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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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Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent cover

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

by Harvey Silverglate
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Thinking, Fast and Slow cover

2. Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman, Daniel Kahneman
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems cover

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

by Martin Kleppmann
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code cover

4. Working Effectively with Legacy Code

by Michael C. Feathers
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C Programming Language, 2nd Edition cover

5. C Programming Language, 2nd Edition

by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams cover

6. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

by Matthew Walker
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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy cover

7. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

by David D. Burns
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams cover

8. Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams

by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister
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How to Win Friends & Influence People cover

9. 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

10. 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

11. Designing Data-Intensive Applications

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Code Complete cover

12. Code Complete

by Steve McConnell
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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices) cover

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

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

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

by Camille Fournier
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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love cover

15. So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

by Cal Newport
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The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition cover

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

by Don Norman
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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most cover

17. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
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Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning (3 Volumes in One) cover

18. Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning (3 Volumes in One)

by Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Andre? Nikolaevich Kolmogorov, M. A. Lavrent'ev
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The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition cover

19. The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

by Donald C. Shoup
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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It―A Guide to Starting a Business in a Productive and Successful Way cover

20. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It―A Guide to Starting a Business in a Productive and Successful Way

by Michael E. Gerber
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