Starting up your own business is no mean feat. It will require time, money, patience and more-than-a-little knowhow. A lot more than anything it will take love, as you’re going to be pouring your heart and soul into this thing. But love alone will not suffice. You require books. In fact, you need the best startup books money can purchase.

Best startup books for businesses

(1)THE ART OF THE START

The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for anybody Starting Anything

In The Art of the Start, Guy Kawasaki brings 2 decades of experience as one of business’s most original and irreverent strategists to offer the essential guide for anyone starting anything. At Apple in the 1980s, Kawasaki helped lead one of the fantastic companies of the century, turning ordinary consumers into engaged evangelists. As founder and CEO of Garage Technology Ventures, a capital raising firm, he has field-tested his ideas with dozens of newly hatched companies. And as the author of bestselling business books and articles, he has advised thousands of men and women who are making their startup dreams real.

From raising money to hiring the right people, from defining your positioning to setting up a brand, from creating buzz to buzzing the competition, and from managing a board to fostering a community, this book will arm you with the tips and ways of take your business to the next level.

(2) FAIL FAST OR WIN BIG
The Start-Up Plan for Starting Now

Entrepreneurs have long been taught that to be successful, they have to spend months perfecting a business plan and finding investors before they can finally launch their business. But with the marketplace changing at lightning speed, this notion is not only outdated – it’s costly. Today’s entrepreneurs must embrace the concept of “failing fast.” They have to hook up with real customers and determine quickly whether their idea will probably be worth pursuing, needs new direction, or should be abandoned altogether.

Fail Fast or Win Big shows entrepreneurs how to make a rapid prototype of their product, develop a business design instead of a business plan, test it repeatedly with customers so they can spot failure early, refine the model based on customer interactions, and leverage their network in order to perform lean. As an added bonus, Schroeder highlights real-life examples of entrepreneurs who set out to fail fast and finished up winning big.

(3) CRUSHING IT!
How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Businesses and Influence – and How You Can, Too

Four-time New York Times bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk offers new lessons and inspiration drawn from the experience of dozens of influencers and entrepreneurs who rejected the predictable corporate path and only pursuing their dreams by building thriving businesses and extraordinary personal brands.

Crushing It! is a state-of-the-art guide to building your own way to professional and financial success, but it’s not about getting rich. It’s a blueprint for living life by yourself terms. Gary Vaynerchuk offers advice about how to check out the Crush It! principles and become a business success on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, Spotify, Soundcloud, and iTunes.

(4) NEVER BET THE FARM
How Entrepreneurs Take Risks, Make Decisions – and How You Can, Too

In Never Bet the Farm two leading entrepreneurs, Anthony Iaquinto and Stephen Spinelli, turn much of the so-called expert advice for entrepreneurs on its head. They show that by preparing for setbacks and by using a framework that will help reduce risks and simplify decision making, entrepreneurs can increase their probability for success. They refute the idea that there is a great entrepreneurial “type,” and show that luck is often as important as a business plan in many enterprises. Above all, they emphasize that entrepreneurship is a job, not a one-time event, and winners are those who can keep themselves in the overall game.

Never Bet the Farm is an easy-to-understand and attractive tool for anybody who has a business idea, but who might be cautious with the risks implied in starting their own business.

(5) EAT PEOPLE
And Other Unapologetic Rules for Game-Changing Entrepreneurs

The era of easy money and easy jobs is officially over. Today, we’re all entrepreneurs, and the tides of change threaten to capsize anyone who plays it safe. Taking chances is the name of the game – but how do you tell a smart guess from a stupid gamble?

Andy Kessler has made a career out of seeing the future of business, as an analyst, investment banker, venture capitalist, and hedge fund manager. He evaluated the business potential of the likes of Steve Jobs and Michael Dell before they were Steve Jobs and Michael Dell. His eye for what’s next is unparalleled. In Eat People, Kessler explains the way the world’s greatest entrepreneurs don’t just start successful companies – they overturn entire industries. Whether you’re at a major corporation or running a tiny business, you’re now an entrepreneur.