Michael Dolan.

By: ckeene

ckeene — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:26:23 +0000

This is a good list. I put together a list for my students at INSEAD of Top 10 books for entrepreneurs - it is here

By: damon billian

damon billian — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 07:45:08 +0000

I know…I know…late to the post…just had to respond..

Cluetrain Manifesto
Gonzo Marketing

Note: I think the key to being a good marketer is not reading “marketing only” books. I would recommend books on customer service as well.

Other personal favorites:
Walden: Henry David Thoreau (question authority)

Nearly any book on doing Business in Asia and/or books on Asian history. As this region has the fastest growing economies in the world, I think folks would be remiss in not checking out the things that impacted their current development (history with the west, history of the culture, etc.)

“Celestine Prophecy: James Redfield”
I personally found this book to be a load of crap. I think the book is more oriented at spirituality than business.

By: SH

SH — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:40:00 +0000

Without question, the book that has most influenced my desire to pursue independent/freelance/entrepreneurial work is Atlas Shurgged. I’m a devoted liberal but Ayn Rand made me realize that is okay to dream big and that money is at its heart reward for determination and innovation.

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By: Sharpshoot

Sharpshoot — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:02:54 +0000

The link should be

http://businessbookshelf.ning.com/

i’ve added my fav books there. Add some more

By: Sharpshoot

Sharpshoot — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:53:56 +0000

Don’t forget “Startup” by Jerry Kaplan and “the Google story”

add these books to

http://www.businessbookshelf.ning.com

By: Oliver Starr

Oliver Starr — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:45:01 +0000

And because the best way of avoiding mistakes to to know what they look like before you make them I highly recommend Burn Rate. In addition to being a kick-ass read and a great history of the early development of the PDA (anyone remember GO Computer?), it’s a “here’s how to raise money and not end up with a product” manifesto.

Bonus, most of the folks in this book made it huge down the road so that should tell you something about the value of trying and failing…

Oliver

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:42:55 +0000

I’m really glad I came across you, just checked out the one you have about getting rich also (would be great to have links instead of paste and copy on the articles).

You have lots of great information here…I love to read. Wish I had more time.

P.S. You may need a code check up….weird stuff at the top and some overlapping near top.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:44:44 +0000

Robert Greene’s 48 Laws of Power should be a must read for anyone involved in business.

And for a simple quick read, Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard had a huge impact on me when I first started.