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Top 10 Books Every New Business Owner Should Read

The first year of owning a business teaches you things no course can — these books shorten the learning curve considerably.

The E-Myth Revisited book cover
#1

The E-Myth Revisited

Michael E. Gerber · 1995 · Overall 8/10

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The Lean Startup book cover
#2

The Lean Startup

Eric Ries · 2011 · Overall 8/10

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Profit First book cover
#3

Profit First

Mike Michalowicz · 2014 · Overall 9/10

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Traction book cover
#4

Traction

Gino Wickman · 2011 · Overall 8/10

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The Personal MBA book cover
#5

The Personal MBA

Josh Kaufman · 2010 · Overall 8/10

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The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur book cover
#6

The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur

Mike Michalowicz · 2008 · Overall 7/10

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Zero to One book cover
#7

Zero to One

Peter Thiel with Blake Masters · 2014 · Overall 8/10

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Rich Dad Poor Dad book cover
#8

Rich Dad Poor Dad

Robert Kiyosaki · 1997 · Overall 6/10

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The Founder's Dilemmas book cover
#9

The Founder's Dilemmas

Noam Wasserman · 2012 · Overall 7/10

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Company of One book cover
#10

Company of One

Paul Jarvis · 2019 · Overall 8/10

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