Pick two books at random and start building as you read them.<p>Do you want to build a profitable business or do you want to theorize how to build one?
I used to read these types of books (including the most popular of the bunch listed here) years ago. I had this idea that if I just kept reading this stuff, I would eventually just "get it". (I never did. I "got it" much faster by reading individual comments from select people, and trying things out by myself)<p>The thing is, it seems to me that many of these books are just extremely information-sparse. Very very lengthened ways of making a small set of points. And because of that, I don't particularly remember the lessons learned from the lot.<p>200 pages to tell you to talk to your customers? 300 pages to explain that you should focus on your core business and not get sidetracked?<p>Here's a challenge to those who have read books in that list. Pick one you've found useful, and tell me how it changed you. Then look at your comment and decide whether the book could have just made that same point in that many words.
I think the only knowledge u need is:<p>- Make a plan<p>- Execute it<p>- Execute Faster<p>- Even more Faster<p>If you get stuck in some parts such as Market Validation, then picking up the recommended book will be useful. It's easier to learn after failing.<p>I used to take months thinking about idea, market validation, half-decent codebase. Nowadays it's more of build in a day and try the best marketing channels according to the product. Then onto the next one. Improved "Turn Around Time" really helps in increasing number of iterations.<p>If it's loved(tolerated) in its worst possible self, then it has a chance.
What would help me is a guide for all the non-core product considerations - legal compliance (gdpr, insurance, etc), and then non-core stuff like how to best implement costings (maybe $99 price tag sells >1% better than $100, etc). I’m not really sure where to look for this kinda stuff, maybe these books?
I've read all but three of these books and I've been building startups for 12 years.<p>Some of them are excellent, some have better alternatives since they were published, and some are outright obsolete/no longer valid.