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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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Code cover

1. Code

by Charles Petzold
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Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition cover

2. 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

3. Thinking, Fast and Slow

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

4. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

by Robert B. Cialdini
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems cover

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

by Martin Kleppmann
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How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps cover

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

by Lawrence Krubner, Natalie Sidner
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C Programming Language, 2nd Edition cover

7. C Programming Language, 2nd Edition

by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
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Code Complete, 2nd Edition cover

8. Code Complete, 2nd Edition

by Steve McConnell
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The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles cover

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

by Noam Nisan, Shimon Schocken
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How to Win Friends & Influence People cover

10. How to Win Friends & Influence People

by Dale Carnegie
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications cover

11. Designing Data-Intensive Applications

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

12. 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

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

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

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

by Steve McConnell
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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most cover

15. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
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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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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World cover

17. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

by Cal Newport
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Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age cover

18. Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age

by Michael A. Hiltzik
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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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Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning (3 Volumes in One) cover

20. 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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