{"id":2669,"date":"2020-02-26T13:54:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T11:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rocketpad.co.za\/matoyana\/?p=2669"},"modified":"2020-02-26T13:54:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T11:54:39","slug":"startup-founders-guide-entrepreneurship-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rocketpad.co.za\/matoyana\/startup-founders-guide-entrepreneurship-books\/","title":{"rendered":"A Startup Founder\u2019s Guide to Entrepreneurship Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2670 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/rocketpad.co.za\/matoyana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IG-Growth-Hacking-4-204x1024.png\" alt=\"A Startup Founder\u2019s Guide to Entrepreneurship Books\" width=\"204\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocketpad.co.za\/matoyana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IG-Growth-Hacking-4-204x1024.png 204w, https:\/\/rocketpad.co.za\/matoyana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IG-Growth-Hacking-4-60x300.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/>As they say \u201cknowledge is power.\u201d So, where do successful entrepreneurs go to build their\u00a0 knowledge hub?<\/p>\n<p>If you answered books, you\u2019re correct. Turns out some of the most successful people are avid book worms. Warren Buffet is said to read he\u2019s known to read roughly 500 pages every day. Other founders like Manish Chandram of Poshmark acknowledge reading as an \u201cengine for personal growth.\u201d He specifically believes that business growth is tied to the leader\u2019s personal growth, in which reading plays a significant role. Elon Musk is also said to have taught himself to build rockets by reading.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, in today\u2019s digital age, you might be more inclined to read online articles, watch a YouTube video or listen to podcasts to gain your information. But make no mistake, there are some topics that need more detail than what you can gather from a five minute read or easy-to-digest video. If you want exposure to new ideas, modes of thinking, and a compounded aggregate of diverse knowledge, then reading is important, especially if you\u2019re a startup founder.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embroker.com\/offer\/startup-insurance\">startup insurance<\/a> company, Embroker, put together a guide on 21 books to help founders scale their startup. This guide is broken into three categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Growth hacking books<\/strong> \u2014 Those that give you insights on how to scale a startup business. These coer topics like marketing, product development and sales.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Books to read before pitching VCs<\/strong> \u2014 Books for founders and entrepreneurs who are getting ready to go after additional funding to grow their business.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entrepreneurship stories<\/strong> \u2014 Tomes that will give you insight into the stories, struggles, successes and failures of other entrepreneurs who\u2019ve gone before you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is an infographic of books from the growth hacking section like \u201cSmartcuts\u201d by Shane Snow and \u201cThe Lean Startup\u201d by Eric Ries. If you\u2019re interested in seeing which other books made the list, check out their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embroker.com\/blog\/best-startup-books\">full guide on books to scale<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As they say \u201cknowledge is power.\u201d So, where do successful entrepreneurs go to build their\u00a0 knowledge hub? If you answered books, you\u2019re correct. Turns out some of the most successful people are avid book worms. Warren Buffet is said to read he\u2019s known to read roughly 500 pages every day. 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