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Top Business Books Recommended by Founders

The Top Entrepreneurs podcast has interviewed 900+ founders. Each CEO shares their favorite book. This list highlights the most popular.
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O'Reilly Media - Technology and Business Training cover

1. O'Reilly Media - Technology and Business Training

by Jerry D. Peek
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Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent cover

2. Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent

by Harvey Silverglate
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Code cover

3. Code

by Charles Petzold
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Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition cover

4. Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition

by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
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Thinking, Fast and Slow cover

5. Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman, Daniel Kahneman
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition cover

6. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

by Robert B. Cialdini
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How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps cover

7. How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps

by Lawrence Krubner, Natalie Sidner
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems cover

8. Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

by Martin Kleppmann
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C Programming Language, 2nd Edition cover

9. C Programming Language, 2nd Edition

by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
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JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

10. JavaScript: The Good Parts

by Douglas Crockford, Ke luo ke fu de, Yan xue kun, Douglas Crockford
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Code Complete cover

11. Code Complete

by Steve McConnell
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How to Win Friends & Influence People cover

12. How to Win Friends & Influence People

by Dale Carnegie
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The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles cover

13. The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles

by Noam Nisan, Shimon Schocken
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications cover

14. Designing Data-Intensive Applications

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JavaScript: The Good Parts: The Good Parts cover

15. JavaScript: The Good Parts: The Good Parts

by Callie L. French, Dan/M Pelletier
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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices) cover

16. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices)

by Steve McConnell
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Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas cover

17. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas

by Seymour A. Papert
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On Writing Well: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication cover

18. On Writing Well: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication

by William Zinsser
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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change cover

19. The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change

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The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition cover

20. The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition

by Don Norman
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