With new trends in business and entrepreneurship always changing, it’s important to stay up to date on the latest professional practices. All good entrepreneurs take the time to continue learning throughout their careers. In this two-part series, we’ll take a look at a few books that all entrepreneurs should read.
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
In this book Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh gives us his insight on creating a corporate culture based on happiness. Hsieh also talks about his own professional experiences over the years and shares different tidbits of information he’s learned in both business and his personal life. This book examines how creating happiness for others can boost your happiness.
Crushing It! How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence–and How You Can, Too
No one’s path to success is direct, and no one understands that more than author Gary Vaynerchuk. He shares his insights on the importance of creating a great personal brand and how to use social media to achieve this. Crushing It teaches us to use our social media properties to their full potential. Throughout this book, Vaynerchuk breaks down every social media profile and how to best use them. It’s also a great tool for gaining professional and financial success.
Tribe of Mentors–Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
How do the best in the world get it done? Timothy Ferriss asks challenging questions to the world’s top entrepreneurs, athletes, artists, and investors and reveals their answers. The result is an all-encompassing guide on daily habits, overcoming failure, and work-life balance. Tribe of Mentors doesn’t stop there, in the pages you’ll find plenty of useful information you can apply to your own life.
Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson take everything you know about the traditional business plan and turn it on its head in this guide to succeeding in business. This book gives you the tools to be more productive and counterintuitive, and it’s great for those looking to set out on their own business ventures.
This book takes a look at how entrepreneurial principles can be used by any business. According to Inc. Magazine, “Ries shares case studies of how Fortune 500 companies are leveraging the lean startup method to drive innovation and keep costs down.” The author also provides readers with a list of entrepreneurial management strategies that can create sustainable growth and long-term impact in the twenty-first century. You’ll find some great ways to apply the startup mentality to your business in this book!